National Coming Out Day

My Facebook feed tells me that today is “National Coming Out Day” and as a self-identified “professional gay” I thought it’d be good to write a little post. I consider myself visibly gay. ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 5 August 2012 / 2 Comments

Vancouver Trans and Genderqueer March

On Aug. 5 I joined many of my closest friends at the Trans and Genderqueer Celebration and Liberation March in Vancouver.The organisers describe the event as follows: This march is an opportunity for ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 17 April 2012 / 2 Comments

The Charter at 30

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. w00t! As a gay man I credit the Charter for the advancement of a culture and society that protects and includes gay and...

Nathaniel Christopher / 15 April 2012 / 1 Comment

Hastings-Sunrise is no East Village

I spend a lot of time with my friends in the East Vancouver neighbourhood Hastings-Sunrise. While so much of the city has been been swallowed up by condo developments Hastings-Sunrise still retains a ...