Nathaniel Christopher / 26 May 2016

How one BC school district made its LGBT policy more visible

Nearly a year after passing its anti-homophobia policy, staff and school trustees in Revelstoke decided to make their commitment to LGBT students more prominent. On May 2, 2016, they posted a plaque w...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 19 May 2016

A Surrey high school’s first Pride walk

In another step away from the Surrey school board’s anti-gay, book-banning past, nearly 70 high school students and staff members from Princess Margaret Secondary participated in that school’s first P...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 17 May 2016

Full-faculty LGBT training coming to UBC

For the first time in the University of British Columbia’s history, a fund has been set up to train an entire faculty in LGBT-inclusive initiatives. Starting in September 2016, every faculty member, s...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 15 May 2016 / 1 Comment

Remembering my diabetic cat Khan (14 Feb 2005 – 15 May 2015)

In February 2008 I adopted a three-year-old grey cat named Khan. “My neighbour Pat is looking for a new home for her cat Khan,” my sister tells me. “I think he would be perfect for you. He’s cal...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 2 May 2016

Vancouver Pride will learn from mistakes, says outgoing president

The past year saw “very significant issues and challenges” for the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS), outgoing president Tim Richards told members at the organization’s annual general meeting April 30, 20...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 29 April 2016

Vancouver Pride says human rights complaint resolved

The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) released a statement April 27, 2016, saying it has settled a human rights complaint filed by former volunteer coordinator Melody Johnson. The matter has been “appropr...

Nathaniel Christopher / 29 April 2016

Vancouver School Board saves LGBT mentor, for now

The Vancouver School Board’s LGBT mentor is safe for now, after trustees rejected a proposed budget that would have cut funding to the mentor’s position as part of $24 million in cuts overall. The boa...

Nathaniel Christopher / 18 April 2016

Vancouver Pride events on track for 2016, say new managers

The Vancouver Pride Society’s (VPS) new managing director is looking forward to an era of greater transparency and accessibility for the Society. “We’ve hit the ground running, we’re learning a lot as...

Nathaniel Christopher / 15 April 2016

Students protest plan to cut LGBT mentor in Vancouver schools

Students are speaking out against the Vancouver School Board’s (VSB) proposal to eliminate the district’s anti-homophobia mentor as part of its planned $24 million budget cuts.   “I think that having ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 12 April 2016

Odyssey apologizes for investigation and plans fundraiser

The new managers of the Odyssey Bar and Nightclub have an issued an apology to the gay community for its private investigation into a competing queer event. “We would like to extend an apology to all ...