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• Simcoe County program receives $666K in support for LGBTQ2 mental health

  The Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services is getting over $666,000 in funding to support the mental health needs of the LGBTQ2 community.

  Health

  Mar 20
  
• Penticton, B.C. theatre speaks out after queer performance targeted

  “We don’t share bully tactics; we’re not interested in oppressing voices. We are interested in amplifying, questioning, talking, learning, and growing together.”

  Canada

  Mar 16
  
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• Canada’s first 2SLGBTQ+ addiction treatment centre to open in Calgary

  Stonewall Recovery Centre will be a recovery centre for 2SLGTBQ+ people and day programs are expected to start by the end of April.

  Canada

  Mar 5
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• Rainbow pride crosswalk sees significant deterioration in Lethbridge

  Lethbridge's rainbow pride crosswalk is looking much less vibrant than it did just eight months ago, despite being installed using "permanent" paint.

  Features

  Jan 17
• Protestors and activists clash at Calgary all-ages drag brunch

  Protestors gathered outside the Rec Room in Calgary saying that an all-ages drag brunch being hosted Sunday was trying to push ideologies onto children.

  Canada

  Jan 15
• ‘Love Letter’: Trans Sask publishes province’s 1st community report on trans, non-binary individuals

  'This is a love letter to the two-spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people of Saskatchewan,' research manager Tiberius Fayant-McLeod says of the new report.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2022
• Calgary company models growing LGBTQ2S+ diversity movement in tech industry

  QueerTech is a supportive network hoping to elevate members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. The demographics of the male-dominated tech industry are slowing shifting.

  Features

  Nov 28, 2022
• ‘Queering the Interior’: A documentary on the queer rights movement in B.C.

  'Queering the Interior' is a look at the history of the gay rights movement here in the B.C. The documentary shares stories from people who were trailblazers in the community.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 1, 2022
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• Protesters interrupt queer youth dance in Kelowna

  Prior to a protest outside the Queer Youth Halloween Drag and Dance Thursday, the Free Parent Hugs Kelowna group received an anonymous message criticizing the event.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Edmonton schools to collect student data on race, sexual orientation

  Edmonton's largest school division wants to learn more about its students via demographic survey that asks questions about gender, religious, and racial identity.

  Education

  Oct 28, 2022