Day of celebration: U.S. Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage
This is a great day in the U.S. I want to welcome all LGBT people in the U.S. to the full citizenship. The Supreme Court today legalized gay marriage in…
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Stephen Harper quietly appoints another anti-gay academic to the Ontario Court of Appeal
Stephen Harper’s latest anti-gay judicial appointment Just in time for Toronto’s Pride, we learn today whose side Stephen Harper’s still cheering for when it comes to gay marriage, an issue…
Rob Salerno’s ‘First Day Back’ is a moving tribute to queer victims of bullying
Rob Salerno in ‘First Day Back’ I checked out the one-man show ‘First Day Back’ written and performed by Toronto-based actor Rob Salerno on the weekend at Toronto’s Storefront Theatre…
Equal marriage supporter James Moore quits Harper government
Outgoing Tory minister and MP James Moore James Moore today became the latest in a growing list of Conservative cabinet ministers and MPs to bow out of federal politics this…
Yet another Harper appointee accused of wrongdoing…
Disgraced senator Don Meredith…….and the guy who appointed him Don Meredith, the holier-than-thou religious dude who won such admiration from Harper for his work with youth that he not only…
Is Justin Trudeau more like Rachel Notley, Dalton McGuinty or Tim Hudak?
It’s been fascinating to watch Canada’s pre-election period change with Tom Mulcair’s NDP surging into first place in some polls, while Justin Trudeau’s Liberals fall into third place after a…
Mayor John Tory Calls for End to Carding in Toronto
I was very pleased and relieved yesterday to read this news that Toronto Mayor John Tory is calling for a permanent end of the police practice of stopping innocent people…
Are ‘promiscuous progressives’ like me abandoning the Grits to support Mulcair’s NDP?
Are ‘promiscuous progressives’ like me abandoning the Grits to support Mulcair’s NDP? For the moment, pollster EKOS says yes.Their latest poll out today shows the NDP on top with 31.3%…
Ontario becomes first Canadian province to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ children
NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo, who sponsored the bill. Bravo to Ontario legislators who today unanimously passed Bill 77 (Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act), a private member’s bill. The…
May the best progressive federal leader win (my vote)
For weeks, like most political junkies in Canada, I’ve been watching the polls indicate the federal race months out from the October election is turning into a tight three-way race.…
Inside Out Festival’s new gay film trend: the Post-Gay Man…
Scene from award-winning short ‘Hole’ The 25th annual Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival has just wrapped up for another year. Dozens of films were consumed by audiences, many enjoyed,…
Anti-abortion groups actually helping Trudeau
By attacking Justin Trudeau so viciously by distributing repulsive flyers in mailboxes for everyone to see, groups like the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform and the Campaign Life Coalition are…
Hurray! Ireland votes ‘Yes’ to same-sex marriage
Counting is ongoing, but reportedly both the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ sides in the Irish debate are now declaring the pro-equality side has won the referendum in Ireland to legalize same-sex…
My thoughts are with Ireland today…
The Irish are voting in a historic referendum today on marriage equality. I’m mostly Irish by blood, although not by citizenship. And, as you can guess, I’m hoping that it…
Progressives look for champion to stop Harper
It’s been an interesting few weeks with a perfect storm producing a surprise NDP victory in Alberta. The Alberta NDP win does prove the NDP can win votes from Canadians…
Wow! How stupid can Ontario PCs be?
As I listened to the Ontario PC official read out the individual riding results minutes ago, with Patrick Brown winning most ridings (and eventually winning the leadership), I was struck…
Historic NDP victory in Alberta gets tonnes of reaction!
Last night’s historic NDP majority in Alberta was something to behold. Goodbye, Alberta PCs and Jim Prentice! The NDP took 53 seats, the Wildrose 21, the PCs just 11, the…
Canada now has two elected, openly LGBT premiers
PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan With tonight’s majority Liberal win in Prince Edward Island, Wade MacLauchlan becomes the second openly gay premier elected in Canada (after Kathleen Wynne in Ontario.) Most…
Monte McNaughton shows his true colours on eve of Ont PC vote
Failed Tory leadership candidate/Lambton-area PC MPP Monte McNaughton hit new lows over the weekend with emailed attacks on his colleague Christine Elliott, who might end up being his political boss…
‘A Sinner in Mecca’ impresses at Hot Docs Toronto festival
Thousands of Muslims circling the Kaaba in Mecca, as seen in ‘A Sinner in Mecca’ I attended the world premiere last night of director Parvez Sharma’s controversial new documentary ‘A…