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Council candidate calls for queer youth shelter
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Council candidate calls for queer youth shelter

Michael Erickson says Canada lags behind the US on the issue

September 26, 2010
Egale leadership award goes to bank CEO
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Egale leadership award goes to bank CEO

September 16, 2010
Possible scams resurface at Vancouver Pride
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Possible scams resurface at Vancouver Pride

August 25, 2010
Alberta gets three new gay bars
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Alberta gets three new gay bars

Summer shakeup brings more nightlife options to queers in Calgary and Edmonton

August 9, 2010
Saskatoon gets a new gay bar
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Saskatoon gets a new gay bar

302 owner says he’s competing with straight bars, not Diva’s

August 2, 2010
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid marches in Edmonton Pride
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Queers Against Israeli Apartheid marches in Edmonton Pride

Edmonton group formed after the Gaza flotilla raid

June 13, 2010
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Calgary queers reclaim their high school prom experience
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Calgary queers reclaim their high school prom experience

Fundraiser is a response to discrimination against queer students in southern US

June 11, 2010
Calgary gets a new queer youth group
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Calgary gets a new queer youth group

Mosaic created in response to demand for more queer youth activities on weeknights

June 7, 2010
Queers frustrated with Edmonton Police Service
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Queers frustrated with Edmonton Police Service

May 16, 2010
Calgary to get its first dyke march this year
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Calgary to get its first dyke march this year

March is intended to be a political, non-commercial event, says organizer

May 9, 2010
Edmonton Police Service’s queer liaison committee is out of touch, say activists
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Edmonton Police Service’s queer liaison committee is out of touch, say activists

Liaison more concerned with placating queer community than demanding change, says new group

May 2, 2010
Alberta to pay for some gender-reassignment surgeries as it phases out funding
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Alberta to pay for some gender-reassignment surgeries as it phases out funding

Province has no plans to reinstate full funding for GRS on an ongoing basis

April 26, 2010
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Attack against Edmonton lesbian not investigated by police until five days later
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Attack against Edmonton lesbian not investigated by police until five days later

‘Our community is resilient… regardless of whether police support is available,’ says activist

April 22, 2010
Pride Centre of Edmonton vandalized
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Pride Centre of Edmonton vandalized

No sign the crime was hate-motivated, says VP

April 20, 2010
Calgary’s “Dr Shock” arrested and charged with sexual abuse
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Calgary’s “Dr Shock” arrested and charged with sexual abuse

Ex-gay movement flourishes in Canada despite facts, says documentary filmmaker

April 6, 2010
Calgary police want to “break the silence” about gaybashings
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Calgary police want to “break the silence” about gaybashings

Police seeking to build bridges with queer community

March 28, 2010
Calgary’s queer film fest branching out with new program
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Calgary’s queer film fest branching out with new program

Reels on Wheels brings film & discussion to churches, youth groups

March 23, 2010
Meet Kent Monkman’s flamboyant, two-spirited alter-ego: Miss Chief Eagle Testickle
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Meet Kent Monkman’s flamboyant, two-spirited alter-ego: Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

Artist’s reimagining of the Old West is on display at Calgary’s Glenbow until April 25

February 25, 2010
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