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Canada’s federal jails may stop sorting trans inmates by their genitalia
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Canada’s federal jails may stop sorting trans inmates by their genitalia

Correctional Service Canada policy effectively bars gender-confirming surgery

By Dylan C Robertson
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

By Rob Salerno
Doppelgangers, Moroccan teens and gay liberation
The Daily Package

Doppelgangers, Moroccan teens and gay liberation

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

By Niko Bell
Toronto sex shop launches new website to help trans youth buy gear
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Toronto sex shop launches new website to help trans youth buy gear

Safe-for-work site, owned by Come As You Are, is more parent- and firewall-friendly

By Jeremy Willard
Canadian Blood Services could scrap blanket policy on gay blood donors
Power

Canadian Blood Services could scrap blanket policy on gay blood donors

January meeting will consider ‘gender-blind’ screening based on individual risk

By Dylan C Robertson
What are you really saying when you ask, ‘where are you from?’

What are you really saying when you ask, ‘where are you from?’

Toronto-based WAYF Collective seeks to empower Asian-identified youth

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Walmart, sex addiction, and kinky cat parasites
The Daily Package

Walmart, sex addiction, and kinky cat parasites

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

By Niko Bell
Federal government to review Canada’s tough HIV laws
Power

Federal government to review Canada’s tough HIV laws

HIV criminalization, funding for HIV and hepatitis organizations on the agenda

By Dylan C Robertson
Gaétan Dugas’ friend remembers the world’s most infamous AIDS patient
Power

Gaétan Dugas’ friend remembers the world’s most infamous AIDS patient

‘Gaétan had a wonderful style about him, a great wit’

By Matthew Hays
Is asexuality a sexual orientation?
Love & Sex

Is asexuality a sexual orientation?

What we still don’t know about people who don’t want sex

By Niko Bell
Castro’s legacy, Indian pride, and the beauty of positivity
The Daily Package

Castro’s legacy, Indian pride, and the beauty of positivity

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

By Niko Bell
Trans bill likely to pass Senate
Power

Trans bill likely to pass Senate

Bill C-16 passed its final House vote Nov 18, 2016

By Dylan C Robertson
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Should Pride applicants have to prove that they’re LGBT-friendly?
Power

Should Pride applicants have to prove that they’re LGBT-friendly?

A proposal to restrict participation in Halifax Pride raises questions about queer credentials, free speech and safe spaces

By Derek Brown
Defence argues Crown failed to make its case in Brent Hawkes trial
Power

Defence argues Crown failed to make its case in Brent Hawkes trial

Prosecution maintains that alleged victim’s memories are credible

By Matthew DiMera
These medical students want to give PrEP to all the wrong people
Health

These medical students want to give PrEP to all the wrong people

Researcher says new doctors need more education and less implicit bias

By Niko Bell
Judge rules against allowing rebuttal witnesses in Brent Hawkes trial
Power

Judge rules against allowing rebuttal witnesses in Brent Hawkes trial

Closing arguments are expected Wednesday

By Matthew DiMera
Gay history, trans remembrance and the evil bisexual problem
The Daily Package

Gay history, trans remembrance and the evil bisexual problem

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

By Niko Bell
Expert witness questions memories in Brent Hawkes trial
Power

Expert witness questions memories in Brent Hawkes trial

’I think we need to be concerned about the reliability of a 40-year-old memory,’ court hears

By Matthew DiMera
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