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Activists for LGBTQ+ rights abroad urge Canada to double foreign aid for minorities
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (712+ words) Liberal MP Rob Oliphant arrives for a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, May 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA - Global activists for gender and sexual minorities are urging Canada to double its aid…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
3+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Once punished for weaving, this Mexican artisan uses her loom for LGBTQ+ resistance
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1007+ words) Now a transgender woman, she was identified at birth as a boy in San Pedro Jicay'n, an Indigenous community in southern Mexico where men are largely barred from becoming weavers. Merino was expected to tend cattle or work in the…...
Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) The upper house gave final approval for the legislation following its passage last month by the lower house, and it goes next to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature before becoming law. The bill makes the "propaganda of…...
Ethan Hawke's new show and the return of an LGBTQ icon: What the Star's culture team is obsessed with this week
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) The Lowdown," the latest series from Sterlin Harjo, is a sharp comic crime-drama, and Erasure's Andy Bell plays Toronto." Andy Bell of Erasure plays the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Tuesday. One-half of hitmaking synth-pop duo Erasure, Andy Bell (no, not…...
How this Toronto organization is helping LGBTQ refugees avoid the U. S.
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) Along with resettling over 300 people from nearly 30 countries, a new reports says Rainbow Railroad has supported thousands more. Rahma Esslouani in front of the Pin Button Pride mural on Wellesley Street. Esslouanit relocated to Canada from Turkey through Canada's refugee…...