Dan Savage and Some High School Kids
Dan Savage is talking to some high school age kids at a conference about journalism. When the subject turns to homosexuality in the bible a bunch of them walk out.…
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Challenging Homophobic NHL Fans
Having spent some time recently examining the NHL’s and NHLPA’s collective negligence about headshots, I was inspired to address the homophobia that surrounds hockey fandom last night. Sure the Canucks…
Identity Politics and Some Numbers
The No True Scotsman fallacy often appears in arguments about philosophy or religion. It has some bearing on the change that is about to engulf Alberta. The fallacy would sound…
Federal NDP launches Rainbow Day on May 1st
First shadow program between LGBT students and MPs OTTAWA, April 20, 2012 – Today, the New Democrat Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Caucus announced the launch of Rainbow Day a…
Link Byfield – Another Thorn On The Wildrose
Though it took longer than I anticipated, it seems Wildrose leader Danielle Smith, gag order and all, has failed to contain the radical views held by some in her party…
No Surprise Here: Rob Ford Fails in His Civic Responsibility Again
Not that I expected any better of the brazen buffoon wearing the chain of office in Toronto, but Rob Ford once more amply demonstrates that he is not the mayor…
Danielle Smith and the Lake of Fire
Until about ten days ago I clung to the hope that all I ever needed to know about Danielle Smith was that she was the new Evita of the Alberta…
Conscience Rights in Action
May 2011 – (AP) NEW ORLEANS A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children…
Mike Wallace and The Homosexuals
I see that Mike Wallace is being given a grand send off and is being called a journalistic hero. The newspapers are full of glowing obituaries, and TV stations have…
Homophobic language from an Ontario Catholic School Board
A Toronto area Catholic school board has recently released a blueprint to combat a wide range of discrimination. Laudably it includes a robust defense of the need to combat homophobia.…
Dear Laura Coppens and Angelika Levi,
Anak-Anak Srikandi/ Children of Srikandi Official Trailer from Srikandi Films on Vimeo. It is admirable that your film, Children of Srikandi, is the first to address the lives of queer…
So three lawyers walk into the Ontario Legislature…
…but this is no joke! There’s a friendly exercise each morning that the Ontario Legislature sits when Members have the opportunity to introduce guests seated in the gallery – family…
Video: Saint Petersburg passes homophobic law to cleanse society of gay people
Lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday passed a controversial law banning "homosexual propaganda" in the city of nearly five million inhabitants. The city's governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, has vowed to…
Video: Saint Petersburg passes homophobic law to cleanse society of gay people
Lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday passed a controversial law banning "homosexual propaganda" in the city of nearly five million inhabitants. The city's governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, has vowed to…
Video: Saint Petersburg passes homophobic law to cleanse society of gay people
Lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday passed a controversial law banning “homosexual propaganda” in the city of nearly five million inhabitants. The city’s governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, has vowed to…
Video: Saint Petersburg passes homophobic law to cleanse society of gay people
Lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday passed a controversial law banning “homosexual propaganda” in the city of nearly five million inhabitants. The city’s governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, has vowed to…