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Category: 2009

All news stories published in 2009.

Nathaniel Christopher / December 31, 2009

BC government reneges on promise to fund 2011 Outgames

No longer able to count on the support of the BC government, Vancouver’s Outgames organizers are turning to the private sector to ensure the North American portion of the international gay sports and ...
Nathaniel Christopher / November 19, 2009

More than half of last year’s new HIV cases in BC were gay men

With gay men accounting for more than half of all new HIV diagnoses in BC and their prevention programs already underfunded, the only organization focused specifically on gay men’s health in the provi...
Nathaniel Christopher / November 12, 2009

Gay men at high risk for HPV

The fifth annual Gay Men’s Health Summit held Nov 9-10 at the SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver brought out the “best crowd to date,” according to co-organiser Rick Marchand. “I think we did a good job ...
Nathaniel Christopher / October 8, 2009

Working group envisions new community centre

In a follow-up to July’s public forum, 11 community members gathered to discuss a vision for a new queer community centre Sep 29. After 90 minutes of discussion and debate, participants agreed on a sh...
Nathaniel Christopher / September 24, 2009

‘Hit and miss education’: teacher

Grade six and seven teachers are required to teach their students about HIV/AIDS but a lack of support from the Ministry of Education means many are not getting the lesson, according to Vancouver Elem...
Nathaniel Christopher / August 27, 2009

‘Please Mr Obama, lift this ban now’: Rooney

An Aug 16 rally in support of lifting all travel restrictions on HIV positive visitors to the United States took place at the Peace Arch at the Canada-US border. Canadian Martin Rooney, who was denied...
Nathaniel Christopher / May 21, 2009

Pride sees 7th Pride director resign in six months

Sandra Laframboise resigned as vice president of the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) May 13, making her the seventh director to resign since the society’s November AGM. She says her resignation was spur...
Nathaniel Christopher / May 7, 2009

Nanaimo to get new gay bar

Nanaimo’s gay community will have a new bar of its own in time for summer. Former Odyssey co-owner Bill Belland, who owns the Modern Café in downtown Nanaimo, plans to convert the upper level of his p...

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