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Jun 14, 2016  Photos: Candlelight vigil in Toronto for victims of Orlando nightclub massacrerabble staff Elizabeth Littlejohn Hundreds of members of Toronto's LGBTQ community and their supporters gathered at a vigil in Barbara Hall Park for the victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre. |
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Jun 13, 2016  Singing for the Pulse Orlando victimsPenney Kome As we gathered for the post-service concert, our music director told us the body count. "All we can do is sing," she said. |
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Jun 13, 2016  Orlando's nightclub massacre was a nightmare waiting to happenMatthew Hays The long line of anti-LGBT violence in culture and policies enacted in the United States, twinned with its dangerous gun culture made the massacre at Pulse inevitable. |
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Jun 12, 2016  Michael Coren on his recent epiphany and new book, dogmatic beliefs and the religious rightface2face Michael talks about his new book Epiphany, dogmatism, the religious right, why he's still so optimistic and his desire for change. |
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Jun 6, 2016  River Run, Indigenous death in detention, equity and media literacyGroundWire This week GroundWire is produced at CILU FM, on Fort William First Nation's Annishinabe Traditional Territory, part of the Robinson-Superior Treaty in Thunder Bay Ontario. |
 Get transgender people off the wait lists3 Minute Action Help ensure the resources for gender-affirming care. |
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Jun 2, 2016  Let's talk about girls and sexSarah Innis Girls (or young women) and sex. It's a huge, complex and controversial topic. Author Peggy Orenstein gets to the heart of the issue: what messages are girls receiving and what are they actually doing? |
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May 26, 2016  Uganda's first out transgender woman on stigma, seeking asylum, and finding true loveThe Hum Podcast Activist Cleo Kambugu talks about love, stigma and being Uganda's first out transgender woman. |
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May 26, 2016  Bill C-16 introduces transgender protections but keeps Harper's damaging human rights legacyProtection of transgender rights is long overdue. But does Bill C-16 go far enough in undoing the Harper government's damage to equality rights in Canada? |
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May 24, 2016  After Census snub, Canada's trans community feels like it doesn't countAlbert Van Santvoort Some members of the transgender community can't help but feel institutionally overlooked after the 2016 census failed to include options for transgender people. |
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May 19, 2016  It's not a story here but back home it isThe Hum Podcast Journalist Zahra Haider talks about her VICE article on having premarital sex in Pakistan. |
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May 19, 2016  Federal government tables historic human rights protectionsThe federal government's introduction of Bill C-16 seeks to extend human rights and secure full legal protection for transgender people by enshrining gender identity and gender expression. |
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May 16, 2016 Unions take a stand against homophobia, transphobia and biphobiaMay 17 is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), one of the largest global LGBTQ solidarity actions. |
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May 13, 2016  Alon Kol on 'Transfixed,' activism and actionface2face Alon talks about his new film Transfixed, activism and action, walking in the shoes of others and how it can help us to understand the world in a new and more inclusive way. |
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May 10, 2016  Attack on Canada's only surgery clinic for trans people elicits 'zero reaction'Laura Brightwell Last Monday, an arsonist attacked Canada's only sex reassignment surgery provider, and no one is talking about it. |
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May 3, 2016  St. Albert Catholic school board has spent more than $367,000 to defend firing of transgender teacherDavid J. Climenhaga Whatever the Roman Catholic Church's doctrine is on whether people ought to transition from one gender to another, this hardly seems like a good use of tax dollars! |
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Apr 28, 2016  'Oscar of Between' pushes boundaries of identity, language and formBetsy Warland New publisher Dagger Editions focuses on literature produced by and for queer woman. In this excerpt, Betsy Warland delves into a personal narrative of "a person of between." |
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Apr 28, 2016  B.C. publisher Dagger Editions makes queer women writers a priorityClarissa Fortin Dagger Editions is a new imprint of Caitlin Press which publishes stories by and about queer women. Enjoy this Q&A with publisher Vici Johnstone. |
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Mar 31, 2016  North Carolina passes 'Bathroom Bill' discriminating against transgender peopleA new law in North Carolina denies transgender people use of the bathroom, changing room or locker room that matches their gender identity. Resistance to the bill is fierce, and growing daily. |
 Believe survivors: Speak out and stand up3 Minute Action Disgusted by the Ghomeshi verdict? Speak out with others who are as disgusted as you are. |
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Mar 23, 2016  Sophia Luvara on LGBTQ rights, trust, transparency and why she's still so optimisticface2face Listen in as Sophia talks about her new film "Inside The Chinese Closet," LGBTQ rights here at home and in China, trust, transparency and why she's still optimistic about the future. |
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Mar 16, 2016  Trans people supporting each other and pushing for change in New BrunswickTalking Radical Radio Reid Lodge and Mable Wheeler talk about the work of Fredericton Gender Minorities and TransAction NB. |
 Sickened by Kenneth Zucker, unsure about whether the CAMH Gender Identity Clinic closure was a good thing?3 Minute Action Here is an alternative localized solution |
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Feb 16, 2016  Party City's PR problem illustrates the need to be anticipatory about promoting toleranceDavid J. Climenhaga If there's a silver lining to this unhappy story it's that other businesses have the opportunity to pay attention and ensure the same kind of thing doesn't happen in their operations. |
