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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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Yukon trans activists demand meeting with new territorial government
Power

Yukon trans activists demand meeting with new territorial government

Minister mandate letters make no specific commitments on LGBT issues

January 16, 2017
Why this gay man may be barred from saving his ailing grandfather
Power

Why this gay man may be barred from saving his ailing grandfather

Like the blood ban, Canada’s ban on gay men donating organs drags on

January 10, 2017
Was 2016 the end of progress for global LGBT rights?
Opinion

Was 2016 the end of progress for global LGBT rights?

Few bright spots for LGBT people as voters around the world took hard-right turns

December 27, 2016
A year in review 2016: Has Canada become a leader in LGBT rights because of Justin Trudeau?
Opinion

A year in review 2016: Has Canada become a leader in LGBT rights because of Justin Trudeau?

In his first year, progress has been made on trans rights, HIV criminalization and anal sex laws

December 15, 2016
Nunavut and Yukon to enact trans-rights bills
Power

Nunavut and Yukon to enact trans-rights bills

Move will leave New Brunswick as the last remaining province without explicit trans rights

December 13, 2016
Leitch’s hypocritical Trump-style politics have no place in Canada
Opinion

Leitch’s hypocritical Trump-style politics have no place in Canada

If Conservatives have any principles, they must rally against leadership candidate’s anti-immigrant rhetoric

November 22, 2016
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What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights
Opinion

What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights

Trump’s election will slow or stop the tremendous progress LGBT Americans made under Barack Obama, but the real impact will be felt globally

November 9, 2016
How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives
Opinion

How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives

The nomination of ‘family values’ teenager reveals Patrick Brown’s inability to silence social conservatives

October 26, 2016
Marriage equality delay in Australia holds a lesson for Canadian MPs
Opinion

Marriage equality delay in Australia holds a lesson for Canadian MPs

Aussie legislators are showing more backbone than Canadian counterparts

October 21, 2016
New regulations may help Canadian LGBT couples access reproductive services
Power

New regulations may help Canadian LGBT couples access reproductive services

Federal government is consulting on new regulations to finally bring the Assisted Human Reproduction Act into force

October 19, 2016
Why LGBT activists should care about restoring Canada’s Court Challenges Program
Opinion

Why LGBT activists should care about restoring Canada’s Court Challenges Program

Committee recommendations would present opportunity for more legal challenges to sex work, morality, HIV and drug laws

September 29, 2016
Tory byelection proves giving in to homophobes still works, but for how long?
Power

Tory byelection proves giving in to homophobes still works, but for how long?

Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown is trying to win over homophobes and progressives, but that strategy won’t scale up to a provincial election

September 7, 2016
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Trudeau’s gonna apologize to LGBT Canadians. Now what?
Opinion

Trudeau’s gonna apologize to LGBT Canadians. Now what?

Even if the Liberals accomplish everything Egale has asked for, there’s still work to do

August 29, 2016
Why are gay men giving up on condoms?
Opinion

Why are gay men giving up on condoms?

As PrEP use grows, men who choose to use condoms may face stigma

August 23, 2016
How the cast of Looking feels about saying goodbye
Arts

How the cast of Looking feels about saying goodbye

Murray Bartlett and Frankie J Alvarez talk about the finale film

July 19, 2016
Meet the Toronto gay couple challenging Bermuda’s marriage law
Power

Meet the Toronto gay couple challenging Bermuda’s marriage law

Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche are ready to take their case to the Supreme Court of Bermuda

July 15, 2016
Was it right to make Star Trek’s Sulu gay?
Opinion

Was it right to make Star Trek’s Sulu gay?

George Takei, who played Sulu on the original Star Trek, says the character’s outing in new movie perverts Gene Roddenberry’s creation

July 14, 2016
LGBT Bermudians in Canada and US campaign for marriage equality back home
Power

LGBT Bermudians in Canada and US campaign for marriage equality back home

Unable to vote at home, queer Bermudians abroad are working to secure “Yes” vote for equal marriage

June 22, 2016
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