VPS completed its latest round of consultations regarding Vancouver Pride 2017
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Are public health recommendations sex-negative? (Part 1)
While their guidelines are effective, they sometimes don’t feel realistic for queer people
Trudeau government under fire for ending LGBT Iranian refugee program
Immigration minister stresses Liberals commitment to queer and trans refugees
Old politics in Vancouver’s new women’s library spark protest
But both sides forget what a library is meant to do (Hint: curate books, not ban them)
Toronto police chief pulls out of Pride parade
But it’s just ‘hollow statements’ until police really change, says BLMTO co-founder
What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom
Moral policing determines what’s bought and sold online
Parliament may probe why Canada is turning away LGBT Iranians
MPs concerned about stagnating refugee arrivals amid Trump’s executive order
Out in Vancouver: Feb 9–14, 2017
Choice events in the city this week
Out in Toronto: Feb 9–15, 2017
Choice events in the city this week
Why I went back in the closet while travelling to India (Part 2)
Cruising in India was too dangerous. I would have to wait until I got back to Canada
Mary Jones, patron saint of the scam
Jones was a black, cross-dressing sex worker who sure did love to pickpocket white men
Canadian government spending $3 million to determine fate of gay blood ban
Critics challenge Liberals’ new LGBT advisor on slow-moving change
Turing’s victory, gay resistance and Lady Gaga
Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world
Democrats need to start planning to win everywhere
When progressives write off parts of the electorate, they author perpetual defeat
The sublime sadness of Kinky Boots
Why this musical theatre sissy-boy shies away from stilettos
Canadian federal investigation reveals unsafe conditions for female trans inmates
Investigation reveals claims by trans women of sexual assault while in male prison wards, deadnaming by staff and housing of female trans inmates with violent criminals
Canada told LGBT Iranian refugees to apply to the US. Then Trump happened
Canadian government has stopped accepting LGBT Iranian refugees to prioritize Syrian refugees
Anti-trans posters pop up in Vancouver’s gay village
Campaign founded by pastor in New Westminster