BC – Davie Village Post News, Current Events Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 LGBTI Conference: Vancouver Host for International Conference with 39 Member States /8951/lgbti-conference/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 03:14:56 +0000 /?p=8951

Global LGBTI Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 5 to 7, 2018 The conference will coincide with the 40th Annual Vancouver Pride Parade, on Sunday August 5. The rainbow Pride Flag is also 40 years old this year. Designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978 and urged on by Harvey Milk, the Pride Flag is ...

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West Vancouver Police Seek Grindr Scammer /8817/west-vancouver-police-seek-grindr-scammer/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:10:09 +0000 /?p=8817

April 23, update:  Busted Christian Michael Lee Richardson was arrested by RCMP on Friday after a tip was received from the public. Richardson, 39,  has been charged with two counts of theft under $5,000, two counts of fraud under $5,000 and one count of uttering a forged document in relation to using fake cheques to ...

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Vancouver Pride Cancels 2018 Davie Street Party /8780/vancouver-pride-cancels-2018-davie-street-party/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 22:10:59 +0000 /?p=8780

Davie Street Party 2018 Cancelation Shock to Community The Davie Street Party, held on the Friday night before the annual Pride Parade has been canceled. The Vancouver Pride Society issued a statement on their website and social media on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Comments are already popping up on social media suggesting things such as ...

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Time to Ban Conversion Therapy in BC /8765/conversion-therapy/ Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:00:29 +0000 /?p=8765

Petition Against Conversion Therapy Gains Momentum It’s hard to believe, but conversion therapy is still ongoing in British Columbia. Considered a barbaric practice, practitioners of conversion therapy use techniques such as shock therapy, brainwashing, and other unproven methods. Did you know? In British Columbia, the cost of conversion therapy can be covered with the use ...

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DJ Dopamine to Headline Peak Pride April 7 /8732/dj-dopamine-to-headline-peak-pride-april-7/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 23:11:09 +0000 /?p=8732

WipeOUT at Peak Pride DJ Dopamine’s high energy, multi-genre, live mixed set is what awaits you at Peak Pride 2018. Professional mixing with mashups, and exclusive tracks, things are going to get DOPE at WipeOUT, Peak Pride’s Saturday Night main event. Winner of the 2016 JLab Audio Sound Session DJ Mixing Competition in California. DJ ...

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Restore Funding to HIV Groups: Crisis Looming April 1 /8705/hiv/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:13:26 +0000 /?p=8705

Member of Parliament, Don Davies says “HIV Groups and Organizations are facing closure or serious reduction in service delivery on April 1, 2018”. In a joint news conference with Positive Living BC, MP Don Davies discussed the impact of the Federal Liberal’s cuts to community based HIV organizations across Canada. In British Columbia the Positive ...

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Transgender World-Class Athlete in BC this Week /8684/transgender-world-class/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:32:16 +0000 /?p=8684

“I remember the man I would grow up to be at the age of 12” With so many out LGBQ Olympians (T is not included because as far as we know there are no transgender Olympians at this time), for Chris Mosier visibility is a powerful tool for social change. If you can see it, ...

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LGBTQ Petition Rally at BC Legislature Rescheduled /8667/lgbtq-petition/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:23:06 +0000 /?p=8667

Minister of LGBTQ2+ Affairs? Veronica Greer is on a mission to get signatures for a campaign she has undertaken which aims to get representation in the BC legislature that is focused solely on the LGBTQ2+ community. An LGBTQ Signature Rally took place on the grounds of the BC Legislature on February 15, 2018, but was ...

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