Friday, June 26, 2015

Day of celebration: U.S. Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage

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Y This is a great day in the U.S.  The Supreme Court today legalized gay marriage in a 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges .  The opinio...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Rob Salerno's 'First Day Back' is a moving tribute to queer victims of bullying

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Rob Salerno in 'First Day Back' I checked out the one-man show 'First Day Back' written and performed by Toronto-based a...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Ontario bans 'conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ children

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NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo, who sponsored the bill. Bravo to Ontario legislators who today unanimously passed Bill 77 (Affirming Sexual Orient...
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Monday, June 1, 2015

Inside Out Festival's new gay film trend: the Post-Gay Man...

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Scene from award-winning short 'Hole' The 25th annual Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival has just wrapped up for another yea...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Hurray! Ireland votes 'Yes' to same-sex marriage

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Counting is ongoing, but reportedly both the 'Yes' and 'No' sides in the Irish debate are now declaring the pro-equality ...
Friday, May 22, 2015

My thoughts are with Ireland today...

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The Irish are voting in a historic referendum today on marriage equality.   I'm mostly Irish by blood, although not by citizenship.   ...
Monday, May 4, 2015

Canada now has two elected, openly LGBT premiers

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PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan With tonight's majority Liberal win in Prince Edward Island , Wade MacLauchlan becomes the second openl...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

'A Sinner in Mecca' impresses at Hot Docs Toronto festival

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Thousands of Muslims circling the Kaaba in Mecca, as seen in 'A Sinner in Mecca' I attended the world premiere last night of di...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Edward Snowden, Bill C-51 and the scary growth of government surveillance

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I recently watched the chilling, superb documentary Citizenfour by director Laura Poitras .  The film, which won the Best Documentary Fea...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Michael Coren is my new hero

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I really like the new Michael Coren, who's undergone a mellowing that looks very good on him. Watching him debate the horrible Charles...
Friday, April 3, 2015

Religion is a drug best served with moderation and skepticism...

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On this Good Friday, when all North Americans (and many others in the West) get a statutory day off - a privilege not extended to any other ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Trans Day of Visibility!

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On this 'Trans Day of Visibility,' I give you Laverne Cox. And a link to this nice story about Yasir Naqvi and Cheri DiNovo w...