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VPD’s unfinished update to trans policies part of a pattern of delays and inaction, activist alleges

‘Pride is political, Pride is intersectional,’ says city councillor

‘I would much rather be proactive and have the discussions ongoing year-round,” Kristyn Wong-Tam says

Inspector says Pride did ‘a really good job explaining why’ some community members might be stressed by seeing police in uniform

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Bill C-16 on track for final vote after long debate on pronouns and feminism, but summer break approaching

Will follow through on promises to Black Lives Matter for increased support of cultural programming

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Why does Pride routinely face greater scrutiny than other cultural organizations, asks councillor

‘It feels like we’re under attack,’ says executive director of the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention

Morgane Oger hopes more LGBT candidates elected next time

‘This is a limited victory,’ activists say

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After more than a decade of community consultations and concerns over finding the right location, BC’s queer resource centre’s new space is long overdue

‘This is our way through and our compromise for this year,’ says Pride society

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News

Ireland’s PM, polling questions and a Muslim in leather

Vancouver police have yet to fully protect trans people, more than a year past deadline

Trans flag raised at Toronto Pride flag raising 2017

Why one Toronto city councillor wants to bring back the LGBT advisory council

Pride Winnipeg says police can march in this year’s parade — just not in uniform

OutGames fraud and White House whitewashing

Senate committee rejects motion to narrow trans bill’s scope

Pride to offer a full month of programming for the second year in a row

Taiwan, junk science and Luxembourg eye candy

City council votes to fund Pride Toronto despite ban on uniformed police

Why are HIV/AIDS programs for marginalized Torontonians facing the chopping block?

Final vote confirms Sam Sullivan wins Vancouver-False Creek

The Canadian federal apology for gay arrests, firings is coming — by the end of 2017

Didgeridoos, word choice and a premature celebration

Qmunity finally finds a new home and it’s in the Village

Uniformed police will march in Vancouver’s Pride parade

Pink Dot, football and the International Criminal Court

Life expectancy, a royal ally, and a trans police chief