Toronto

Toronto’s gay village to get four dedicated neighbourhood police officers

Critics say that increased mental health supports, not more police, are solution

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Project Marie was about morality and respectability — that’s why it could happen again tomorrow

Disputes over public space end up with marginalized people losing out

By Arshy Mann

Lessons for today’s activists taken from queer history

A look back at battles fought and how they can be applied to 2017

Created for Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

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Toronto police regret lack of LGBT outreach before undercover park sting

Police defend Project Marie but say more consultation should’ve been done

By Arshy Mann

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Why Canadians should care about Egypt’s anti-LGBT crackdown

Vigil held in Vancouver, more vigils planned worldwide

By Ethan Reyes

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Toronto police extend investigation into two missing gay men

Police have followed up on 150 leads regarding Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman, but still don’t know what happened to them

By Arshy Mann

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The Vancouver police force’s new gay liaison is straight — does it matter?

Constable Dale Quiring says he’s up for the job, but some observers are already concerned

By Derek Brown

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The Canadian government will apologize to LGBT people. Now they’re trying to figure out how

‘You only get one opportunity to do something this important well and we want to do it well the first time,’ says LGBTQ2 special advisor Randy Boissonnault

By Arshy Mann

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Capital Pride welcomes Ottawa police chief’s sudden reversal on uniforms

Police in uniform is not a welcoming sight for many marginalized LGBT community members, says Capital Pride chair

By Derek Brown

Opinion

Myles Gray and Hudson Brooks are dead. BC police are dead silent

As Vancouver police and the RCMP prepare to walk in Pride, consider the people they’ve killed

By Arshy Mann

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Toronto police set up special task force to investigate missing gay men

But are not stating there’s a connection between Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman

By Arshy Mann

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Vancouver police force finally passes new trans policies

A year and a half past deadline but a step in the right direction, say trans activists

By Tessa Vikander

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Vancouver police have yet to fully protect trans people, more than a year past deadline

VPD’s unfinished update to trans policies part of a pattern of delays and inaction, activist alleges

By Tessa Vikander

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Pride Winnipeg says police can march in this year’s parade — just not in uniform

Inspector says Pride did ‘a really good job explaining why’ some community members might be stressed by seeing police in uniform

By Derek Brown

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Uniformed police will march in Vancouver’s Pride parade

‘This is our way through and our compromise for this year,’ says Pride society

By Derek Brown

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Pride Toronto clears first hurdle to keep city funding

A full council vote on Pride Toronto funding to come on May 24

By Arshy Mann

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‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada

Alireza and Kiran are struggling to survive in Turkey after Canada halted their resettlement to prioritize Syrian refugees

By Dylan C Robertson

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Black Lives Matter say they feel betrayed by Vancouver police and Pride

Why didn’t police intervene sooner to pre-empt attack on this anti-racism rally, and what does it say about marching in Pride?

By Derek Brown