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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Helping Those Who Face Rejection Gay Muslims United started on January 1, 2018 and already has over 12K Facebook followers. Founder and Executive Director, Yusuf Celik, started the Ottawa group to create a family like atmosphere for LGBTQ Muslims who are abandoned by their communities and families. Most members are immigrants and refugees who have ...

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Video Interview via Team Canada Eric Radford, Dean Nelson, and Candy D Yun talk diversity and inclusion at Pride House at the 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang. A roundtable discussion on inclusion in sport at PyeongChang 2018 // Table ronde sur l'inclusion dans le sport à PyeongChang 2018 Eric Radford, Dean Nelson, and Candy D ...

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“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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Presbyterian Church in Canada: “For the church and our congregations failing to be safe and welcoming places, we are sorry, and we repent”. February 12, 2018: From the Moderator of the 143rd General Assembly To The Presbyterian Church in Canada and all those harmed by homophobia and hypocrisy by and within the church: The 2017 ...

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What? Valentine’s Day is also Pink Triangle Day In the late 1970’s, a national organization of Canada’s lesbians and gays existed called the CLGRC, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition. Once a year delegates from across the country would meet to network, pool resources, conduct workshops and coordinate strategies. In 1979 the conference was ...

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City Wide, This Signs a Hit! Not knowing what to expect when a petition was started to make this temporary sign a permanent fixture in Vancouver’s Davie Village, the response to an online petition and the amount of support through media coverage prove the support is there. What will this support achieve? Well, perhaps it ...

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Palm Springs, USA, makes History: Last week the first entirely LGBTQ city council in the USA was sworn in at a ceremony in Palm Springs, California. Palm Springs is a favorite winter destination for many LGBTQ travelers from Vancouver, BC. One era ends and another begins say many, who see this election as a springboard ...

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