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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

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Yukon passes trans-rights bill

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

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

Trudeau government fumbles on criminal justice reform again

Is the Department of Justice asleep at the wheel?

By Rob Salerno

The Daily Package

Pulse, dangerous allies and disgraceful conduct

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By Niko Bell

The Daily Package

Chelsea Manning, Malta and a queer parliament

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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

Opinion

The political rebellion of being black and non-binary

Within black communities, there is little room for gender non-conformity. For me it’s essential to my survival

By Cicely-Belle Blain

The Daily Package

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

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By Niko Bell

Power

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

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

By Tessa Vikander

Power

Trans flag raised at Toronto Pride flag raising 2017

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

By Arshy Mann

Arts

Out in Vancouver: June 1–6, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman

Power

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

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

By Arshy Mann

Power

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

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

By Derek Brown

Opinion

Meet the new Conservative leadership: the same as the old one

Andrew Scheer rode to victory on the backs of anti-LGBT voters while pledging to maintain Harper’s mostly-benign antipathy to us

By Rob Salerno

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OutGames fraud and White House whitewashing

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By Niko Bell

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Senate committee rejects motion to narrow trans bill’s scope

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

By Dylan C Robertson

The Daily Package

Taiwan, junk science and Luxembourg eye candy

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By Niko Bell

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

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

By Arshy Mann