Oct 20, 2014
Transgender equality rights now up to the Senate
Bill C-279 is now before a Senate Committee which is considering amendments to the proposed legislation which would essentially undo the principles the bill aims to uphold.
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Oct 8, 2014  Uncovering Calgary's queer historyTalking Radical Radio Teresa Maillie and Kevin Allen talk about the work of the community-based Calgary Gay History Project. |
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Sep 23, 2014 Has the gay rights movement 'lost its teeth?' Julie Bindel on her new book, 'Straight Expectations'Feminist Current Meghan Murphy speaks with Julie Bindel about the history of the gay rights movement and the way in which the gay community has become, in many ways, more conformist than radical. |
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Sep 14, 2014 Feminism, lesbianism and polyamoryThe F Word The F Word teams up with The Lesbian Show to discuss the relationship between lesbianism and feminism. Also featuring an interview about lesbian polyamory. |
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Sep 7, 2014 Q&A from the Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Kate BornsteinThe F Word The F Word airs a Q&A from the Vancouver Queer Film Festival that followed a screening of the portrait film: Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger. |
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Sep 4, 2014  LGBTQ youth have their voices heardLaurel Golio Diana Scholl Read the unique stories of LGBTQ youth from across Canada and the U.S. in new photo journalism project 'We Are the Youth'. |
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Sep 3, 2014  Miranda Yardley on being a gender critical transwomanFeminist Current Meghan Murphy speaks with Miranda Yardley about her experiences as a transwoman, as well as her perspective on trans activism today. |
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Aug 23, 2014 Disability justice performance project Sins InvalidThe F Word The F Word speaks to Patricia Berne, member of the disability justice performance project, Sins Invalid, about the connections between disability justice, Israeli occupation and pinkwashing. |
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Aug 12, 2014 Shout Back! Festival 2014The F Word The F Word speaks with Idris Plum and features artists in the queer, feminist, anti-capitalist, do-it-together, punk festival: Shout Back! |
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Aug 4, 2014  On conscience-based medical exemptionsMercedes Allen The experiences of trans* people in Alberta with conscience-based medical exemptions provide insight for a conscience policy review in Ontario. |
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Aug 1, 2014  Doctors do not have the right to discriminate and deny basic health careWhen doctors refuse to provide reproductive health-care services based on personal beliefs, most people call it "conscientious objection." In reality, it is the opposite of conscientious. |
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Jul 25, 2014  Rainbow bombing, Western style: The spread of the anti-gay movementMary Ann Davis The WorldPride Human Rights Conference had a shocking statement: International anti-gay groups have become stronger and more organized than international LGBTI groups fighting for equality. |
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Jul 21, 2014  Groundwire Episode 1: Migrant justice, land claims and moreGroundWire This episode is produced by CHRW in London, Ontario, featuring stories about the temporary foreign workers program, BC Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors, Toronto Pride and more. |
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Jul 18, 2014 Book: The Tolerance TrapRedeye Suzanna Danuta Walters argues that the movement for LGBT rights has settled for a watered-down tolerance of sexual and gender difference rather than true equality and human rights for all. |
 Learn Canadian queer history on the go3 Minute Action Explore the sites and sounds of Toronto's vibrant and storied queer history with Queerstory, a free app. |
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Jun 27, 2014  HISTORY PARTY! 18 important dates in Canadian LGBTIQ historyrabble staff Here are 17 important dates in Canadian LGBTIQ history. This is a short list, so add your dates in the comments section below! |
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Jun 27, 2014  PRIDE! 18 dates to remember in Canadian LGBTIQ historyMeagan Perry Canada and the LGBTIQs, we've got history. Seventeen dates you can come out with at the next time you want to queer the historical record. |
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Jun 20, 2014  TAVIS policing cleansing downtown Toronto in the lead-up to World PrideLesley Wood The Toronto Police Service has launched an "anti-violence" initiative in the downtown East End of Toronto in anticipation of World Pride. Let's see how anti-violent it will really be. |
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Jun 20, 2014  Meet the new Ukraine: Feminist and LGBT activists building civil societyMarusya Bociurkiw Despite Russian troops, Ukraine's citizens are taking the helm and building civil society. In this article, a look at the feminist, LGBT and human rights communities that are organizing in Ukraine. |
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Jun 16, 2014 Interview with Jenna Tenn-YukThe F Word Ariana Barer speaks with Jenna Tenn-Yuk about her work as an artist-in-residence with the Vancouver Biennale, and finding her way identifying as a gay Christian Jamasian woman. |
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Jun 13, 2014  Why I voted against approving Trinity Western's proposed law schoolJonathan Chapnick In April, B.C.'s Law Society approved the accreditation of TWU's law school, which discriminates against LGBTQ students. This week, over 3,000 Law Society members voted to reverse that decision. |
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Jun 9, 2014 Interview with Vi LevittThe F Word Ariana Barer interviews Vi Levitt, a former VSB student and an activist for trans* rights, queer inclusion and anti-colonialism. |
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Jun 8, 2014  Be there or be square: When Pride goes mainstream, is just being there enough?David J. Climenhaga When chartered banks and dog-rescue societies have floats in a local Pride Parade, you've got to know that more than just the parade has gone mainstream. |
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Jun 3, 2014 Femme City ChoirThe F Word Ariana Barer speaks with the co-organizers of the Femme City Choir in Vancouver, Lau Sequins and Kate Monstrr. |
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