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Michelle Fortin trades Dyke March duties for Vancouver Pride marshal
Culture

Michelle Fortin trades Dyke March duties for Vancouver Pride marshal

‘I enjoy knowing that something I’ve done . . . gives voice or joy,’ she says

July 14, 2015
Vancouver Pride marshal Romi Chandra Herbert makes history
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Vancouver Pride marshal Romi Chandra Herbert makes history

Tips for building stronger queer communities from a two-time marshal

July 8, 2015
Meet Roan Reimer, a 2015 grand marshal at Vancouver Pride
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Meet Roan Reimer, a 2015 grand marshal at Vancouver Pride

‘This is a huge honour and I’m super-excited and scared,’ they say

June 30, 2015
Meet Vancouver’s all-femme queer choir
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Meet Vancouver’s all-femme queer choir

Femme City Choir celebrates femme-ness through shared song

June 1, 2015
Pride Legacy Awards honour LGBT leaders in Vancouver
Power

Pride Legacy Awards honour LGBT leaders in Vancouver

Third annual awards highlight diversity of community activism

May 29, 2015
Three queer women nominated as YWCA Women of Distinction
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Three queer women nominated as YWCA Women of Distinction

Snelgrove, Robson and Fortin among YWCA’s 2015 award nominees

May 19, 2015
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Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry
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Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry

Vancouver’s Leaping Thespians team up with Ottawa playwright Mary Harvey

April 12, 2015
BC youth invited to speak at LGBT conference in SK
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BC youth invited to speak at LGBT conference in SK

Excited to share ideas at Breaking the Silence, students fundraising to attend

February 23, 2015
LGBT seniors worry about aging without support
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LGBT seniors worry about aging without support

Researchers launch LGBT End-of-Life Resource Inventory for BC at town hall

January 30, 2015
Surrey voters elect first openly lesbian city councillor
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Surrey voters elect first openly lesbian city councillor

Vera LeFranc wants to strengthen social policy and support the vulnerable

December 1, 2014
Genderqueer youth need more support, says COPE candidate
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Genderqueer youth need more support, says COPE candidate

School support worker Heidi Nagtegaal seeks seat on Vancouver School Board

November 11, 2014
Trevor Loke seeks second Vancouver park board term
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Trevor Loke seeks second Vancouver park board term

Vision commissioner believes in empowering communities to be decision makers

October 29, 2014
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Trans candidate wants to make Surrey schools safer
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Trans candidate wants to make Surrey schools safer

Recent graduate Nicole Joliet says students must be consulted

October 28, 2014
Celebrating and challenging gender through dance
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Celebrating and challenging gender through dance

Co.Erasga opens new season with Undivided Colours

October 25, 2014
Queer parks board candidate inspired by trans working group
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Queer parks board candidate inspired by trans working group

Coree Tull wants to create more inclusive recreational spaces in Vancouver

October 18, 2014
Fraser Youth Pride march gains momentum
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Fraser Youth Pride march gains momentum

It’s important for kids to know the community accepts them, says FVYS’s Samantha Williams

September 23, 2014
Jane Bouey seeks reelection to Vancouver School Board
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Jane Bouey seeks reelection to Vancouver School Board

Former trustee helped develop pioneering anti-homophobia policy

September 18, 2014
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