Most gay youth not suicidal
Despite the rash of suicides reported this fall, one researcher says the majority of gay youth are not suicidal. Having examined BC Adolescent Health Surveys from 1997, 2003 and 2007, Dr Elizabeth Sae...
Author: Nathaniel Christopher
I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
Northern exposure
If you’re a gay man in a health region which covers two-thirds of British Columbia and seven percent of the population, access to a doctor, never mind a gay-friendly doctor, is a luxury, accordi...
Focusing on pleasure
Pigs have a lot to teach gay men about healthy living, says Duncan MacLachlan, the gay men’s outreach coordinator for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. MacLachlan spoke at the Desire and Defiance: Pig Se...
My bus driver reads Whoopi!
Buses are an essential part of my life yet I know so little about the women and men who ensure I get home safely every night. But today that changed. When I boarded my bus this afternoon I noticed the...
Law Institute lukewarm on super tribunal
The British Columbia Law Institute says it’s “premature” to reach a general conclusion on the merits of a proposed super tribunal. “While theoretically the concept of a workplace tribunal for BC has s...
Pride Society celebrates ‘huge successes’
The last year has seen “huge successes” for the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS), according to VPS president Ken Coolen. Coolen told approximately 40 members who attended this year’s an...
What happened to the Burnaby School Board’s gay committee?
Two Burnaby residents want to know what happened to the Burnaby School Board’s LGBTQ committee, which was created by the board in June 2009. Kaitlin Burnett, a graduate of the Burnaby school system, i...
Khan
Cat versus toilet paper
For most of the time Khan is an extremely well behaved cat. But, like many of us he does have a slightly mischievous streak. Whenever we buy a giant package of toilet paper in this house we must quick...
Rulings delayed as HR Tribunal short-staffed
More than six months after closing arguments, the BC Human Rights Tribunal has yet to decide if comedian Guy Earle violated the BC Human Rights Code when he allegedly targeted Lorna Pardy and her girl...
Concerns raised over review of conflict resolution systems
The Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers (CALL) has expressed “grave concern” over the Ministry of Labour’s decision to hire the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) to conduct research and analysi...