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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. |
 TransRights BC launches Know Your RightsGuides A comprehensive set of guidelines geared towards the trans community. |
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Feb 3, 2016  Queers against gentrificationTalking Radical Radio Helen Lenskyj and Liisa Schofield talk about the group Queer Trans Community Defence and the struggle against gentrification in Toronto. |
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Jan 28, 2016  National study on LGBTQ education finds both support and lack of security for studentsLauren Siddall From concerns for students' safety to teachers' support of LGBTQ-inclusive education, the national Every Teacher Project is shedding light on a number of key issues in our schools. |
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Jan 19, 2016  GroundWire | Jan 19: Lelu Island protest update and Transgender Prisoner Solidarity DayGroundWire This episode of GroundWire features an update from Lelu Island, where Lax Kw'alaams First Nations have been protesting LNG development, and a story on Transgender Prisoner Solidarity Day. |
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Dec 16, 2015  Remembering Holly Woodlawn, trans visibility pioneerCory Collins Holly Woodlawn, an actress known for her work with Andy Warhol and her status as a pioneer of trans visibility, died last Sunday, December 6 after a battle with cancer. She was 69. |
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Dec 12, 2015  Criminalization and harassment of LGBTQ prisoners in Kitchener's federal prisonAw@l A summary of the "Being Queer is Not Illegal" campaign at the Federal Jail in Kitchener, and wrongfully convicted GVI prisoner Nyki Kish reads one of her new blog posts. |
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Dec 2, 2015  B.C. Corrections amends policy for transgender inmatesAlyse Kotyk B.C. becomes the second province in Canada to adopt a policy allowing transgender inmates to be placed based on identified gender, not birth sex. |
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Nov 30, 2015  Day of Remembrance work must include trans* womenAlyse Kotyk An upcoming event and documentary open the narrative of violence to include violence against trans* women of colour. |
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Nov 23, 2015  GroundWire | November 23, 2015: Criminalization of LGBTQ prisoners, opposing the North West LNG projectGroundWire This episode of GroundWire was produced on Haudenosaunee and Anishinabe traditional territory in Kingston by CRFC and hosted by Nathan Bateman. |
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Nov 20, 2015  November 20: Transgender Day of RemembranceTransgender Day of Remembrance is observed on November 20 to recognize and honour members of the trans community, who have been murdered for expressing their gender choice. |
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Nov 19, 2015  Overthrow the system! The fight for women's rights needs a socialist revolutionFaline Bobier The historic battles for women's rights are well documented, so why are we still fighting the same fights? If we truly want progressive change, we need a new revolution. |
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Oct 26, 2015  Which Witch?WINGS A lively exploration of changes in Western European ideas about witches, from Shakespeare's time to ours. |
 Voting While TransGuides Helping the tran |
 International Women's Rights: a voters guide on women's isssues in the 2015 electionGuides The International Women's Rights Project has created a voters guide highlighting women's issues in 2015 election. |
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Jul 15, 2015  ACSEXE+: Talking disability and sexuality in MontrealTalking Radical Radio Aimee Louw and Charli Lessard talk about a new project in Montreal that deals with questions of disability and sexuality. |
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Jul 8, 2015  Senate tramples transgender rightsJ. Baglow The unelected Senate deliberately allowed a transgender rights bill to die on the order paper. A momentary triumph of bigotry over human decency. |
