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Kevin Maimann

Kevin Maimann is a freelance journalist based in Alberta who has covered a broad range of topics for VICE, the Toronto Star and others.

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Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?
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Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?

From graffiti to protests to band T-shirts, the phrase has become a vital part of queer culture 

March 5, 2024
Right-wing group Action4Canada claims responsibility for Saskatchewan pronoun policy
Politics

Right-wing group Action4Canada claims responsibility for Saskatchewan pronoun policy

Premier Scott Moe admitted he did not hear from any parents whose children hid their gender identities

October 6, 2023
This U.S.-based ‘hate group’ is using a shadowy network of lawyers and doctors to infiltrate Canada
Hate Watch

This U.S.-based ‘hate group’ is using a shadowy network of lawyers and doctors to infiltrate Canada

The Alliance Defending Freedom has deep and surprising connections in Ottawa

August 9, 2023
Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada 
Hate Watch

Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada 

Christian groups that rose to prominence in last year’s Freedom Convoy have turned their “language of genocide” on LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

June 19, 2023
‘We’re very fearful’: Pride organizers prepare for the worst as they gear up for June festivals
Pride

‘We’re very fearful’: Pride organizers prepare for the worst as they gear up for June festivals

An increase in anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate has forced some events to cancel, while others hire more security and take up emergency training 

June 9, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ2S+ group ramps up ‘continual harassment’ of B.C. school boards
Education

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ group ramps up ‘continual harassment’ of B.C. school boards

Action4Canada protested inclusivity guidelines at a Kelowna board meeting last week, after being banned from meetings in Mission 

March 3, 2023
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Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 
Education

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

February 8, 2023
Inside the nasty battle to control North America’s biggest bathhouse brand
Business

Inside the nasty battle to control North America’s biggest bathhouse brand

A five-year-long legal dispute between owners of Steamworks comes at a time when gay bathhouses are reinventing themselves

January 25, 2023
While Steamworks’ owners duke it out, the bathhouse industry is trying to reinvent itself
Business

While Steamworks’ owners duke it out, the bathhouse industry is trying to reinvent itself

Do men in towels want to dance? See a show? Or just search for sex?

January 25, 2023
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