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Lezervations Vancouver – Volume VIII

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 15, 2016

Lezervations Vancouver – Volume VIII

Think of it as quarterly meetings of lesbian minds over dinner. Our events are designed to facilitate con ...

Think of it as quarterly meetings of lesbian minds over dinner. Our events are designed to facilitate connections amongst queer women as well as unlock the potential of city living. From local gastron ...

July 15, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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LGBT activist Ellen Woodsworth emphasizes need for queer safe spaces throughout Metro Vancouver

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 11, 2016

LGBT activist Ellen Woodsworth emphasizes need for queer safe spaces throughout Metro Vancouver

Former city councillor Ellen Woodsworth is one of the LGBT trailblazers in our city who participated in b ...

Former city councillor Ellen Woodsworth is one of the LGBT trailblazers in our city who participated in both the women's movement as well as Vancouver's LGBT communities. As part of a panel discussio ...

July 11, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Vancouver Named Among the Best Cities in Canada by Travel + Leisure Magazine

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 09, 2016

Vancouver Named Among the Best Cities in Canada by Travel + Leisure Magazine

Canada’s cities are modern metropolises, but locals (and visitors) love that even in the heart of urban l ...

Canada’s cities are modern metropolises, but locals (and visitors) love that even in the heart of urban living, you’re never too far from nature. The romantic, 55-acre Butchart Gardens are just outsid ...

July 09, 2016
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Facebook deletes Vancouver trans march profile

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 07, 2016

Facebook deletes Vancouver trans march profile

Organizers invite people to check group’s new pages to participate The co-organizer of Vancouver’s annual ...

Organizers invite people to check group’s new pages to participate The co-organizer of Vancouver’s annual trans march is hoping people will check out the event’s new Facebook page, after Facebook dele ...

July 07, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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The Voices of Pride: An open conversation with Vancouver’s drag community

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: July 07, 2016

The Voices of Pride: An open conversation with Vancouver’s drag community

In June of 1969, Marsha P. Johnson played a pivotal role in catalyzing the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich V ...

In June of 1969, Marsha P. Johnson played a pivotal role in catalyzing the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, standing up and fighting for the rights of the LGBT community alongside her peers. John ...

July 07, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Reports of ‘Disney-like theme park’ announced for Playland not true, says PNE

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 24, 2016

Reports of ‘Disney-like theme park’ announced for Playland not true, says PNE

Vancouver city council will vote on whether to study a creative concept for the future of Playland – but ...

Vancouver city council will vote on whether to study a creative concept for the future of Playland – but reports that a Disneyland-style theme park is coming are incorrect, says the PNE. “It’s importa ...

June 24, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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West End real estate takes off on value of densification plan

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 22, 2016

West End real estate takes off on value of densification plan

Prices and buildings are going up as part of the 2013 West End plan, which seeks to add 10,000 people to ...

Prices and buildings are going up as part of the 2013 West End plan, which seeks to add 10,000 people to the neighbourhood. Recently a developer approached the strata council of 1188 Cardero in the We ...

June 22, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Queer Arts Festival explores art as activism

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 17, 2016

Queer Arts Festival explores art as activism

Visual arts exhibition invokes Stonewall; champions art as political practice As the world mourns the mas ...

Visual arts exhibition invokes Stonewall; champions art as political practice As the world mourns the massacre of nearly 50 people at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando last weekend, the spectre of fe ...

June 17, 2016
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People hold candles and flags in Vancouver to remember the dead in Orlando

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 14, 2016

People hold candles and flags in Vancouver to remember the dead in Orlando

“Our pulse is strong” read one of the signs created for a candlelight vigil at the Vancouver Art Gallery ...

“Our pulse is strong” read one of the signs created for a candlelight vigil at the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday night. Hours earlier, a gunman stormed a gay nightclub called the Pulse in Orlando, Flor ...

June 14, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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‘It’s pain. Confusion’: Emotions run high at Vancouver vigil for Orlando victims

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 13, 2016

‘It’s pain. Confusion’: Emotions run high at Vancouver vigil for Orlando victims

Before the crowds came, before candles were lit and flags held aloft, Chad Walters had a sombre task. He ...

Before the crowds came, before candles were lit and flags held aloft, Chad Walters had a sombre task. He checked his mobile phone again, so many times he has lost count, to see if the city of Orlando ...

June 13, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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Vancouver’s Family-Friendly Gaycation Spots

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: June 11, 2016

Vancouver’s Family-Friendly Gaycation Spots

Traveling with kids can be a wonderful, memory-building experience. Let’s be honest, it can also be one o ...

Traveling with kids can be a wonderful, memory-building experience. Let’s be honest, it can also be one of those nightmares you can’t wake yourself up from. My wife used to be a travel agent so spends ...

June 11, 2016
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Will Jim Deva Plaza be ready for Pride?

Posted by Rick Hurlbut
| Date: May 20, 2016

Will Jim Deva Plaza be ready for Pride?

‘We are doing everything we can to move forward,’ says city planner Construction may have only just begun ...

‘We are doing everything we can to move forward,’ says city planner Construction may have only just begun last Friday, May 13, 2016, but the new Jim Deva Plaza should be complete and ready for this ye ...

May 20, 2016
| by Rick Hurlbut

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