The Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows school board chamber was a sea of pink on Feb 29 as trustees responded positively to presentations from district teachers and students seeking a stand-alone anti-homop...

Administrators at Burnaby’s Confederation Park Elementary School are relieved that a rumoured protest by Parents’ Voice failed to materialize on Pink Shirt Day. Word of the protest first surfaced on F...

The Langley Teachers Association went before the district’s school board Feb 21 to call for specific policy to protect queer students and staff. “This district for about four or five years has not mad...

Organizers of the fifth annual Fraser Valley Taboo Naughty But Nice Show have cancelled the Abbotsford show, citing restrictive liquor bylaws, as well as opposition from some in the local Christian co...

Members of Vancouver’s trans community are alarmed by what one person describes as “the ongoing failure of Vancouver Coastal Health to provide adequate care to the gender-diverse community of BC.” “I ...

A Kelowna lesbian says a local hotel discriminated against her after she kissed her girlfriend in the lounge and was immediately denied further service on Jan 20. The hotel manager agrees that Sue Hil...

Gay men are not mentioned in most federal and provincial health policies, and much of what is known about their health reflects the experience of populations in larger cities, according to the Communi...

More than 200 students and teachers from across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley attended the Vancouver School Board’s (VSB) second leadership conference for queer youth and their allies ...

The Vancouver Men’s Chorus (VMC) is marking its 30th anniversary with a 50-page book that chronicles the history and personalities of Canada’s first gay chorus. Out of Silence: The First 30 Years of t...

Support for Mayor Gregor Robertson’s Vision Vancouver slate in the West End took a noticeable dip as it was eroded by competition from the Green Party, independents and Neighbourhoods for a Sustainabl...