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Why LGBT Bajans can’t sue the government to end anti-gay laws
This one clause makes it nearly impossible to challenge Barbados’ buggery laws
How one book wants to get Canada talking about the challenges faced by LGBT youth
Christopher Gudgeon’s latest book, The Encyclopedia of Lies, offers insight into isolation and loss
Federal politicians speak out against bullying on Day of Pink
MPs also attended a gala run by the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Out in Toronto: April 20–26, 2017
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This LGBT group just made history in Vancouver’s Vaisakhi parade
‘There is nothing homophobic in the Sikh culture or the Sikh bible,’ says Sher founder
Out in Vancouver: April 20–26, 2017
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What does Barbados’ prime minister have to say about the country’s harsh buggery laws?
Though rarely enforced, LGBT Bajans continue to face discrimination and harassment. Is decriminalizing buggery a solution?
How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?
Like gay men, lesbians faced persecution in the 1950s McCarthy witch hunts
Bisexual men, Tribeca and virtual reality
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Abbotsford’s new LGBT policy doesn’t go far enough, says educator
‘Listen to what the students actually need,’ urges former Mouat Secondary student
Out in Ottawa: April 16–30, 2017
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Earning my red hankie — two fists at a time
How ‘riding the chariot’ taught me to love fisting
Trans education, Chechen retribution and reality television
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Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean
LGBT Bajans face regular harassment and discrimination on the island. And some fear that it’s about to get worse
Liberals’ superficial Criminal Code reform betrays sex workers and queer artists
If the government wants to strike out unconstitutional laws, why has it ignored the sex work and obscenity laws?
‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada
Alireza and Kiran are struggling to survive in Turkey after Canada halted their resettlement to prioritize Syrian refugees
Out in Toronto: April 13–19, 2017
Choice events in the city this week