Nathaniel Christopher / 21 May 2015

Want to march in Vancouver Pride parade? Sign trans pledge

The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) launched its Trans Equality Now (TEN) campaign May 21, urging all parade participants, politicians and the general public to support the rights of transgender and gen...

Khan

Nathaniel Christopher / 18 May 2015 / 2 Comments

My cat Khan has died

My cat Khan died at home on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was 10-years-old. He had been very ill for the past six weeks and couldn’t hold on any longer. At around 11:30 a.m. Housemate found him curled up i...

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 May 2015

Conference aims to improve gay men’s health care in BC Interior

How much do doctors and other health care providers know about the needs of gay and bisexual men in BC’s Interior? A conference planned in Kelowna on May 19 aims to raise awareness and enhance doctors...

Nathaniel Christopher / 7 May 2015

MLA office attacker appeals to overturn assault conviction

Michael Melvin Williams, who was found guilty of assault in the Feb 21, 2014, attack at Vancouver West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert’s office, appeared in BC Supreme Court May 6, seeking to have his...

Nathaniel Christopher / 1 May 2015

Vancouver Queer Film Festival tightens ad policy after Israeli ad

The organizers of Vancouver’s annual Queer Film Festival have revised their sponsorship and advertising policy in response to controversy surrounding last year’s acceptance of advertising from a pro-I...

Nathaniel Christopher / 28 April 2015

HIV groups call on PrEP maker Gilead to seek Health Canada nod

Gay men’s health and HIV prevention organizations are calling on the manufacturer of a drug that can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection to file an application with Health Canada so that HI...

Culture and Politics

Nathaniel Christopher / 9 April 2015 / 3 Comments

My Charles and Camilla china collection

I have always liked the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall so I’m happy to note that today marks their tenth wedding anniversary. In 2005 I sent them my best wishes for a long and happy marri...

Nathaniel Christopher / 27 March 2015

Largest Alberta Catholic school board will comply with GSA law

Alberta’s largest separate Catholic school district says it will comply with the provincial government’s new law to support gay-straight alliances — even as it informs parents when their children seek...

Nathaniel Christopher / 24 March 2015

Christians silenced in Canada, says anti-gay activist

An evangelical activist, who for years denounced homosexuality in Canada, says more Christians are willing to support his crusade against abortion than take a public stand against gay rights. “Some pr...

Nathaniel Christopher / 16 March 2015

City grants Odyssey permit for new space on Hastings

The Odyssey’s new owner-operator confirms that the nightclub will reopen at its new Hastings Street location once renovations are complete. “There’s no turning back at this point,” Bijan Ahmadian says...