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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays continue the fight against homophobia, transphobia online and in schools | May 18 2013 | John Bonnar | One way of dealing with the problem is by going into schools and talking with students about bullying and homophobia.
Queerly political: Activism, feminism, Marxism and queer politics | Apr 10 2013 | rabbleTV | How can we build a united movement that respects difference and autonomy, and also advances common struggles against oppression and exploitation?
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Edie Windsor's fight for marriage equality in the U.S. Supreme Court | Mar 28 2013 | Amy Goodman | The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about same-sex marriage this week. On Wednesday, the case challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, was heard.
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Repression, homophobia and transgender policies in Iran | Mar 27 2013 | Maria Kari | Sex reassignment surgeries are legal and subsidized in the Islamic Republic of Iran, but for reasons that are in fact part of systemic repression against gay and lesbian people.
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The Centre for Story Based Strategy | Mar 19 2013 | The Centre for Story Based Strategy is a collective that is about using story telling for social justice
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Svend Robinson: Wynne's victory a sign of major progress over past 25 years | Feb 1 2013 | Svend Robinson | Canada's first openly gay MP reflects on the changes in the quarter century since his coming out resulted in death threats and vandalism of his constituency office.
Film review: 'Last chance' looks at refugee claimants fleeing homophobia | Dec 6 2012 | Humberto DaSilva | "Last Chance," an NFB film directed by Paul Emile d’Entremont, views the Canadian immigration refugee process through the eyes of four LGBT refugee status claimants.
Rae Spoon's First Spring Grass Fire on finding (queer) time | Nov 29 2012 | Tyler Morgenstern | The question of the when of queerness is at the heart of transgender electronic musician Rae Spoon's remarkable debut novel, First Spring Grass Fire.
LGBT rights in Uganda, and John Baird's dilemma | Nov 15 2012 | Mercedes Allen | John Baird has commendably taken the lead on LGBT human rights in Uganda. But in understanding Uganda's social environment, we realize that forcefulness may actually be harmful.
Defining human rights | Nov 14 2012 | Mercedes Allen | MP and Justice Committee member Brent Rathgeber recently blogged that he opposed the trans human rights bill because he considered the terms undefined.
MP's trans predator fearmongering escalates | Oct 9 2012 | Mercedes Allen | MP Rob Anders and Sun commentator Brian Lilley doubled down on conflating trans people with sexual predators, suggesting human rights inclusion will somehow enable and legally absolve predatory acts.
Flushing Rob Anders' 'Bathroom Bill' fear | Oct 6 2012 | Mercedes Allen | A reprised history of "Bathroom Bill" panic used to oppose human rights protections for trans people, due to a recent petition by MP Rob Anders.
Rob Anders, the transsexual bogeyman and the weird phenomenon of MPs petitioning their constituents | Oct 4 2012 | Mercedes Allen | Calgary West MP Rob Anders is actively petitioning his constituents against a bill that would extend human rights protections to trans people. And is embarrassing himself yet again.
B.C. to fund phalloplasty surgery for transgender men | Oct 2 2012 | Larkin Schmiedl | The province of B.C.'s Medical Services Plan (MSP) has opted to begin covering phalloplasty, or the surgical creation of a penis, for transgender men.
Kenney and the mass email saga: You learn something new every day | Sep 26 2012 | Syed Hussan | What caused the media maelstrom around the Kenney mass email about LGBTQ refugees from Iran?

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Barber refuses haircut to woman on religious grounds | Mr.Tea said... I'd be curious to hear what other people think of this. Personally, I'm with the barber. http://www...
No Homophobe | Unionist said... Incredible. Disturbing. But in about 120 seconds of watching (couldn't really take more), I also...
Petition to the 519 and the City of Toronto | Boom Boom said... In the 1970s, 519 hosted a food co-operative - I know, all the members of the housing co-...
Video blog chronicles transitioning process | Catchfire said... My first day at work Coming out to my boss Came out to my friends Started Hormones Mood Swings Boy...
Transition Medicine: Danielle Smith's False Economy | eastnoireast said... thanks for the writeup.  useful and interesting for someone like myself, who's really on the...
Cubans March Against Homophobia | kropotkin1951 said... Quote: Every lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Cuban knows of the years 1965–68...
Female Bisexuality | milo204 said... it's because everything in our society has to be compartmentalized into neat little categories so...
How to be a fan of problematic things | Catchfire said... From Social Justice League in
Adrienne Rich, 1929 - 2012 | Lard Tunderin Jeezus said... Wow. Thanks so much for putting that together, Catchfire.   in
Ugandan Parliament re-introduces anti-Gay Bill | Dostoyevsky said... hopefully any gay Ugandan refugees will be accepted quickly.  Just imagining the fear and...
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