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Meeting between Vancouver police and LGBT community cancelled
Power

Meeting between Vancouver police and LGBT community cancelled

Organizers say meeting will be rescheduled

By James Goldie
Five lessons from Cabaret about sex, politics and freedom
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
A life-size pink phone, a sleepover and a script: my year at the Rhubarb Festival
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
‘There is no door open, no hope.’ The gay Iranian refugee that Canada abandoned
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
Vancouver police will march in 2017 Pride parade
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
Tweet clues, gay conservatives and HIV positivity
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
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What feedback did the Vancouver Pride Society get from the LGBT community?
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
Trudeau government under fire for ending LGBT Iranian refugee program
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
Old politics in Vancouver’s new women’s library spark protest
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
Toronto police chief pulls out of Pride parade
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
What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom
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
Parliament may probe why Canada is turning away LGBT Iranians
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
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Mary Jones, patron saint of the scam
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
Canadian government spending $3 million to determine fate of gay blood ban
Power

Canadian government spending $3 million to determine fate of gay blood ban

Critics challenge Liberals’ new LGBT advisor on slow-moving change

By Dylan C Robertson
Turing’s victory, gay resistance and Lady Gaga
The Daily Package

Turing’s victory, gay resistance and Lady Gaga

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

By Niko Bell
Democrats need to start planning to win everywhere
Opinion

Democrats need to start planning to win everywhere

When progressives write off parts of the electorate, they author perpetual defeat

By Rob Salerno
Canadian federal investigation reveals unsafe conditions for female trans inmates
Power

Canadian federal investigation reveals unsafe conditions for female trans inmates

Investigation reveals claims by trans women of sexual assault while in male prison wards, deadnaming by staff and housing of female trans inmates with violent criminals

By Dylan C Robertson
Canada told LGBT Iranian refugees to apply to the US. Then Trump happened
Power

Canada told LGBT Iranian refugees to apply to the US. Then Trump happened

Canadian government has stopped accepting LGBT Iranian refugees to prioritize Syrian refugees

By Dylan C Robertson
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