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Education

Doug Ford’s reversion of sex ed puts children in danger of sexual violence, survivors say
Sex education

Doug Ford’s reversion of sex ed puts children in danger of sexual violence, survivors say

Survivors speak out about how the 1998 curriculum failed to keep them safe

By Arshy Mann
I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me
Sex education

I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me

Sex ed taught me little about LGBT relationships, so I went searching on my own

By Nathan Sing
Doug Ford government scraps sex-ed curriculum for September
Power

Doug Ford government scraps sex-ed curriculum for September

Students will be taught the old sex education curriculum that dates back to the ’90s

By Arshy Mann
How Edmonton became a political battleground for queer students’ rights
Alberta

How Edmonton became a political battleground for queer students’ rights

Religious conservatism has long dominated the politics of Edmonton, but a day of reckoning might be on the horizon for the religious right

By Michael Ott
Christian university Trinity Western loses fight over law school at Supreme Court
Kevin Kindred

Christian university Trinity Western loses fight over law school at Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Canada finds BC and Ontario law societies can refuse accreditation based on the school’s community covenant

By Arshy Mann
Vancouver protesters rally against LGBT-inclusive school program
Education

Vancouver protesters rally against LGBT-inclusive school program

By Niko Bell
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How a small BC pilot project is creating queer-friendly schools
Education

How a small BC pilot project is creating queer-friendly schools

Mandatory anti-homophobia policies were just the beginning

By Frederick Blichert
What some students want to know but don’t know how to ask about HIV

What some students want to know but don’t know how to ask about HIV

Members of a non-profit group are sharing their sexual health stories with students in a Vancouver suburb

Created for Heart of Richmond AIDS Society
How I came to cherish being femme on my own non-binary terms
Power

How I came to cherish being femme on my own non-binary terms

I spent my teens trying to embrace my identity. When I finally came out there was a whole community of people like me

By Cicely-Belle Blain
Trinity Western law school would be an affront to LGBT equality, Supreme Court hears
Power

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
Supreme Court justices joust with Trinity Western over homophobic covenant
Power

Supreme Court justices joust with Trinity Western over homophobic covenant

Canada’s largest Christian university starts hearings in highest court

By Arshy Mann
Why queer history is a radical act of remembering
History

Why queer history is a radical act of remembering

Queer history has never been a straight line. It’s haphazard, it’s lost annotations and stories passed down through the ages

By Michael Lyons
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Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school
Opinion

Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school

Alberta’s new gay-straight alliance law is a step in the right direction, but gaps remain nationwide

By Rob Salerno
Chilliwack trustee’s ignorant comments show the limits of religion in public life
Opinion

Chilliwack trustee’s ignorant comments show the limits of religion in public life

What Barry Neufeld has in common with Quebec’s new niqab ban

By Arshy Mann
Parents are standing up for LGBT-inclusive education in BC’s Bible Belt
Power

Parents are standing up for LGBT-inclusive education in BC’s Bible Belt

Langley has become a battleground between supporters and opponents of LGBT-friendly education

By Hannah Ackeral
Langley school board won’t let opposition derail its support for LGBT students
Education

Langley school board won’t let opposition derail its support for LGBT students

The parents’ objections don’t ‘hold water morally or scientifically,’ says education advocate

By Chahira Merarsi
This student was called a racial slur then stuffed into a recycling bin
Power

This student was called a racial slur then stuffed into a recycling bin

So why didn’t his school intervene sooner to protect him?

By James Goldie
Abbotsford’s new LGBT policy doesn’t go far enough, says educator
Power

Abbotsford’s new LGBT policy doesn’t go far enough, says educator

‘Listen to what the students actually need,’ urges former Mouat Secondary student

By Chahira Merarsi
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