Calgary Radio Station Tackles Bullying
Kool 105.5, a Calgary-based radio station, is tackling bullying with a pretty novel incentive: A contest. The school that signs the most pledges asserting that everyone has “the right to…
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Oklahoma Scraps Anti-Gay Bill
Yesterday, a house committee in Oklahoma rejected a horrendously anti-gay bill that would have made it legal to fire state municipal employees just for being gay. The bill was introduced…
Ontario To Reintroduce Trans Rights Bill
A bill protecting the trans community from employment and housing discrimination in Ontario is expected to be introduced in the provincial legislature today. This will be the fourth time the…
Rhode Island To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill
It looks like Rhode Island legislators are prepared to introduce three equal rights bills today, including one that proposes full marriage equality in the state. Well, there you go! Just…
Pink Shirt Day Reminder
Don’t forget: Pink Shirt Day, Canada’s anti-bullying campaign, is coming up in just a couple of weeks! If you don’t have a pink shirt to wear, you can buy one…
Good news #nlpoli
In all the hullaballoo the past week or son you may have missed a couple of fine examples of local reporting. For starters, check out Curtis Rumboldt’s profile of a…
Ah, Question Period
The subject of Canada’s new trans-unfriendly airport screening regulations was brought up in the House of Commons during question period this week. Check out these videos of Randall Garrison and…
The Genderbread Person
Presenting the Genderbread Person.
Recent Heritage
Canada’s famous (well, internally famous) Heritage Minutes got a new addition recently. The succinctly titled Canada Gay Marriage may not be an It’s Time in terms of quality, but hey,…
TED Talk Tuesday
I’ve made a few changes around my blog, trying to get a bit more organized. One of the changes I’ve decided to make is to share one of my favourite…
An Advent Conspiracy – Mending the World
As this is the season for traditions, here is a reposting from last December: There is a Hebrew phrase, Tikkun Olam, which means mending or perfecting the world. For many…