LGBTQ Rights
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Saskatchewan joins N.B. in changes to LGBTQ inclusion policy in schoolsOther provinces are joining or are planning to join New Brunswick in changes to education policies that protect LGBTQ students in schools.PoliticsAug 23
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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of web designer who won’t serve same-sex weddingsIn a blow to LGBTQ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.U.S. NewsJun 30
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Canada’s anti-LGBTQ movement emboldened by U.S. events: advocatesAnti-LGBTQ protesters are claiming to protect children by calling for book bans, but advocates say youth are harmed when books about sexual orientation are removed.CanadaJun 30
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Vienna’s Pride parade was target of attack plot by alleged ISIS supportersThe head of Austria's domestic intelligence service told reporters that the suspects, aged 14, 17 and 20, were arrested before the start of Saturday's Pride parade.CrimeJun 18
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Liberals face calls for LGBTQ2 envoy to advocate abroadRandy Boissonnault, a former LGBTQ adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for domestic issues, says he supports having an official co-ordinate Canada's advocacy abroad.CanadaJun 8
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Poilievre wishes ‘happy Pride month’ — but tight-lipped on joining celebrationsWhen the Conservative Party leader was asked whether he'd march in any Pride parades, Poilievre instead talked about the values of choice and openness.CanadaJun 2
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Florida’s DeSantis signs laws that restrict transgender care, pronouns, dragThe bills signed Wednesday in front of a cheering crowd at a Tampa Christian school include a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and restricting pronoun use in schools.U.S. NewsMay 17
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A new study lays out the ‘horrendous’ treatment of Canadian queer WWI soldiersThe painful, often bleak, stories of these men were uncovered by Sarah Worthman while doing research at Veterans Affairs Canada.CanadaMar 25
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Uganda criminalizes identifying as LGBTQ2, with death penalty for some offencesSame-sex relations are already illegal in Uganda, but the new bill would also ban promoting and abetting homosexuality, as well as "conspiracy to engage in homosexuality."WorldMar 22
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Drag events in Canada are facing a ‘crisis’ of hate, advocate warns. What can be done?Between 2019 and 2021, there was a 64 per cent uptick in hate crimes targeting sexual orientation, according to Statistics Canada.CanadaJan 17
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