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Rob Salerno

Rob Salerno is a playwright and journalist whose writing has appeared in such publications as Vice, Advocate, NOW and OutTraveler.

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LGBT activists file challenge of Barbados’ anti-gay laws
Power

LGBT activists file challenge of Barbados’ anti-gay laws

With the support of Canadian advocates, Barbadian activists have taken their country to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

June 18, 2018
Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?
Opinion

Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?

Ontario’s first lesbian premier is historically unpopular, even though her rivals have mirrored her policies

May 25, 2018
Queer activists disappointed by gay conviction expungement law
Power

Queer activists disappointed by gay conviction expungement law

Gays arrested in bathhouse raids excluded from law that would strike criminal records

May 17, 2018
Liberals’ justice reform bill leaves out some queer people and sex workers, activists say
Human Rights

Liberals’ justice reform bill leaves out some queer people and sex workers, activists say

Government says it finally intends to repeal the anal sex provisions of the Criminal Code

May 2, 2018
Toronto gay bathhouse apologizes after refusing entry to men wearing makeup
Toronto

Toronto gay bathhouse apologizes after refusing entry to men wearing makeup

Steamworks says its trans and gender non-conforming patrons won’t be turned away again

April 10, 2018
What Harrison Browne wants you to know about life on and off the hockey rink
Profile

What Harrison Browne wants you to know about life on and off the hockey rink

Browne is the National Women’s Hockey League’s first transgender player

March 26, 2018
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Bermuda just banned same-sex marriage
Power

Bermuda just banned same-sex marriage

Toronto gay couple who won the right to marriage in the island say this isn’t the end of the fight

February 15, 2018
Ontario Progressive Conservative reset could come with an LGBT advocate
Opinion

Ontario Progressive Conservative reset could come with an LGBT advocate

If she wins, Christine Elliott’s return to provincial politics could turn the page on the party’s history of homophobia

February 9, 2018
This court ruling may have just changed same-sex marriage and trans rights across the Americas
Power

This court ruling may have just changed same-sex marriage and trans rights across the Americas

Activists are cautiously optimistic that the Inter-American human rights decision could improve LGBT rights in nearly 20 countries

January 16, 2018
Progress, pain and resistance: a look back at global LGBT rights in 2017
Opinion

Progress, pain and resistance: a look back at global LGBT rights in 2017

Despite a deterioration of rights in some countries, in many ways 2017 was a banner year for LGBT progress

December 29, 2017
Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017
Opinion

Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017

But Justin Trudeau and his Liberals still have outstanding promises to queer Canadians that must be kept

December 27, 2017
Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage
Power

Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage

‘It’s a difficult pill to swallow,’ says Canadian-Bermudian couple whose court case won marriage just seven months ago

December 14, 2017
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Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school
Opinion

Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school

Alberta’s new gay-straight alliance law is a step in the right direction, but gaps remain nationwide

November 21, 2017
It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy
Opinion

It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy

Only Ontario and Manitoba have taken legal steps to limit the practice

October 23, 2017
Why LGBT people should embrace Australia’s same-sex marriage vote
Opinion

Why LGBT people should embrace Australia’s same-sex marriage vote

There’s nothing to fear from a referendum that we don’t face in any other election

September 22, 2017
Can gay men donate organs in Canada?
Power

Can gay men donate organs in Canada?

Perplexing campaigns by public health agencies say they’ll take organs from gays, but the truth is more complicated

September 8, 2017
NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh pledges to support homeless LGBT youth
Power

NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh pledges to support homeless LGBT youth

Singh launches full LGBT policy platform, and promises to do more than just ‘show up at a Pride parade’

August 25, 2017
Same-sex marriage illustrates how Canada got it right on rights
Opinion

Same-sex marriage illustrates how Canada got it right on rights

While it’s important to recognize the gaps in our struggle for equality, the moment we take our achievements for granted, we risk losing them

August 2, 2017
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