Culture

Queer Arts Fest artistic director nominated for YWCA award

SD Holman up for Women of Distinction Award on June 3

By Natasha Barsotti

Toronto Diary

NOM fined for violating campaign finance law

By Jeremy Feist

Power

US: Catholic school teachers request audience with pope

The nine teachers lost jobs for being gay or supporting a gay family member

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

US: Catholic teachers in Oakland quit over new contract clause

Gay teachers could be among those targeted, critics fear

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Missouri: Woman forced out of job after gay marriage revealed

Catholic church employee avoided pronouns when referring to her wife

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Toronto Catholic school celebrates first Pride week

GSA at Scarborough’s Blessed Pope John Paul II set to unveil LGBT mural

By Graeme Coleman

Arts

The path to papa-hood

Johnny O’Callaghan tells his story of adopting a son in Uganda in Who’s Your Daddy

By Serafin LaRiviere

Power

Church of England to tackle homophobia in its schools

Guidance urges ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to homophobia: Archbishop of Canterbury

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Protests planned against Mississippi’s religious freedom bill

Governor’s university speech to be target of low-key opposition

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Trinity Western to sue after being denied accreditation

Ontario and Nova Scotia regulators’ decisions ‘legally incorrect’

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Arts

Why women are funny

The SheDot Festival of Funny Women features more than 60 performers from across the US and Canada

By Chris Dupuis

Health

Finding the balance

Instructor joa Keur says gay men can benefit from practising yoga

By Julie Cruikshank

Power

US law to cover claims of gender identity discrimination

Title IX-funded schools can’t discriminate against trans and gender-nonconforming students

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Nun sequitur

Ottawa’s TotoToo Theatre ends season on a pious note

By Julie Cruikshank

Culture

A life led without shame

The works of Robert Flack and Will Munro appear together in a Contact exhibit at Paul Petro Contemporary Art

By Chris Dupuis

Power

Ohio university seizes copies of student publication

LGBT-friendly content, criticism of administration cited as reasons for censorship

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

2014, the year of the bare ass

Yogi Bare yoga studio launches Dare to Be Bare pro-nudity campaign

By Jeremy Willard

Power

Mississippi law prompts businesses to show support for equality

‘We don’t discriminate’ campaign has distributed hundreds of stickers

By Natasha Barsotti