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Was 2016 the end of progress for global LGBT rights?
Opinion

Was 2016 the end of progress for global LGBT rights?

Few bright spots for LGBT people as voters around the world took hard-right turns

By Rob Salerno
Mouthwash, adoption and Wham!
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Mouthwash, adoption and Wham!

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

By Niko Bell
A year in review 2016: Queer spaces have been attacked for years, Orlando was one of the deadliest
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A year in review 2016: Queer spaces have been attacked for years, Orlando was one of the deadliest

The Pulse nightclub shooting brought together LGBT communities around the world, strengthened homophobic arguments and divided politicians

By Arshy Mann
What it means to be queer at Kitsilano Secondary School today
Opinion

What it means to be queer at Kitsilano Secondary School today

Despite anti-LGBT sentiments from some classmates and teachers, students at Kits High are coming out now more than ever before

By Tessa Vikander
A year in review 2016: LGBT students save their mentor at Vancouver school board
Opinion

A year in review 2016: LGBT students save their mentor at Vancouver school board

Now-fired trustees voted unanimously to protect anti-homophobia position in 2016

By Robin Perelle
How Brexit and Trump have validated latent racism
Opinion

How Brexit and Trump have validated latent racism

I am black and British. How can I go back to a country that holds no place for me in its heart?

By Cicely-Belle Blain
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Ten interesting facts about the queer women of history
Opinion

Ten interesting facts about the queer women of history

The value isn’t in their names — it’s in their stories

By Jeremy Willard
A year in review 2016: How Rolston Ryan conquered Canada’s restrictions on LGBT asylum seekers
Opinion

A year in review 2016: How Rolston Ryan conquered Canada’s restrictions on LGBT asylum seekers

When will our immigration system recognize that so-called safe countries are actually dangerous for queer and trans citizens?

By Arshy Mann
How queer femmes made friends with the internet
Opinion

How queer femmes made friends with the internet

For queer femmes, being online can create safe spaces to meet friends and form lasting relationships

By Andi Schwartz
What’s on the agenda for Canada’s first LGBTQ2 advisor?
Power

What’s on the agenda for Canada’s first LGBTQ2 advisor?

Randy Boissonnault talks government apology, gay blood ban and Marie Curtis Park

By Dylan C Robertson
Senate delays trans-rights bill debate until February
Power

Senate delays trans-rights bill debate until February

Red chamber’s new committee structure gives Bill C-16 a better chance of passing

By Dylan C Robertson
Bud sex, News Corp and reality show dating
The Daily Package

Bud sex, News Corp and reality show dating

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

By Niko Bell
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Blued, political purges and National Geographic
The Daily Package

Blued, political purges and National Geographic

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

By Niko Bell
Canada’s federal jails may stop sorting trans inmates by their genitalia
Power

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
A year in review 2016: New plaza and memorial help reclaim Vancouver’s gay village
Opinion

A year in review 2016: New plaza and memorial help reclaim Vancouver’s gay village

Jim Deva Plaza and West End Sex Workers Memorial both unveiled in 2016

By Robin Perelle
A year in review 2016: Has Canada become a leader in LGBT rights because of Justin Trudeau?
Opinion

A year in review 2016: Has Canada become a leader in LGBT rights because of Justin Trudeau?

In his first year, progress has been made on trans rights, HIV criminalization and anal sex laws

By Rob Salerno
A year in review 2016: The year that LGBT couples in Ontario became equal parents
Opinion

A year in review 2016: The year that LGBT couples in Ontario became equal parents

The All Families Are Equal Act was well-fought, but it isn’t over for Wynne’s Liberals

By Arshy Mann
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
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