queer rights

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The queer agenda is solidarity

Peak Web November 8, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer and Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor Like many other communities, the queer community experiences marginalization that intersects with various social issues. Some of those issues are related to mental health, poverty, race, and physical ability. Because systems of oppression politicize queer and trans existence, the community’s activism must be rooted in a broader fight for justice.  The term “queer agenda” has been used for fearmongering to deepen distrust of queer and trans folk, and spread the idea that the goal of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is to coerce people into joining their so-called “deviant” lifestyles. However, the…

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A group of masked protesters marching down a road. They are holding up a sign with a rainbow that says equality without exemptions.
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Opposition to SOGI 123 isn’t just offensive, it’s based in lies

Peak Web October 17, 2024

By: Tam Nguyen, staff writer There has been a growing number of protests against SOGI 123 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) over the past few years. More recently, BC Conservative politician John Rustad promised to end the program, naming it…

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