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

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

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

Opinion

To help LGBT advocates in East Africa, Canada must start by listening

Every country and community requires a tailored, specific approach

By Arshy Mann

Sex education

Doug Ford is still vowing to scrap sex-ed curriculum

‘I can tell you one thing, we’re repealing it. And I’ll tell you another thing, we keep our promises,’ Ford says

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Social conservatives have taken over the Ontario government. Now it’s time to fight

Doug Ford as premier of Ontario will do profound damage to the lives of the most vulnerable among us

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

It’s Doug Ford and the PCs who are dangerous radicals on policing

Ford is all for celebrating police until it’s his family that is being scrutinized and surveilled

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Toronto raises the Pride and trans flags at a time of tragedy

‘There is no precedent, no template of healing that we can draw upon,’ says Kristyn Wong-Tam

By Arshy Mann

Pride

Doug Ford won’t say if he’ll march in Toronto Pride parade

Ford’s indecision echoes his late brother Rob’s refusal to participate in Pride

By Arshy Mann

Power

In Barbados, voters deliver a stinging rebuke to political homophobia

The election of Mia Mottley could be a turning point for LGBT Barbadians

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?

Ontario’s first lesbian premier is historically unpopular, even though her rivals have mirrored her policies

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

Doug Ford and Jason Kenney can’t slay the homophobic monsters they helped create

Social conservatives are a resurgent force in Albertan and Ontarian politics

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia

The fight for LGBT rights abroad begins at home

By Arshy Mann