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Human Rights

Nunavut passes trans-rights law
Power

Nunavut passes trans-rights law

Legislature unanimously votes to add human-rights protections for trans people

By Rob Salerno
Why queer people must stand against the death penalty
Opinion

Why queer people must stand against the death penalty

Not just in far-off countries where homosexuals are put to death, but wherever people are unjustly oppressed by the state

By Rob Salerno
Experts scheduled to testify on trans-rights bill in April
Power

Experts scheduled to testify on trans-rights bill in April

Senate drew out deliberation of Bill C-16 for 13 weeks

By Dylan C Robertson
If the Liberal government abandons hundreds of LGBT refugees, does anyone care?
Opinion

If the Liberal government abandons hundreds of LGBT refugees, does anyone care?

Canada broke a promise to hundreds of LGBT Iranians, who are now stranded in Turkey. Now what?

By Arshy Mann
US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile
Love & Sex

US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

What non-Americans can do to protect their privacy at the border

By Rob Salerno
Old politics in Vancouver’s new women’s library spark protest
Opinion

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)

By Amy Fox
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What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom
Opinion

What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom

Moral policing determines what’s bought and sold online

By Niko Bell
Reverend Brent Hawkes acquitted of all charges in sexual assault trial
Power

Reverend Brent Hawkes acquitted of all charges in sexual assault trial

Judge says Crown failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt

By Matthew DiMera
What’s the LGBT community saying about Pride Toronto’s decision on BLMTO’s demands?
Power

What’s the LGBT community saying about Pride Toronto’s decision on BLMTO’s demands?

Some community members applauding decision to ban uniformed police, while others opposed

By James Goldie
How one trans woman prompted Canadian jails to stop sorting inmates by genitalia
Power

How one trans woman prompted Canadian jails to stop sorting inmates by genitalia

Teresa Windsor raised the issue with Justin Trudeau, causing federal jails to change course just three days after prolonging ‘reprehensible’ policy

By Dylan C Robertson
Yukon trans activists demand meeting with new territorial government
Power

Yukon trans activists demand meeting with new territorial government

Minister mandate letters make no specific commitments on LGBT issues

By Rob Salerno
Class-action lawsuit proceeds on government, military purge in Canada
Power

Class-action lawsuit proceeds on government, military purge in Canada

Public servants asked to preserve documents

By Dylan C Robertson
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What’s on the agenda for Canada’s first LGBTQ2 advisor?
Power

What’s on the agenda for Canada’s first LGBTQ2 advisor?

Randy Boissonnault talks government apology, gay blood ban and Marie Curtis Park

By Dylan C Robertson
Senate delays trans-rights bill debate until February
Power

Senate delays trans-rights bill debate until February

Red chamber’s new committee structure gives Bill C-16 a better chance of passing

By Dylan C Robertson
A year in review 2016: The year that LGBT couples in Ontario became equal parents
Opinion

A year in review 2016: The year that LGBT couples in Ontario became equal parents

The All Families Are Equal Act was well-fought, but it isn’t over for Wynne’s Liberals

By Arshy Mann
Nunavut and Yukon to enact trans-rights bills
Power

Nunavut and Yukon to enact trans-rights bills

Move will leave New Brunswick as the last remaining province without explicit trans rights

By Rob Salerno
Trans bill likely to pass Senate
Power

Trans bill likely to pass Senate

Bill C-16 passed its final House vote Nov 18, 2016

By Dylan C Robertson
Leitch’s hypocritical Trump-style politics have no place in Canada
Opinion

Leitch’s hypocritical Trump-style politics have no place in Canada

If Conservatives have any principles, they must rally against leadership candidate’s anti-immigrant rhetoric

By Rob Salerno
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