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Opinion

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

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

Every country and community requires a tailored, specific approach

By Arshy Mann • June 12, 2018 at 3:26 pm EDT
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Augustas Dennie was deported from Canada. Now he lives in a dangerous exile

Augustas Dennie was deported from Canada. Now he lives in a dangerous exile

Dennie’s claim was rejected because he couldn’t prove he was gay. Now he’s back in St Vincent and the Grenadines fearing for his life

By Arshy Mann • March 29, 2018 at 7:21 pm EDT
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Canada wants to deport this lesbian, even though she may be jailed or worse if sent home

Canada wants to deport this lesbian, even though she may be jailed or worse if sent home

A year after her last reprieve, Angela is once again facing deportation to a country where being gay is illegal

By Derek Brown • January 25, 2018 at 6:48 pm EDT
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Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy

‘I think there is still great value in bylaws like this,’ says gay survivor

By Ethan Reyes • January 5, 2018 at 2:38 pm EDT
Opinion

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

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 • December 27, 2017 at 6:16 am EDT
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Canada’s first openly gay MP on the long road to an apology for LGBT people

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 • December 13, 2017 at 11:22 pm EDT
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Canada just turned a page on decriminalizing HIV

Canada just turned a page on decriminalizing HIV

People with undetectable viral loads should no longer be prosecuted for non-disclosure, Ontario and feds say

By Niko Bell • December 1, 2017 at 8:58 pm EDT
Opinion

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

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

By Gary Kinsman • December 1, 2017 at 4:26 pm EDT
Power

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

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 • November 28, 2017 at 11:34 pm EDT
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Canada to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex

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 • November 28, 2017 at 11:17 pm EDT
Opinion

It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy

It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy

Only Ontario and Manitoba have taken legal steps to limit the practice

By Rob Salerno • October 23, 2017 at 1:01 pm EDT
Power

Can gay men donate organs in Canada?

Can gay men donate organs in Canada?

Perplexing campaigns by public health agencies say they’ll take organs from gays, but the truth is more complicated

By Rob Salerno • September 8, 2017 at 6:40 pm EDT
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Meet the two-spirit people fighting to be included in Canada’s reconciliation process

Meet the two-spirit people fighting to be included in Canada’s reconciliation process

Indigenous queers and non-binary people want to be heard

By Dylan C Robertson • August 14, 2017 at 12:01 pm EDT

How everyone living with HIV in Canada became a potential criminal

How everyone living with HIV in Canada became a potential criminal

Add your voice to the growing call for prosecutorial guidelines today

Created for Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network • August 8, 2017 at 8:44 pm EDT
Opinion

Same-sex marriage illustrates how Canada got it right on rights

Same-sex marriage illustrates how Canada got it right on rights

While it’s important to recognize the gaps in our struggle for equality, the moment we take our achievements for granted, we risk losing them

By Rob Salerno • August 2, 2017 at 4:10 pm EDT
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Chechen leader says gay men should be taken to Canada ‘to purify our blood’

Chechen leader says gay men should be taken to Canada ‘to purify our blood’

‘They are devils. They are for sale. They are not people,’ Ramzan Kadyrov said in an interview with Real Sports

By Arshy Mann • July 14, 2017 at 7:03 pm EDT
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Canada has finally passed a trans-rights bill

Canada has finally passed a trans-rights bill

Bill C-16 would protect gender identity and gender expression in the Canadian Human Rights Code

By Arshy Mann • June 15, 2017 at 6:44 pm EDT
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Canada not approached by Chechen gay men: senior bureaucrat

Canada not approached by Chechen gay men: senior bureaucrat

Government worries emergency-visa scheme could backfire

By Dylan C Robertson • May 5, 2017 at 3:15 pm EDT
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