Opinion

A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant

Hundreds applaud fear-mongering and bigotry at anti-trans panel

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto will mean fewer LGBT, non-white councillors

Toronto has only ever elected two openly queer councillors

By Arshy Mann

Sex education

Protesters march to stop sex-ed repeal

Hundreds of people gathered at Queen’s Park to demand the Ford government not revert back to old sex-ed curriculum

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic

Quite the opposite, in fact

By Matthew Hays

Opinion

This anti–sex ed talking point is a homophobic conspiracy theory

Social conservatives honestly believe LGBT people are grooming children for sex

By Arshy Mann

Analysis

Are Doug Ford’s proposed changes to sex education unconstitutional?

Canadian Civil Liberties Association is considering a legal challenge if Ontario reverts to the old curriculum

By Arshy Mann

Sex education

Doug Ford’s reversion of sex ed puts children in danger of sexual violence, survivors say

Survivors speak out about how the 1998 curriculum failed to keep them safe

By Arshy Mann

Sex education

I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me

Sex ed taught me little about LGBT relationships, so I went searching on my own

By Nathan Sing

Power

Doug Ford government scraps sex-ed curriculum for September

Students will be taught the old sex education curriculum that dates back to the ’90s

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

The global far right is riding a homophobic wave

From Russia to Poland to Brazil: how the far right weaponizes homophobia

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Will Sam Oosterhoff enable the worst of Ford’s agenda?

Is the young MPP a harbinger for what lies ahead under PC government?

By Arün Smith

Alberta

How Edmonton became a political battleground for queer students’ rights

Religious conservatism has long dominated the politics of Edmonton, but a day of reckoning might be on the horizon for the religious right

By Michael Ott

Sexual Health

More than 2,000 British Columbians are now on HIV-prevention pill

BC health minister touts success of the new and free PrEP program

By Niko Bell

Power

Anti-LGBT activist released on bail

Bill Whatcott admits to distributing pamphlets at Pride parade, denies they are hateful

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

What does Justin Trudeau have to be proud of?

Three years into his mandate, Trudeau’s promise to the LGBT community remains unfulfilled

By Rob Salerno

Power

Toronto police charge anti-LGBT activist for 2016 Pride zombie stunt

Bill Whatcott has engaged in public anti-LGBT demonstrations across Canada for decades

By Arshy Mann

Power

LGBT activists file challenge of Barbados’ anti-gay laws

With the support of Canadian advocates, Barbadian activists have taken their country to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

By Rob Salerno

Power

Trudeau should have raised LGBT rights with Ugandan president, activists say

Some say that international pressure on Ugandan politicians will outweigh calls for increased legal crackdowns on homosexuality

By Arshy Mann