Being Muslim and gay can be a dangerous combination. An Edmonton academic is hoping to change that. “If you want to address an issue, you need to have a conversation,” said Junaid Jahangir, an assistant professor of economics at MacEwan University, who has been pushing for the past decade to create more safe spaces for ...

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Alberta’s education minister won’t rule out withholding provincial funding from two private religious schools that refuse to comply with a law giving students the right to form a gay-straight alliance. Pastor Brian Coldwell, the board chair for Edmonton-area schools Harvest Baptist Academy and Meadows Baptist Academy, said it’s religious persecution for the government to force ...

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‘There’s a big difference between protecting students and the promotion of a lifestyle’ A Spruce Grove pastor who oversees two Christian private schools has accused Alberta’s education minister of wielding “dictatorial power” on the issue of LGBTQ rights, and says his board has no intention of complying with the government’s new policy. “I have a ...

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Management says sign was meant to protect female patrons from ‘sneaky’ men posing as trans A bar in Medicine Hat, Alta., is facing backlash after it told a transgender woman she could not use the female washrooms and later posted a controversial sign that some say is discriminatory. Earlier this month, 21-year-old River Rising was told by management at the Corona Tavern ...

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In a new Leger poll conducted in the latter half of May of 2016, 67% of Albertans said they support “initiatives to protect transgender students”. Only 13% opposed such support with the remainder either neutral or not knowing. Of the 67% support, two thirds (45% of Albertans) “strongly supported” such initiatives. The poll also asked ...

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The cancellation of Canada’s largest gay rodeo in Strathmore took a lot of people by surprise when it was announced last month and some people are now stuck with passes that they pre-purchased online. The Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association has held the event since the 90s and it was scheduled to take place this ...

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