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Natasha Barsotti

Natasha Barsotti is originally from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. She had high aspirations of representing her country in Olympic Games sprint events, but after a while the firing of the starting gun proved too much for her nerves. So she went off to university instead. Her first professional love has always been journalism. After pursuing a Master of Journalism at UBC , she began freelancing at Xtra West — now Xtra Vancouver — in 2006, becoming a full-time reporter there in 2008.

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Utah’s same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
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Utah’s same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional

State’s attorney-general reportedly intends to seek stay of federal judge’s ruling

December 20, 2013
Activists call on Uganda’s president to veto anti-gay bill
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Activists call on Uganda’s president to veto anti-gay bill

PM questioned whether parliament had quorum to approve measure

December 20, 2013
US: Catholic school students protest gay vice-principal’s resignation
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US: Catholic school students protest gay vice-principal’s resignation

Mark Zmuda’s marriage to male partner violates contract to adhere to Catholic teachings

December 19, 2013
New Mexico’s Supreme Court says yes to gay marriage
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New Mexico’s Supreme Court says yes to gay marriage

Unanimous ruling says barring people from marrying is unconstitutional

December 19, 2013
Olympic gold medallist Brian Boitano announces he’s gay
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Olympic gold medallist Brian Boitano announces he’s gay

Figure skater becomes third out gay American delegate, with Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow, to Sochi

December 19, 2013
Stephen Harper announces he won’t attend Sochi Games
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Stephen Harper announces he won’t attend Sochi Games

PM joins list of world leaders who have opted out of going to Russia

December 19, 2013
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Newsmaker of the year: Vladimir Putin & homophobia in Russia
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Newsmaker of the year: Vladimir Putin & homophobia in Russia

While many countries saw progress on gay rights in 2013, Russia has gone backward as it prepares to host the world

December 19, 2013
Dutch lawmakers pass gender-identity law
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Dutch lawmakers pass gender-identity law

Trans people will be able to change gender on documents with ‘expert’ statement

December 18, 2013
Gay Sikh’s Facebook photo of same-sex kiss removed then reinstated
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Gay Sikh’s Facebook photo of same-sex kiss removed then reinstated

Image that went viral attracted negative and supportive messages

December 18, 2013
Neither Obama nor Biden will attend Sochi Olympics
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Neither Obama nor Biden will attend Sochi Olympics

American delegation’ that includes Billie Jean King will attend Russian Games: report

December 17, 2013
View that Catholic Church was ‘out-marketed’ on gay marriage criticized
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View that Catholic Church was ‘out-marketed’ on gay marriage criticized

National Catholic Reporter editorial suggests NY cardinal ‘meet with some gay Catholics and their parents’

December 17, 2013
Uganda: Students expelled for ‘recruiting’ others into homosexuality
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Uganda: Students expelled for ‘recruiting’ others into homosexuality

Parents call the school’s actions irresponsible: report

December 17, 2013
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France’s president won’t attend Sochi Olympics
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France’s president won’t attend Sochi Olympics

News comes as popular Moscow gay bar attacked yet again

December 16, 2013
UPDATE: Canadians protest India’s reinstatement of anti-gay law
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UPDATE: Canadians protest India’s reinstatement of anti-gay law

People in 36 cities around the world participated in Global Day of Rage rallies to condemn court ruling

December 13, 2013
LGBT South Asian Vancouverites to protest Indian court ruling
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LGBT South Asian Vancouverites to protest Indian court ruling

‘Biggest authority in a country of a billion people’ says you are no longer acceptable: Harish Murthy

December 12, 2013
Australian Capital Territory’s gay-marriage law struck down
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Australian Capital Territory’s gay-marriage law struck down

High Court rules that ACT’s law ‘cannot operate concurrently with the federal Marriage Act’

December 12, 2013
Vladimir Putin says Russia is defender of traditional values
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Vladimir Putin says Russia is defender of traditional values

President criticizes ‘genderless and fruitless’ tolerance in state-of-nation address

December 12, 2013
India: Supreme Court rules to uphold law that criminalizes gay sex
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India: Supreme Court rules to uphold law that criminalizes gay sex

Organization that challenged Section 377 says ruling ‘let down’ LGBT people and constitution

December 11, 2013
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