Have you seen this happen to your loved one’s and friends who are seniors and need senior housing or hospital care. Despite the advance and strides made in the LGBT community, seniors face challenges most of use don’t think about often or at all. It’s a truly scary realization for many LGBT seniors who fear ...

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Alex Sangha struggled to come out as a gay man, enduring emotional crises and contemplating suicide. Coming out can be difficult for any person — especially years ago, before governments codified human rights and equal marriage — but Sangha thinks members of some ethnocultural communities have a tougher time due to religious and family pressures. ...

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“We have a duty to advocate for equality and fundamental human rights for everyone everywhere. Our beautiful corner of the world can provide support and strength and a blue print to implement improved laws for LGBTQ people around the globe.” Alex Sangha, an award-winning author, social worker, and advocate for equality and human rights, is ...

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In addition to the winners named at the Pride Legacy Awards ceremony on June 18, the Vancouver Pride parade’s grand marshals for 2016 were announced by Vancouver Pride board member Michelle Fortin. Each marshal received a medallion donated by Benée Rubin Jewellery Design. Fortin explained that Rubin has been donating jewellery for Pride’s grand marshals ...

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When Alex Sangha started his South Asian LGBT group Sher Vancouver in 2008, the president of a Sikh temple told him there weren’t any gay Sikhs. Furthermore, a South Asian radio station took a poll and found that 85 percent of listeners said they would not support gay Sikh group. Fast forward to 2014 when ...

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