LGBTI

Beneath all the rhetoric, the issue is about fears that affirmation might enable or "encourage" someone to be gay or trans.

What a "No Pro Homo" policy looks like, and why its failure hasn't stopped the fight against anti-homophobia education in North America.

On how the far right feels persecuted by the Day of Silence, and wants the word "homophobia" banned as hate speech.

Jer's Vision honoured youth role models and inspired youth activists to speak out against queerphobia

On the Activist Toolkit Occupy roundup: Guides, tech tools and workshops for every occupation.

Carole Pope has returned with Landfall, a highly eclectic recording that shows a more mature artist still completely in command of her considerable voice, lyrically as nimble as ever.

Did Conservative MP Dean Allison attempt to link transsexual women with sexual predators on the floor of Parliament?

This week on the Activist Toolkit roundup: How to organize a seed swap, free Occupy lectures, intersectionality and more!

Exile and Pride is a memoir by activist, author and poet Eli Clare, who moves through the world as a white transguy (formerly lesbian) with cerebral palsy.

On the dilemma of Jenna Talackova, the Canadian beauty pageant contestant who was disqualified from the 2012 Miss Universe Canada competition because she had been born physically male.

This week, on the Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: tech tools to end violence and get organized, finding local banks, DIY sustainable street art and more!

What is radical consent? In this episide: how radical consent can be used in sex-positive dialogue, radical consent workshops, plus an interview with Ottawa's Luna Allison.

This week on Activist Toolkit roundup: Promoting trans positivity, day to eliminate racism, citizen journalism and a ton of tech tools!

This week on the Activist Toolkit, it's International Women's Day! Plus, Henry Morgentaler's legacy, radical doulas, checking privilege, #IWD events across Canada and more!