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Vancouver

BC election shows no gains in LGBT representation in the legislature
Power

BC election shows no gains in LGBT representation in the legislature

Despite a record number of openly LGBT candidates running, only five elected

By James Goldie
Hiromi Goto’s work presents new ways of imagining queer life

Hiromi Goto’s work presents new ways of imagining queer life

Author will speak at Qmunity’s upcoming IDAHOT breakfast

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Keep your anti-trans flyers out of our neighbourhood, says rally
Power

Keep your anti-trans flyers out of our neighbourhood, says rally

Community members support Morgane Oger after Christian evangelist spreads transphobic flyers in False Creek

By Hannah Ackeral
Why I’m torn between the BC Greens and the NDP
Opinion

Why I’m torn between the BC Greens and the NDP

Horgan and Weaver both impressed me on LGBT questions and broader social change. So who gets my vote?

By Robin Perelle
Out in Vancouver: May 4–9, 2017
Arts

Out in Vancouver: May 4–9, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
What still needs to change in BC’s adoption process
Power

What still needs to change in BC’s adoption process

‘There’s not enough resources behind getting those kids actually to the parents,’ says Spencer Chandra Herbert

By James Goldie
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What do you do if you’re robbed while cruising?
Power

What do you do if you’re robbed while cruising?

Gay men encouraged to report crime, says Burnaby RCMP

By Derek Brown
Out in Vancouver: April 27–May 3, 2017
Arts

Out in Vancouver: April 27–May 3, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
Record number of LGBT candidates running in 2017 BC election
Power

Record number of LGBT candidates running in 2017 BC election

Can you guess which issues they agree on?

By James Goldie
Morgane Oger is Canada’s best chance at electing a trans person in 2017
Power

Morgane Oger is Canada’s best chance at electing a trans person in 2017

Activist turned politician hopes to unseat Liberal incumbent in BC’s May 9 election

By James Goldie
This LGBT group just made history in Vancouver’s Vaisakhi parade
Power

This LGBT group just made history in Vancouver’s Vaisakhi parade

‘There is nothing homophobic in the Sikh culture or the Sikh bible,’ says Sher founder

By Derek Brown
Out in Vancouver: April 20–26, 2017
Arts

Out in Vancouver: April 20–26, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
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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
Out in Vancouver: April 13–19, 2017
Arts

Out in Vancouver: April 13–19, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
Go-go dancing do-gooders battle it out on stage

Go-go dancing do-gooders battle it out on stage

Contestants drop trou to raise funds for LGBT youth at the annual Mr Ruff competition

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Richmond NDP candidate’s statements on LGBT rights don’t all add up
Power

Richmond NDP candidate’s statements on LGBT rights don’t all add up

What did Chak Au really say about his ‘moral issues’?

By Niko Bell
Queer Vancouver teen’s death a mystery five months later
Power

Queer Vancouver teen’s death a mystery five months later

No reason to believe Oliver Zamarripa was targeted for his sexuality, says RCMP

By Niko Bell
Out in Vancouver: April 6–12, 2017
Arts

Out in Vancouver: April 6–12, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
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