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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. In the 35 years since Halifax figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist Rob McCall died from …
Read More »Italy passes law banning surrogacy abroad that activists say targets LGBTQ+ couples
Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni party that activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda, looking to promote …
Read More »‘It just makes me feel home’: LGBTQ2 newcomers celebrate first Pride in Toronto
When Zhya Aramiy was living in Turkey and Iraq, he had to keep his Pride flags hidden away. Aramiy, who identifies as gay, fled from Iraq at the age of 27 after facing threats, physical violence and ostracization from his family because of his sexuality. “I was at the point …
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 »3 teens charged in hate-motivated assault against LGBTQ2 member in Toronto – Toronto
Toronto police say three teenagers have been charged after an assault involving a member of the LGBTQ2 community on Wednesday afternoon. Police said just before 1 p.m. officers were called to investigate an assault in the Yonge and Wellesley streets area. Investigators said the victim was “concerned with the treatment …
Read More »Saskatchewan judge to hear injunction application over school pronoun policy
A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province’s policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ2 people in Regina, are to argue in favour of the injunction. The lawyers from Egale Canada and McCarthy Tetrault LLP …
Read More »LGBTQ policy in N.B. schools violates Charter rights of kids: child advocate
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2023 11:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says changes to the province’s policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools violate the Charter rights of children. Kelly Lamrock released his findings …
Read More »Ottawa sees 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias motivated incidents in 2023 – Ottawa
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has seen a 23.5 per cent increase in hate and bias-motivated incidents in 2023 compared to this time last year, a rise the city’s police chief described as “concerning.” Police have reported 221 hate-related incidents in 2023 so far, 158 of …
Read More »Inside Norwich, an Ontario town at war with a church ‘controlling’ its citizens
Every Sunday, the agricultural hamlet of Norwich, Ont., becomes a ghost town. Almost all the town’s shops — including Foodland, Norwich’s only supermarket and its Shoppers Drug Mart — are shuttered. No one is mowing their lawn or dining out. The sports fields sit empty. On the desolate main street, …
Read More »York Catholic District School Board votes 6-4 against raising Pride flag – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Catholic District School Board trustees have voted against raising the Pride flag next month after a motion was defeated six votes to four. A portion of the meeting held Monday night was to decide if the rainbow flag, specifically the Progress …
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