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Students speak-out against ban on GSA, rainbows

logointern2 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:00:41 +0000

After the Catholic School Board forbid the formation of a gay-straight alliance and banned any public display of rainbows at a student-organized anti-homophobia event, students from St. Joseph(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Newt wants to be your next president

James Withers — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:26:35 +0000

Shirvell blames Armstrong. Andrew Shirvell is a special class of nutty. In response to Chris Armstrong’s suit against him, the former assistant general attorney, has counter sued; he(...)

Canada announes to support gay refugee committee

logointern1 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:00:31 +0000

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the Canadian government will work with the Rainbow Refugee Committee to support oversea refugees who are maltreated for being gay. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will donate $10,000 to cover three months of income support and refugee needs when they arrive to Canada, according to the Toronto Star. “These funds [...]

Withers: VA pol wants National Guard gay free

James Withers — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:48:22 +0000

Outside of Sen. John McCain’s sputtering, I’ve tried to keep the limited brain space away from the opinions of those against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” abolition. The majority are just plain(...)

Withers: Neighbors come to the defense of a gay couple

James Withers — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:54:06 +0000

Even our cousins up north, polite Canada, have religious kooks. Nine people from the Highfield Road Gospel Hall decided to spread their message in a Toronto neighborhood. Cool. Freedom of(...)

100,000 celebrate Montreal Pride

logointern1 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:30:51 +0000

Over 100,000 people celebrated in Montreal’s Gay Pride parade on Sunday.

The parade attracted people of all ages and orientations. The theme of the parade was “Our Superheroes”- Wonder Women(...)

Study: Views on gay marriage in the Americas

logointern1 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:07 +0000

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed Argentina’s gay marriage bill into law on Wednesday. It is the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage, and joins Canada as the(...)

Wed. Watercooler: God hates nerds; ‘Degrassi’ loves outcasts

logointern3 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:14:01 +0000

Canadian trans teen on TV. Canadian teen drama/guilty pleasure “Degrassi” will take on a whole new level of adolescent identity searching with this season’s newest character Adam—a(...)

Gay rights advocates protest the G-20

logointern1 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:11 +0000

LGBT activists protested the G-20 summit, which is being held this year in Toronto. The G-20 is a group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors that meet annually to discuss key(...)

Withers: Hockey GM fights homophobia in schools

James Withers — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:17:28 +0000

Brian Burke, the GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs, was the main speaker when Egale Canada, the country’s national gay and lesbian political rights organization, launched a new site. Called