Power

Black Lives Matter makes symbolic return to Toronto Pride

‘This is our community,’ says BLM activist

By Arshy Mann

Culture

Meet the people who will lead Vancouver’s 2017 Pride parade

Vancouver Pride announces marshals and honours activists at 2017 StandOUT Awards

By Derek Brown

Power

This student was called a racial slur then stuffed into a recycling bin

So why didn’t his school intervene sooner to protect him?

By James Goldie

Power

Ukraine’s LGBT community defies the haters and marches on

Pride marchers surprised anti-LGBT protesters by taking an unexpected shortcut

By Michael Colborne

Power

Jewish Defence League members planning anti-Islam ‘death march’ at Toronto Pride parade

Members of the far-right group will carry fake severed heads, caskets and anti-Islamic signs

By Arshy Mann, Evan Balgord

Power

The silent war for Indonesia’s LGBT community

Two refugees look back at their exodus from Jakarta to Vancouver

By Niko Bell

The Daily Package

Political maneuvering, heads of state and a sassy teacher

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

Power

Nominee questions Vancouver Pride activism awards

Why Fatima Jaffer and Jamie Lee Hamilton refused to run for StandOUT awards

By Derek Brown

Power

Canada has finally passed a trans-rights bill

Bill C-16 would protect gender identity and gender expression in the Canadian Human Rights Code

By Arshy Mann

Power

The Canadian government will apologize to the LGBT community by the end of 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement at a rainbow and trans flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill

By Arshy Mann

Power

A queer Latinx woman didn’t want victims of Orlando to be forgotten — so she started painting

How Pulse got a permanent memorial in Toronto’s gay village

By Arshy Mann

Power

Yukon passes trans-rights bill

Trans people now protected from discrimination and can legally change gender in all provinces and territories

By Rob Salerno

The Daily Package

Pulse, dangerous allies and disgraceful conduct

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

Health

What gay trans guys wish their doctors knew

Vancouver study peers into the lives and troubles of trans MSM

By Niko Bell

Health

What does gay male loneliness look like?

Gay men in Vancouver get together to discuss solutions to the crisis

By James Goldie

The Daily Package

Chelsea Manning, Malta and a queer parliament

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

Power

Toronto is on the way to making a plan to fight discrimination against trans youth

The proposed action plan aims to address the inequities faced by trans Torontonians in accessing city services

By Arshy Mann

Health

Here’s where underhoused trans folks in Ontario can recover from surgery

Sherbourne Health Centre has upgraded its one-of-a-kind short-term care program

By Arshy Mann