Opinion

Vancouver police have come a long way. That doesn’t mean they should march in Pride

Ignoring Black Lives Matter means forgetting the lessons Jim Deva fought to teach us

By Robin Perelle

Power

Vancouver Pride condemns racist backlash against BLM and apologizes for slow response

‘We must all do our part to speak out against it whenever we see it,’ VPS says

By Derek Brown

Opinion

How can Canada respond when the world goes nuts?

With limited power of coercion and big exposure to risk, Canada’s best path is to lead by example

By Rob Salerno

Power

Vancouver Pride says all options still open regarding police at parade

Petition to support police garners nearly 2,600 signatures, Pride says all feedback welcome

By Derek Brown

The Daily Package

Tanzania, advertising activism and Roe v Wade

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Meeting between Vancouver police and LGBT community cancelled

Organizers say meeting will be rescheduled

By James Goldie

Opinion

Five lessons from Cabaret about sex, politics and freedom

The Tony Award–winning play is a cautionary tale for Trump’s America, and the rest of the world

By Eternity Martis

Opinion

A life-size pink phone, a sleepover and a script: my year at the Rhubarb Festival

Rhubarb has always been the place for controlled theatrical chaos — that’s why we knew our play would fit right in

By Johnnie Walker

Power

‘There is no door open, no hope.’ The gay Iranian refugee that Canada abandoned

Amirhossein Zolghadri chose to file a refugee claim instead of hiring a smuggler. Now, he’s trapped in Turkey

By Dylan C Robertson

Power

Vancouver police will march in 2017 Pride parade

News comes after Halifax and Toronto police announce they will not participate in their city’s upcoming Pride

By Derek Brown

The Daily Package

Tweet clues, gay conservatives and HIV positivity

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

By Niko Bell

Power

What feedback did the Vancouver Pride Society get from the LGBT community?

VPS completed its latest round of consultations regarding Vancouver Pride 2017

By Derek Brown

Power

Trudeau government under fire for ending LGBT Iranian refugee program

Immigration minister stresses Liberals commitment to queer and trans refugees

By Dylan C Robertson

Opinion

Old politics in Vancouver’s new women’s library spark protest

But both sides forget what a library is meant to do (Hint: curate books, not ban them)

By Amy Fox

Power

Toronto police chief pulls out of Pride parade

But it’s just ‘hollow statements’ until police really change, says BLMTO co-founder

By Matthew DiMera

Opinion

What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom

Moral policing determines what’s bought and sold online

By Niko Bell

Power

Parliament may probe why Canada is turning away LGBT Iranians

MPs concerned about stagnating refugee arrivals amid Trump’s executive order

By Dylan C Robertson

Opinion

Mary Jones, patron saint of the scam

Jones was a black, cross-dressing sex worker who sure did love to pickpocket white men

By Michael Lyons