Nathaniel Christopher / 17 February 2015

Will dotgay’s second ICANN panel give it the domain it seeks?

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has agreed to reconsider a gay company’s community application for the proposed .gay top-level domain. ICANN agreed to dotgay’s reconsi...

Nathaniel Christopher / 16 February 2015

Vancouver Pride Society ends year with largest surplus to date

After three years of budget deficits, the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) ended 2014 with its largest surplus to date, president Tim Richards told the 26 members who attended the society’s annual genera...

Vancouver Life

TransLink Lost Property Office at Stadium–Chinatown Station

Nathaniel Christopher / 6 February 2015

A TransLink lost and found success story

I love living in Burnaby. For starters I know that if I leave something on the bus or in the library there’s a good chance it will be returned to me. I’ve lived in Burnaby for almost 10 ye...

News

Nathaniel Christopher / 4 February 2015

NPA denies portraying Denike and Woo as ‘homophobes’

Vancouver’s Non-Partisan Association (NPA) and NPA Councillor Elizabeth Ball deny that they falsely portrayed former school trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo as intolerant homophobes following their ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 19 January 2015

Deferred from giving blood, gay men urged to donate to research

Though sexually active gay men are still deferred from giving blood to potential recipients, they are welcome to give blood for research, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says. CBS’s research arm, netCAD...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 January 2015

Sex Now survey looking for gay and bisexual men to participate

The Community Based Research Centre (CBRC) is seeking gay and bisexual men of all ages and backgrounds to participate in Sex Now 2015, a national survey about sex between men. “The primary thing we ar...

Nathaniel Christopher / 24 December 2014

Former school trustees sue NPA, city councillor for defamation

Former Vancouver School Board trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo are suing the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) and NPA councillor Elizabeth Ball for defamation. In a notice of claim filed in BC Supreme...

Nathaniel Christopher / 8 December 2014

Alberta’s ‘watered down’ gay-straight alliance bill on hold

The Alberta bill that would have somewhat backed students trying to form gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in schools reluctant to support them has been shelved temporarily. Alberta Premier Jim Prentice p...

Nathaniel Christopher / 25 November 2014

Health Initiative for Men expands services to Fraser Valley

Gay and bisexual men in the Fraser Valley yearn for gay-friendly healthcare services, as well as a supportive queer community closer to where they live, according to a recent study conducted by the He...

Nathaniel Christopher / 19 November 2014

Gay Men’s Health Summit calls for greater health literacy

The long-term health and well-being of gay men rests not only on the availability of healthcare services, but also on the capacity of professionals to understand and effectively communicate the ever-i...