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Toronto police have released their hate crime statistics report which shows a slight year-over-year decrease in 2022, but still a significant jump from pre-pandemic times. In their findings, police said 2022 saw a decrease in reported hate crimes of six per cent compared to 2021 — 242 incidents compared to …
Read More »Stay or go? Why families of trans kids face an uncertain future in Tennessee – National
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Parents of transgender children in Tennessee worry they may have to move their families out of the state because of a recently passed ban on gender-affirming care for minors and policies that target transgender people. “Do we stay here?” asked the mother of a transgender child in …
Read More »Experts say remain vigilant as mass mpox vaccination clinic wraps up in Halifax
Wednesday was the last day to attend a mass mpox immunization clinic in Nova Scotia’s capital city, but the Halifax Sexual Health Centre is still taking appointments for those who need it. Although Nova Scotia has only had one confirmed mpox case, those at the clinic are still advising people …
Read More »New billboard in West Kelowna, B.C. sparks outrage among many
A new banner in West Kelowna, questioning what children are being taught in school has been sparking outrage due to its message and the graphics on it. The billboard, stationed along Highway 97 in West Kelowna, shows a cartoon woman, who appears to be a teacher, wearing a mask in …
Read More »Winnipeg pastor’s reflections on LGBTQ+ inclusion removed from book highlighting female leaders
A book meant to give female pastors a voice within the Mennonite Brethren Church is being seen as silencing one of those voices after a contribution from one of its writers was censored. Winnipeg pastor Mary Anne Isaak is one of 15 female leaders who contributed to On Holy Ground: Stories …
Read More »‘It’s time for happy stories:’ The evolution of LGBTQ storytelling in film
Peter Knegt remembers sneaking out to video stores as a teenager searching for films that he could relate to. Sometimes, he couldn’t find anything. “The accessibility that queer youth have now to this content is very new,” Knegt said. “It’s remarkable … and is going to go a long way in …
Read More »‘A crutch to continue to prejudice’: Montreal’s LGBTQ community fears stigma from monkeypox
David Hawkins wasn’t alive during the height of the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s, but decades later, his organization is still working on dispelling harmful myths associated with the disease. “All these years later, it is still seen as being the gay disease, and it’s stuff like that that people still point …
Read More »Apple and Google's vague and inconsistent policies around hookup apps can harm LGBTQ people, especially those in countries with explicitly anti-LGBTQ laws (Wired UK)
Wired UK: Apple and Google’s vague and inconsistent policies around hookup apps can harm LGBTQ people, especially those in countries with explicitly anti-LGBTQ laws — Silicon Valley should get out of the business of regulating sexually explicit content – its actions against NSFW materials put marginalised groups at even more …
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