Nathaniel Christopher / 28 November 2011

BC’s youth advocate calls for anti-homophobia policy

BC’s representative for children and youth is calling on the provincial government to implement a provincewide anti-homophobia policy. “There’s great diversity in British Columbia, but one thing...

Burnaby

Nathaniel sitting on the coffee table during a power outage.

Nathaniel Christopher / 22 November 2011 / 7 Comments

Surviving the Burnaby power outage

Housemate rudely woke me up at approximately 3:42 this morning. For shame! The volume and intensity of his outbursts led me to believe something terrible had transpired. I thought he’d been robbed, re...

Nathaniel Christopher / 22 November 2011

HIM rolls out new web resource for gay men

The Health Initiative for Men (HIM) has created a new web resource for gay men to determine whether they should get tested for HIV every three or 12 months. The What’s Your Number? website inclu...

Culture and Politics

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 November 2011 / 9 Comments

Nitpicking Leslie Knope’s collection of “national” flags on Parks and Recreation

I love Parks and Recreation and tonight’s episode brought out my inner geek. I had nothing to do tonight so I decided to spend my evening nitpicking the hell out of a show I love. “Oh hey Ben,” says L...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 November 2011

Gay posters for Chinese, Iranian and Punjabi communities

A group of volunteers is hoping to foster a positive understanding of gay people in Greater Vancouver’s Chinese, Iranian and Punjabi communities with a new poster campaign titled Our City of Colours. ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 November 2011 / 2 Comments

My brother looks just like Emily Carr!

Emily Carr (1871-1945) was one of British Columbia’s best-known artists and my brother Gino looks just like her see: Here’s a video about Emily: And another video that Gino did about media...

Nathaniel Christopher / 7 November 2011

Gay summit discusses links between health and sexual rights

“My nephew is a soft, shy, smart type,” said Terry Trussler, of the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC). “Who knows what his sexual orientation is, but he’s called a faggot....

Nathaniel Christopher / 26 October 2011

BC’s education minister receives more than 200 Purple Letters

Queer community activists presented BC Education Minister George Abbott with more than 200 letters explaining why the BC government should adopt a provincewide sexual orientation and gender identity p...

Travel

Nathaniel Christopher / 23 October 2011 / 6 Comments

Hanging out with W.A.C. Bennett

A a greeting from W.A.C. Bennett in the fall, 1971 edition of Beautiful British Columbia Magazine. I’m a huge geek when it comes to history. I especially love British Columbian history so when I was i...

Nathaniel Christopher / 19 October 2011 / 2 Comments

Dispatch from Occupy Kelowna

Today I was checking out the sites in Downtown Kelowna when I happened up on the Occupy Kelowna demonstration. “It’s about giving 99 per cent of the people a voice,” said Brandy McNeill who is one of ...