Why won’t Vancouver police release their trans sensitivity training documents?

Xtra has been filing Freedom of Information requests since July 2017

Man charged with murder of two gay Toronto men makes first court appearance

Bruce McArthur is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman

By Arshy Mann

Power

Police just charged a man in connection with the deaths of two men missing from Toronto’s gay village

Bruce McArthur, 66, faces two counts of first-degree murder and police say there could be more victims

By Riley Sparks

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

By Rob Salerno

Power

Pioneering gay Vancouver politician won’t run again

‘Everything that I really wanted to see accomplished within our community I think has been done,’ says city councillor Tim Stevenson

By Robin Perelle

Culture

How a neon heart is sparking renewed interest in recognizing Vancouver’s LGBT Village

Will one community member’s petition to make it permanent succeed?

By Chahira Merarsi

Culture

How a queer-friendly space is making a small town in BC’s conservative Fraser Valley more welcoming

‘I think it’s really opened people’s minds,’ says The Stage’s general manager

By Veronnica MacKillop

Power

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy

‘I think there is still great value in bylaws like this,’ says gay survivor

By Ethan Reyes

Sexual Health

BC will now offer a daily drug that prevents HIV — for free

‘We got it done, and I think it’s a good decision,’ says BC health minister

By Niko Bell

Power

Vancouver Pride stands firm in decision to support marginalized LGBT people and ban uniformed police

‘We chose to listen to those voices that often do not get listened to,’ Pride Society says

By Derek Brown

Power

Rushed bill to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex is flawed, critics say

Canada’s new expungement bill only covers a fraction of the charges it should, says queer historian

By Arshy Mann

Power

After Alloura Wells’ body was identified, her friends and family could finally mourn

Memorial services for young trans people in Toronto are far too common, community says

By Arshy Mann

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

By Rob Salerno

Power

Canada’s first openly gay MP on the long road to an apology for LGBT people

Now the government must release all documents related to the purges, says Svend Robinson

By Arshy Mann

Power

Vancouver Pride more than $100,000 in debt due to high city bills

The bills are ‘too onerous,’ says Pride co-chair

By Derek Brown

Power

Trinity Western law school would be an affront to LGBT equality, Supreme Court hears

Don’t disregard or discount the school’s LGBT students, Egale argues

By Arshy Mann

Power

Canada just turned a page on decriminalizing HIV

People with undetectable viral loads should no longer be prosecuted for non-disclosure, Ontario and feds say

By Niko Bell

Power

Canadian government to help fund security system for LGBT youth shelter

Security important for a population targeted by hate crimes, says Egale executive director

By Riley Sparks