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UN appoints first expert on LGBT violence and discrimination

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: October 07, 2016

UN appoints first expert on LGBT violence and discrimination

The Human Rights Council has appointed international human rights expert Vitit Muntarbhorn of Thailand as ...

The Human Rights Council has appointed international human rights expert Vitit Muntarbhorn of Thailand as the first UN independent expert charged with investigating violence and discrimination based o ...

October 07, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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WHY PRIDE STILL MATTERS

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: August 14, 2016

WHY PRIDE STILL MATTERS

As the Vancouver Pride Parade celebrates its 38th year, the LGBTQ rights movement continues to evolve, wi ...

As the Vancouver Pride Parade celebrates its 38th year, the LGBTQ rights movement continues to evolve, with many battles still to be fought Forty-seven years ago, Martin Boyce had just come out and w ...

August 14, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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All 28 EU member states reach consensus on LGBT rights for first time

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 28, 2016

All 28 EU member states reach consensus on LGBT rights for first time

The 28 EU member states have reached a consensus on LGBT rights for the first time in European history. T ...

The 28 EU member states have reached a consensus on LGBT rights for the first time in European history. The Council of the European Union reached consensus on Friday on a Netherlands-backed agreement ...

June 28, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Feds decide against creating diplomat for LGBT issues

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 24, 2016

Feds decide against creating diplomat for LGBT issues

US special envoy says Canada can still lead through diaspora, business outreach Canada’s federal governme ...

US special envoy says Canada can still lead through diaspora, business outreach Canada’s federal government has decided against creating a special diplomat position for LGBT issues abroad. In a June 1 ...

June 24, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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LGBT Bermudians in Canada and US campaign for marriage equality back home

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 23, 2016

LGBT Bermudians in Canada and US campaign for marriage equality back home

Unable to vote at home, queer Bermudians abroad are working to secure “Yes” vote for equal marriage The t ...

Unable to vote at home, queer Bermudians abroad are working to secure “Yes” vote for equal marriage The tiny British territory of Bermuda is holding a referendum June 23, 2016, asking its citizens if ...

June 23, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Egale calls for Trudeau apology for historic treatment of LGBT community

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 13, 2016

Egale calls for Trudeau apology for historic treatment of LGBT community

The assault on a gay night club in Orlando has cast a shadow over two reports that call for an apology fr ...

The assault on a gay night club in Orlando has cast a shadow over two reports that call for an apology from Justin Trudeau’s government and restitution for homosexuals who were prosecuted and persecut ...

June 13, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Liberals face powder keg with gay apology

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: April 18, 2016

Liberals face powder keg with gay apology

Last week the city of Philadelphia issued an apology to Jackie Robinson. After breaking the colour barrie ...

Last week the city of Philadelphia issued an apology to Jackie Robinson. After breaking the colour barrier in major league baseball in 1947, Mr. Robinson endured racist taunts, particularly from Phila ...

April 18, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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The Business End of the Debate

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: April 13, 2016

The Business End of the Debate

A growing number of U.S. states have proposed or passed laws that permit discrimination against members o ...

A growing number of U.S. states have proposed or passed laws that permit discrimination against members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities. As Omar el Akkad in Portland, Ore. ...

April 13, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Sorry, Boss: Citizens, not celebrities, must sway anti-LGBT policies

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: April 12, 2016

Sorry, Boss: Citizens, not celebrities, must sway anti-LGBT policies

What do Disney, Bryan Adams, the National Football League, Salesforce, AMC, American Airlines and Bruce S ...

What do Disney, Bryan Adams, the National Football League, Salesforce, AMC, American Airlines and Bruce Springsteen have in common? They have all threatened to pull their business out of U.S. states t ...

April 12, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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LGBTQ+ PIONEER

Posted by Mark Janssen
| Date: June 07, 2015

LGBTQ+ PIONEER

PROFILE: Don Allison, Local Hero, Advocate, Activist Just after leaving Sunset Beach following Strut 2015 ...

PROFILE: Don Allison, Local Hero, Advocate, Activist Just after leaving Sunset Beach following Strut 2015, the Foundation of Hope fundraiser and awareness campaign, I headed to Davie Village to catch ...

June 07, 2015
| by Mark Janssen

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Gay Rights around the World

Posted by Lisa McIvor
| Date: May 28, 2015

Gay Rights around the World

Gay Rights around the World: ILGA and the release of their Annual Report On May 13, 2015, the ILGA (The I ...

Gay Rights around the World: ILGA and the release of their Annual Report On May 13, 2015, the ILGA (The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) shared its annual report o ...

May 28, 2015
| by Lisa McIvor

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Outcasts

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: May 26, 2015

Outcasts

Fifty years ago, a gay activist met a Maclean’s journalist. Together, they helped start a revolution. The ...

Fifty years ago, a gay activist met a Maclean’s journalist. Together, they helped start a revolution. There was a commotion by the library magazine rack. I assumed it must be about the Beatles—in Febr ...

May 26, 2015
| by Rick Hurlbut

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