Rob Ford may not have been at the mayoral debate at The 519 Church Street Community Centre Monday night, but that didn't stop the two other candidates or audience members from calling him a coward for not showing up.
After enduring months of harsh criticism that it is unresponsive to the queer communities it serves — particularly from black and trans groups — Pride Toronto has baffled supporters and critics alike
What better way to get involved with the upcoming Toronto municipal elections than to play the Price is Right and Family Feud with candidates in the running?
That's exactly what bloggers and tweeters decided when they put together the event "So You Think You Can Council?"
NDP MP Bill Siksay's trans rights bill passed second reading in the House of Commons on June 8 after the government declined to take a recorded vote on the issue.
Today — International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia — Ontario NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo plans to reintroduce her private member's bill to add gender identity to the province's Human Rights Code.
Opposition parties spoke in support of NDP MP Bill Siksay’s trans rights bill during a Commons debate on Monday, but two Conservative MPs raised concerns.
Siksay’s C-389 would add gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination to the Canadian Human Rights Act. The private member’s bill would also amend the hate crime and sentencing provisions of the Criminal Code to protect trans people.
