Sponsored Content Two Canadian businesses targeted by anti-trans vandals Two businesses in Halifax, Canada have reported anti-trans messages targeting the trans community were written on their buildings, raising concerns about a possible rise in hate crimes linked to President Donald Trump’s attack on trans communities south of the border. Early in February, a vandal wro By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News “You can knock us down, but we’re going to get right back up.” Students and teachers at school in Halifax, Canada react after trans flag is torn down Students and teachers at a school in Halifax, Canada have reacted after a trans flag was torn down during Trans Awareness Week. The incident is particularly upsetting for the school, which flies the trans flag at its doorstep as a show of support to the trans community, as it was the second year in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Gay Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber dies aged 29 Shawn Barber, 29, an ‘out’, Canadian champion pole vaulter, died from ‘medical complications’ on Wednesday, January 17 at home in Kingwood, Texas. The cause of his death is not known yet, but he had been experiencing health issues. “More than just an incredible athlete, Shawn was such a good-hearted By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Queer Canadian coming-of-age story, The Queen of My Dreams, to show at BFI London Film Festival Mirza’s full-length directorial debut, the film stars Amrit Kaur as Azra, a Pakistani Canadian woman who has had a strained relationship with her parents since coming out as lesbian, who undergoes an emotional journey after the sudden unexpected death of her father Hassan (Hamza Haq). By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health New film created to help smash HIV stigma Casey House – a hospital in Canada providing care to those living with and at risk of HIV – is utilising cinematic horror to bring attention to HIV stigma. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Features & Longread Elska presents the men of LGBTQ+ Montréal, Canada Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of LGBTQ+ communities around the world, has put the spotlight on Montréal, Québec for its latest issue. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
A Pride parade in Paris General News France bans conversion therapy Shortly after Canada issued a ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy, France has also outlawed the highly controversial practice. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Conversion therapy officially banned in Canada Canada has become the latest country to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after the bill was approved to become law last Wednesday. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News MPs vote to ban conversion therapy in Canada Canada’s House of Commons has voted unanimously to ban conversion therapy in what has been dubbed a “great day for survivors”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Canada passes bill to ban conversion therapy Canada has passed a bill to ban any form of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy for minors or unconsenting adults. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Yukon bans conversion therapy Yukon has become the first Canadian territory to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Canada advances ban on conversion therapy An overwhelming majority in the Canadian House of Commons has voted to give approval in principle to a bill outlawing LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in the nation. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
