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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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The 519 smashes fundraising target
Culture

The 519 smashes fundraising target

LGBT community reaches $400,000 in donations, centre to expand refugee and trans services

January 20, 2016
Looking for progress on global LGBT rights? Think smaller
Opinion

Looking for progress on global LGBT rights? Think smaller

LGBT activists would make more headway in small democracies than in the big, headline-grabbing horror shows

January 13, 2016
New justice minister commits to big changes for LGBT rights
Power

New justice minister commits to big changes for LGBT rights

Trans rights, age of consent equalization and revisions to sex-work laws are on the Liberals’ queer agenda, but no timeline yet in sight

December 29, 2015
Trudeau better bring more than a smile to Toronto Pride
Opinion

Trudeau better bring more than a smile to Toronto Pride

If the Liberals don’t deliver progress on LGBT issues by June, maybe Trudeau should spend the long weekend at the cottage instead

December 22, 2015
Are Liberals backing away from promise to end gay blood ban?
Power

Are Liberals backing away from promise to end gay blood ban?

Campaign promise to end ban not in sight as Canadian Blood Services to propose one-year deferral instead

December 17, 2015
Maurice Tomlinson calls on Jamaicans to fight anti-gay laws
Power

Maurice Tomlinson calls on Jamaicans to fight anti-gay laws

New legal challenge filed against Jamaica’s buggery law could topple anti-gay laws throughout the Caribbean

December 14, 2015
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Toronto gay men must renew focus on HIV prevention
Opinion

Toronto gay men must renew focus on HIV prevention

With 400 new infections every year, condoms remain the best first defence

December 1, 2015
Why are we erasing LGBT people from our own community?
Opinion

Why are we erasing LGBT people from our own community?

There’s power in identity, and we shouldn’t be in a rush to abandon it

November 26, 2015
Can Trudeau breathe life into LGBT rights in the Commonwealth?
Opinion

Can Trudeau breathe life into LGBT rights in the Commonwealth?

Forty-one Commonwealth countries still criminalize homosexuality

November 10, 2015
Toronto Pride parade moves to July long weekend in 2016
Culture

Toronto Pride parade moves to July long weekend in 2016

Three trans people elected to the Pride board at the 2015 annual general meeting, where big changes to the annual festival were unveiled

October 26, 2015
Does the end of the Harper era mean victory for LGBT people?
Opinion

Does the end of the Harper era mean victory for LGBT people?

New Liberal government has promised big on LGBT issues, but questions remain on how it will deliver

October 20, 2015
Four openly gay or lesbian new MPs elected to Ottawa
Power

Four openly gay or lesbian new MPs elected to Ottawa

New faces replace four queer NDP MPs who went down in defeat, retirement

October 20, 2015
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New Democrats? It’s time for an intervention
Power

New Democrats? It’s time for an intervention

Is the party abandoning its friends in the pursuit of populist appeal?

October 13, 2015
Do we need LGBT members of Parliament?
Opinion

Do we need LGBT members of Parliament?

With a record number of LGBT candidates running, what can we expect of queer politicians?

September 25, 2015
The 519 seeks funding to fill $125,000 Pride shortfall
Power

The 519 seeks funding to fill $125,000 Pride shortfall

Poor attendance during Green Space events blamed for fallen revenue

September 22, 2015
How the NDP and Liberals are failing queer voters
Opinion

How the NDP and Liberals are failing queer voters

Sex work, carding, civil liberties and other troubling signs from our so-called progressive parties

September 14, 2015
In defence of gay cannibalism
Opinion

In defence of gay cannibalism

Andrew Haigh and Looking aren’t victims of fickle gays

August 26, 2015
Why the LGBT community should support a Toronto Olympic bid
Opinion

Why the LGBT community should support a Toronto Olympic bid

Olympic Games would be an opportunity for Canada to promote LGBT rights globally

August 12, 2015
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