Canada

LGBTI Rights in Canada


ADDED ON: 05/15/2023

Halifax artist aims to make markets more accessible, inclusive Social Sharing

A Halifax artist who is queer and disabled is working to make markets and pop-up stores more inclusive and accessible for people like her. Kayti Baur is the founder of Different Folks, a…

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ADDED ON: 05/09/2023

70-year-old Ontario biker makes it her mission to protect people at drag queen storytimes

If public libraries have become the battleground for LGBTQ rights, Patricia Ginn of Strathroy, Ont., is on the front line. At 70, Ginn, who regularly sports a black leather vest, says she…

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ADDED ON: 04/12/2023

LGBTQ rights group wants Canada to ban Fox News Channel for anti-trans claims

An LGBTQ rights organization wants Canada to ban Fox News from TV programming over anti-trans comments. In an open letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Egale Canada is calling…

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ADDED ON: 04/03/2023

Vancouver police seek witnesses to violent confrontations at transgender rally

Vancouver police say they are investigating two violent confrontations at a rally in the city marking International Transgender Day of Visibility. Investigators have released images of two people, as well as video from Grandview Park…

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ADDED ON: 03/26/2023

Punishment of First World War soldiers for sexual orientation detailed in new study

Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada near Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent time in prison doing hard labour as a…

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ADDED ON: 03/26/2023

As NHL teams, players opt out of Pride Night events, concerns grow about league’s commitment to change

Growing up in Edmonton, Daylen Mitansky didn't feel like the hockey rink was a place that would welcome him. "Don't say gay was a huge thing," he said. "Jocks were never [openly]…

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ADDED ON: 03/21/2023

Finding safe spaces for queer people in Alberta’s bar and restaurant scene

A number of restaurants, clubs and bars in the Prairies have benefited from the entertainment and pop-culture appeal of drag performers in recent years. But while some protesters have set their targets…

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ADDED ON: 02/21/2023

Calgary teens may face street harassment fines for counter-protesting anti-LGBTQ group

An intense interaction between allies and members of the LGBTQ community and a religious group got heated and loud according to attendees. The tensions and volume escalated on the afternoon of Feb.…

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ADDED ON: 02/10/2023

When homosexuality was considered an illness, this late psychologist fought back

Dr. Charles Silverstein accomplished a lot in his life. As a psychologist, he used his clinical practice to help LGBTQ patients embrace their identities at a time when conversion therapy was the norm.…

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ADDED ON: 02/05/2023

How antisemitic tropes are being used to target the LGBTQ community

Over the past year, a new front for hate has opened up across Canada and the United States, with drag performances and gender-affirming care providers becoming targets of harassment and threats. But…

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ADDED ON: 12/13/2022

Calgary police offer reconciliation for 2002 gay bathhouse raid

On a warmer-than-average Dec. 12, 2002, Keith Purdy started his shift like any other. He was the bartender at Texas Lounge in Calgary's Beltline neighbourhood — a bar that adjoins Goliath's, Calgary's…

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ADDED ON: 12/05/2022

Saskatchewan man calls for changes in organ donations for gay men after late husband’s tissues disqualified

Saskatchewan resident Dwayne Belcourt is accusing the Saskatchewan Health Authority of discrimination because he says his late husband’s tissues were disqualified due to his same-sex relationship. On Aug. 30, Belcourt’s husband Merril Donkin died from stage…

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