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Sexual Health

BC will now offer a daily drug that prevents HIV — for free

BC will now offer a daily drug that prevents HIV — for free

‘We got it done, and I think it’s a good decision,’ says BC health minister

By Niko Bell • December 28, 2017 at 9:20 pm EDT
Power

Straight marriage, holocaust survivors and an unkosher cafe

Straight marriage, holocaust survivors and an unkosher cafe

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

By Niko Bell • December 27, 2017 at 1:35 pm EDT
Vancouver

Out in Vancouver: Dec 21–27, 2017

Out in Vancouver: Dec 21–27, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • December 20, 2017 at 8:58 pm EDT
Ottawa

Out in Ottawa: Dec 16–31, 2017

Out in Ottawa: Dec 16–31, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • December 16, 2017 at 12:38 am EDT
Power

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

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 • December 15, 2017 at 9:21 pm EDT
Power

Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage

Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage

‘It’s a difficult pill to swallow,’ says Canadian-Bermudian couple whose court case won marriage just seven months ago

By Rob Salerno • December 14, 2017 at 6:05 pm EDT
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Early underground LGBT communities put down roots across Ottawa

Early underground LGBT communities put down roots across Ottawa

Church basements, hotel bars and theatres played host to the city’s burgeoning gay scene

Created for Bank Street BIA • December 12, 2017 at 5:16 pm EDT
Power

My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

How I honoured Chinese funeral tradition, my family and queerness at my grandfather’s funeral

By Kai Cheng Thom • December 12, 2017 at 3:08 pm EDT
Vancouver

Out in Vancouver: Dec 7–13, 2017

Out in Vancouver: Dec 7–13, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • December 7, 2017 at 12:48 am EDT
Power

The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

Why do so few shelters provide a safe space for trans men?

By Ruby Pratka • December 6, 2017 at 3:02 pm EDT
Power

Trinity Western law school would be an affront to LGBT equality, Supreme Court hears

Trinity Western law school would be an affront to LGBT equality, Supreme Court hears

Don’t disregard or discount the school’s LGBT students, Egale argues

By Arshy Mann • December 1, 2017 at 9:28 pm EDT
Power

Canadian government to help fund security system for LGBT youth shelter

Canadian government to help fund security system for LGBT youth shelter

Security important for a population targeted by hate crimes, says Egale executive director

By Riley Sparks • December 1, 2017 at 5:48 pm EDT
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Supreme Court justices joust with Trinity Western over homophobic covenant

Supreme Court justices joust with Trinity Western over homophobic covenant

Canada’s largest Christian university starts hearings in highest court

By Arshy Mann • November 30, 2017 at 9:25 pm EDT
Power

Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells

Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells

Wells, 27, hadn’t been seen since July 2017

By Eternity Martis • November 30, 2017 at 5:19 pm EDT

Meet five Canadian LGBT advocates inspiring body positivity

Meet five Canadian LGBT advocates inspiring body positivity

The Body Love Ball hopes to foster a body-friendly, gender-friendly safer space

Created for Body Confidence Canada • November 30, 2017 at 1:04 pm EDT
HIV/AIDS

How being HIV-positive saved me from a narrow world view

How being HIV-positive saved me from a narrow world view

One man’s story, from his slow diagnosis more than a decade ago to now

By Michael Burtch • November 30, 2017 at 8:00 am EDT
Power

Vancouver Pride bans uniformed police from 2018 parade

Vancouver Pride bans uniformed police from 2018 parade

Co-chair hopes decision will help people who might be uncomfortable in the parade now feel invited to participate

By Derek Brown • November 29, 2017 at 6:20 pm EDT
Power

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

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 • November 28, 2017 at 10:59 pm EDT
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