Opinion

Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017

But Justin Trudeau and his Liberals still have outstanding promises to queer Canadians that must be kept

By Rob Salerno

Power

Rushed bill to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex is flawed, critics say

Canada’s new expungement bill only covers a fraction of the charges it should, says queer historian

By Arshy Mann

Power

Canada’s first openly gay MP on the long road to an apology for LGBT people

Now the government must release all documents related to the purges, says Svend Robinson

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

‘We are sorry’ is not enough, queer historian tells Justin Trudeau

By Gary Kinsman

Power

Canada settles LGBT class-action suit with $110 million in compensation

People accused or purged from military or public service will be eligible to apply

By Arshy Mann

Power

Canada to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex

Bill to expunge ‘historically unjust convictions’ introduced on the same day as LGBT apology

By Arshy Mann

Power

Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes for litany of injustice perpetrated against LGBT Canadians

‘To those who were left broken by a prejudiced system, and to those who took their own lives, we have failed you,’ Trudeau says

By Arshy Mann

Power

BC’s human rights commission is finally coming back and these LGBT experts are looking forward to it

Without it, people are left to navigate a complex system without support, lawyer says

By Layla Cameron

Opinion

How Jagmeet Singh can win over suspicious LGBT voters

If the new federal NDP leader wants to convert reluctant queer and trans people, he’ll have to shift his approach

By Arshy Mann

Power

The Canadian government will apologize to LGBT people. Now they’re trying to figure out how

‘You only get one opportunity to do something this important well and we want to do it well the first time,’ says LGBTQ2 special advisor Randy Boissonnault

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Why LGBT people should embrace Australia’s same-sex marriage vote

There’s nothing to fear from a referendum that we don’t face in any other election

By Rob Salerno

Power

NDP politician Cheri DiNovo may be leaving politics, but her work on LGBT issues isn’t over

DiNovo’s legacy on LGBT rights in Ontario includes banning conversion therapy, equal parenting laws, and a trans-rights bill

By Arshy Mann

Power

NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh pledges to support homeless LGBT youth

Singh launches full LGBT policy platform, and promises to do more than just ‘show up at a Pride parade’

By Rob Salerno

Politics

This is what Niki Ashton thinks about the Trudeau government’s record on LGBT issues

The NDP leadership hopeful is introducing an LGBT platform to address the needs of queer and trans communities

By Arshy Mann

Politics

Trudeau government must condemn Trump’s trans military ban: NDP

‘We have to stand up against discrimination where we see it, even when it’s our closest ally,’ NDP LGBT critic Randall Garrison says

By Arshy Mann

Politics

NDP leadership hopeful Niki Ashton pledges to fight transphobia, gender-based violence through government action

Pledging $500 million of federal funding devoted to a national strategy

By Arshy Mann

Politics

Toronto city council approves return of LGBT advisory committee

Toronto hasn’t had an LGBT advisory body in over a decade

By Arshy Mann

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