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Faith & Spirituality

Most Catholic school boards still refuse to recognize Pride
Education

Most Catholic school boards still refuse to recognize Pride

At the world’s largest publicly funded Catholic school board, located in Toronto, the object lesson is prejudice and indifference

By Erica Lenti
alextbh is Malaysia’s unlikely queer pop star
Music

alextbh is Malaysia’s unlikely queer pop star

Self-taught and unabashedly gay, the R&B singer just wants to connect—with his emotions and with audiences

By Jesse Locke
Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury
Music

Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury

The trans artist mixes Led Zeppelin and African gospel to create a fierce form of horror-inflected hip-hop

By Jesse Locke
Despite virtual family gatherings this year, the message of Passover resonates more profoundly than ever during COVID-19
Faith & Spirituality

Despite virtual family gatherings this year, the message of Passover resonates more profoundly than ever during COVID-19

No one is a stranger; we are responsible for one another

By Rabbi Dr. Aviva Goldberg
Surviving conversion therapy
Conversion therapy

Surviving conversion therapy

Matt Ashcroft’s story illustrates why a federal ban on conversion therapy is vitally important

By Gordon Bowness
Being a Christian teen abstinence activist shaped my Black queer feminism
Personal Essay

Being a Christian teen abstinence activist shaped my Black queer feminism

Growing up, I thought that purity was the only choice when it came to sex — until I began questioning what that meant

By Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
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Students at Trinity Western University don’t have to sign its covenant anymore — now what?
Analysis

Students at Trinity Western University don’t have to sign its covenant anymore — now what?

Past and current TWU students weigh in on the Christian university’s decision

By Layla Cameron
Trinity Western University drops controversial community covenant
Culture

Trinity Western University drops controversial community covenant

BC Christian university says it will stop making students promise not to have sex outside of heterosexual marriage

By Riley Sparks
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
The battle within the Catholic Church will have profound consequences for LGBT people
Opinion

The battle within the Catholic Church will have profound consequences for LGBT people

As Pope Francis edges towards gay acceptance, prepare for the backlash

By Arshy Mann
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
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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
NDP politician Cheri DiNovo may be leaving politics, but her work on LGBT issues isn’t over
Power

NDP politician Cheri DiNovo may be leaving politics, but her work on LGBT issues isn’t over

DiNovo’s legacy on LGBT rights in Ontario includes banning conversion therapy, equal parenting laws, and a trans-rights bill

By Arshy Mann
Why LGBT spaces can be uncomfortable for queer people of colour
Opinion

Why LGBT spaces can be uncomfortable for queer people of colour

I thought I was supposed to try to be white if I wanted to accept my queerness. It didn’t occur to me that there were other queer POC hiding too

By Dev Ramsawakh
Meet the man behind Toronto’s dance party for LGBT Middle Easterners
Arts

Meet the man behind Toronto’s dance party for LGBT Middle Easterners

From being a homeless teen to an Old Catholic priest to founder of Arabian Knights LGBTQ, Kerolos Saleib knows the importance of self-love and community

By Mike Miksche
An Ontario preschool rejected a child because their parents are gay — and it’s totally legal
Power

An Ontario preschool rejected a child because their parents are gay — and it’s totally legal

The Ontario Human Rights Code includes an exemption that allows religious organizations to legally discriminate

By Arshy Mann
Jewish Defence League members planning anti-Islam ‘death march’ at Toronto Pride parade
Power

Jewish Defence League members planning anti-Islam ‘death march’ at Toronto Pride parade

Members of the far-right group will carry fake severed heads, caskets and anti-Islamic signs

By Arshy Mann, Evan Balgord
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