Federal byelections will be held in four vacant ridings on November 25th, 2013: my own riding of Toronto Centre (my very first byelection as a voter!), as well as Bourassa…
Okay, let’s put aside all seriousness and celebrate the release of a new, rated-R movie trailer for Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron’s upcoming raunchy comedy called ‘That Awkward Moment.’ The film…
Today, October 11th, is National Coming Out Day. That fact made this article today by J. Lester Feder on Buzzfeed all the poignant. Entitled, “How A Gay Canadian Filmmaker Jailed…
I got very angry reading this investigative journalist piece today in the Toronto Star by undercover reporter Graham Slaughter. It’s part one of two stories the Star is publishing this…
A quick note of congratulations must go to Chrystia Freeland, who was elected today as the federal Liberal candidate in Toronto Centre for the upcoming by-election. I was at the…
After missing since Monday, 39-year-old Christopher Peloso, the husband of former Toronto Centre Liberal MPP George Smitherman, was located today by police, dirty and disheveled in the Lansdowne Ave. and…
The International Day of Protest for LGBTQ Rights took place today, Sunday Sept 8, 2013, in about 50 cities around the world including Toronto. Citizens concerned about attacks on LGBT…
I have been delighted this week to read about the story of Wren Kauffman, an 11-year-old Edmonton boy who went back to school this week like most kids his age.…
There has been a bit of press recently on the local battle for the Toronto Centre federal Liberal nomination to replace Bob Rae, much of it unfairly attacking the candidacy…
I’m very glad to see John Baird taking a very strong stand in opposition to Russia’s odious, hateful, new anti-gay laws. “As concerned as we are about the Olympics, that’s…
It’s now confirmed that author and journalist Chrystia Freeland (pictured) will be seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Toronto Centre for the upcoming byelection to replace retiring MP Bob Rae.…
While few were looking, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have succeeded in using the weaselly option of a backbencher’s private member’s bill to quietly gut the Canadian Human Rights Act to remove…
After a very successful inaugural run in 2012, I’m very proud to be organizing the Canadian Media Guild’s 2nd Toronto Pride Week LGBT Short Film Festival, which starts tomorrow. I’ve…
The 23rd Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival wraps today. I’ve been a patron of the festival since I moved to Toronto in the 1990s. This year was a great…
This article by Chantal Hebert sums up some of my feelings about the NDP in the face of their stunning defeat in British Columbia last night. Here are my lessons…
I recently did an interview with the Latino queer website UniversoGay about my short film, ‘The Golden Pin,’ which has turned into a hit on YouTube. I posted the 16-minute…
Canadians are fair people. They understand that 40-somethings just elected to new, massively challenging leadership roles need time to continue to grow and do their jobs. In response to Trudeau’s…
I’ve always been a left-leaning Liberal. I’ve always been slightly anti-establishment. Since I was a recently out university student, I’ve always wanted to push the Liberal Party to be more…
I’m really glad this bill passed the House of Commons today. But the close vote – 149 in favour, 137 against – is slightly disturbing. But then again, we have…
I’m quite pleased with this morning’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada against Bill Whatcott’s dissemination of hateful, anti-gay flyers in Saskatchewan in 2001 and 2002. Whatcott had been…
