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Lisa Stroud flashes a wide smile when she talks about her burgeoning acting career. The 70-year-old Hamilton woman has been in 11 film and television productions, alongside stars such as Josh Hartnett (M. Night Shyamalan’s film Trap) and Kim Cattrall (TV series Glamorous), since she first responded to a casting call online in 2021. These days, …
Read More »PC candidate compares N.B.’s original 2SLGBTQ+ policy to Indigenous residential schools
A Progressive Conservative candidate for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature is facing calls she withdraw from the campaign after she compared protections for 2SLGTBQ+ students to the systematic taking of Indigenous children from their parents to place them in residential schools. Sherry Wilson said the federal system of …
Read More »New bar looking to end LGBTQ+ nightlife drought in Atlantic Canada’s biggest city – Halifax
As a closeted gay teenager walking through downtown Halifax in the early 1980s, Daniel MacKay drew hope from the bright lights, giggles and thumping bass coming from a boisterous bar called The Turret on Barrington Street. MacKay was there to catch a glimpse of the patrons trickling in and out …
Read More »Edmonton’s Pride Cup looks to boost visibility in the 2SLGBTQ+ sport community – Edmonton
This weekend marked the annual Pride Cup — the annual Battle of Alberta for the province’s 2SLGBTQ+-focused hockey teams. The event aims to be more than just a ball hockey championship, but a chance to support diversity, equity and inclusion in sport. There were two feature games ahead of this …
Read More »Ontario man accused of taking selfie with terminally ill patient, charged with harassment
A London, Ont., man has been charged with criminal harassment following an incident in Windsor earlier this week. According to the Windsor Police Service, officers were contacted on Thursday after a 36-year-old woman reported being consistently harassed through social media following the Wortley Village Pride event in London last weekend. …
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