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LGBTQ+ Pride parades set for Sunday in NYC and San Francisco
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (378+ words) Pride Month celebrations peak Sunday with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which accelerated and transformed the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Pride events often mix celebration and calls…...
Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1022+ words) A person wearing a traditional Kenyan bracelet with the Canadian flag " who at the time was in the process of being sponsored as a refugee " stands in the stairwell at the headquarters of Rainbow Family Support and Advocacy-Africa, an organization…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether…...
Canada called on to fill "vacuum" in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (868+ words) OTTAWA - The former U. S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad, as American cuts to foreign aid loomed large at a development and human rights conference this week in Ottawa. At the…...
Carney says floor-crossing MPs must support Liberal values on abortion, LGBTQ rights
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1122+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Marilyn Gladu as she looks on during an event in his office in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA - Any member of Parliament who joins the Liberal caucus…...
Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to "conservatize" Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (546+ words) Alberta's premier and education minister held a private meeting in February to discuss school funding and education policy." Documents released through an access to information request show that attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups involved in…...
Nova Scotia government announces LGBTQ+ action plan aimed at equity, community safety
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) People march in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn Mc Adorey Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced…...