LGBTQ
Bidding farewell to yet another safe queer space
October 11, 2016“After 14 years, AfterEllen as we know it will be effectively shutting down as of Friday,” editor-in-chief of AfterEllen, Trish Bendix, shared. It was devastating news that shook the queer community at the end of September, and continues to shake us now. AfterEllen was one of the biggest websites dedicated exclusively to lesbian, bisexual, and queer women. It served the community with pop culture critiques, interviews, and the latest news on our favourite queer celebrities. In the past two years, however, the site has failed to attract enough advertiser support. And in media, if you can’t attract advertisers, you’re as…
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Did I mention I’m queer?
September 2, 2016[dropcap]G[/dropcap]rowing up, I was pretty queer for a straight girl. When I was in high school, I always had a “gal pal.” At the time, I thought of them in the most innocent way: they were just girls I was…
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From one queer to another
June 17, 2016[dropcap]E[/dropcap]arly on June 12, another gun-related tragedy struck Florida. This time at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Pulse, that was hosting a Latin night. One man walked in, fully armed, and took hostages. He wanted nothing other than to hurt…
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Should Marvel give Captain America a boyfriend?
June 6, 2016Sexuality is fluid and Captain America's should be too By Tamara Connor Giving Captain America a boyfriend in the next Marvel film would be one of the best decisions made by the franchise to date. #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend started trending on Twitter…
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Is there such as thing as gay heritage?
March 14, 2016Whether you identify within the LGBTQ+ spectrum or not, The Gay Heritage Project will speak to anyone’s sense of what it means to create a sense of belonging. Actors Paul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir, and Damien Atkins have embarked on a…
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Why can’t gay characters be given proper TV representation?
February 22, 2016[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecently, How To Get Away With Murder came back with its mid-season premiere. It’s everything you’d expect from another great Shonda Rhimes production, including trademark gay characters. The series has quickly made a reputation for being a high-adrenaline legal drama…
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Universities shouldn’t teach discrimination
January 25, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he BC Supreme Court recently overturned the Law Society of BC’s decision to exclude graduates of Trinity Western University (TWU) from reaching the provincial bar. The original decision came on the heels of controversy over TWU’s community covenant, a document…
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Why we need more LGBTQ+ transitional shelters in Canada
January 25, 2016[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen we think of someone who is homeless, we tend to have this image of a scraggly man with an unkempt beard, pushing his belongings in a shopping cart. While this image may certainly be a reality on Vancouver’s streets,…
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Blood: it’s in everyone to give
September 28, 2015“Blood, it’s in you to give.” We have all heard this advertising pitch from Canadian Blood Services before, but what we don’t hear is the invisible asterisk for the fine print regarding who can and cannot donate blood. There are…
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Sadly, airports do not recognize gender sensitivity
September 28, 2015Last week, an issue was hastily slathered onto the news involving a trans woman’s troubles while she — Shadi Petosky — went through security at an airport in Florida. As she made her way through the full body scanner, labelled…
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