Non LGBT Community Members Cause Havoc A contentious Halifax Pride Society meeting resulted in BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/People of Colour) walking out after voting results. During the Annual General meeting of Halifax Pride a group of cisgender straight people voted down motions by the LGBTQ2+ people, leading to the walkout. Halifax Pride Society allows anybody to register ...

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A firefighter has won compensation after enduring abuse and equipment tampering at a Halifax naval base because he is gay. The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal says the unidentified man was subject to “multiple incidents of traumatic events” while a firefighter for the Department of National Defence. The man, now in his 50s, was a military and civilian firefighter ...

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Kenny Cooley says he hopes being open about his experiences encourages young trans and LGBTQ kids to join in sports. A stack of practice football gear might be made of padding and a jersey, but Kenny Cooley sees a milestone. Cooley, a trans Grade 12 student at Halifax West High School and rookie football player, ...

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A Canadian man battling severe mental illness crossed the border during a killing spree, including the murder of two Halifax gay men. So why were there two very different verdicts? On May 1, 2007, Glen Race spent the day at his new apartment in the north end of Halifax. He ran errands, taking out books ...

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Halifax’s first generation of queer elders forged a rainbow path that LGBTQIA and Two-Spirited activists continue to march down today. It was spring of 1972 when Anne Fulton stumbled upon a poster that read It’s Time for Gay Liberation. That rallying cry appealed to the budding lesbian activist—Fulton was 20 then, maybe 21—and she went ...

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Society had argued ‘community covenant’ discriminated against gay people Nova Scotia’s highest court has upheld a decision to allow future graduates of a conservative and controversial law school to practise in the province. The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decision released Tuesday rules in favour of the proposed law school at Trinity Western University in ...

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‘We never thought we would ever see something like this in Truro,’ says organizer After years of opposition from town politicians, Truro held its first ever pride parade under a warm, sunny sky on Saturday and thousands of people showed up to watch. “Historically, it’s just major. It’s really major. We’re so excited. It’s just been a ...

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