Nathaniel Christopher / 5 September 2012

New Calgary theatre company to showcase queer stories and voices

Two Calgary artists have cofounded a theatre company dedicated to the positive promotion of Calgary’s queer culture, stories and voices. Jonathan Brower says he and Paul Welch formed Third Street Thea...

Nathaniel Christopher / 29 August 2012

Minuteman Press sues WE Vancouver

The company that printed the Vancouver Pride Society’s (VPS) 2012 Pride guide is suing WE Vancouver (formerly the Westender) for $25,000, alleging the weekly newspaper fraudulently secured ads by misr...

Nathaniel Christopher / 5 August 2012 / 2 Comments

Vancouver Trans and Genderqueer March

On Aug. 5 I joined many of my closest friends at the Trans and Genderqueer Celebration and Liberation March in Vancouver.The organisers describe the event as follows: This march is an opportunity for ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 5 August 2012 / 2 Comments

Bicycle blender (dumpster smoothies?)

The lovely people from Food Not Bombs showed up at the Trans and Genderqueer Celebration and Liberation march to provide nutritious food for the masses… with a bike powered blender! My friend An...

Nathaniel Christopher / 20 July 2012

US approves drug to prevent HIV infection

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug that could significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals. Truvada, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) taken dail...

Nathaniel Christopher / 18 July 2012

Christian B&B; discriminated against gay couple, BC tribunal rules

The BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that a Christian couple violated a gay couple’s rights when they denied the two men accommodation at their Grand Forks bed and breakfast in 2009. “There is a cle...

Nathaniel Christopher / 17 July 2012

UPDATE: Vancouver Pride Society sues WE newspaper

UPDATE: July 31, 2:45pm WE Vancouver (formerly the Westender) denies the Vancouver Pride Society’s (VPS) allegation that WE misrepresented itself as the publisher of this year’s Official Pride Guide. ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 July 2012

One third of BC school districts now protect queer students

One third of British Columbia school districts now have stand-alone anti-homophobia policies after Quesnel implemented its Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity policy on July 11 with unanimous board...

Nathaniel Christopher / 21 June 2012

19th school board passes anti-homophobia policy

Saanich became the 19th school district in British Columbia to adopt a stand-alone anti-homophobia policy on June 20, receiving unanimous support from the board. “This is something I knew w...

Nathaniel Christopher / 14 June 2012

18th school district in BC passes anti-homophobia policy

BC’s Sunshine Coast became the 18th school district in the province to implement a stand-alone anti-homophobia policy on June 12, receiving unanimous support from board members. “There was no dissent ...