West End gets gay plaque
Don Hann is pleased that the Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE) is now etched into a commemorative plaque to be mounted on Davie St, to signify that Vancouver’s gay village is a place that matters....
View ArticleGay village 'hub' of West End
The gay village is the cultural hub of the West End, according to recent findings from a city-led cultural-mapping exercise held this summer. The findings come from information gathered at three open...
View Article8th annual BOLD festival for older lesbians
The lobby of the Vancity Theatre is filled with women hugging goodbye and the sounds of their laughter as the eighth annual Bold, Old(er) Lesbians and Dykes (BOLD) festival comes to a close in...
View ArticleDignity House latest proposal for gay seniors home
Alex Sangha says the time has come for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender seniors to have a place of their own to retire. His nascent plan, called Dignity House, must first raise $25,000 for a...
View Article'Outrageous' rent increase drives gay bathhouse out of business
One of Vancouver’s three gay bathhouses has closed following what one manager describes as an “outrageous” rent increase on the Granville St basement property. M2M’s August closure has left the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Money stolen from Vancouver Pride Society
Sept 18, 4pm Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) president Tim Richards confirms that the woman police are now seeking in connection with the theft of more than $12,000 from two festivals volunteered in the...
View ArticleStevenson moves to grant Pride civic status
Vision Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson brought a motion to city council Sept 18 calling for Pride to be designated a civic event. “Over the years that I’ve been on council it’s been a desire of mine...
View ArticleVancouver's underwear King
When David King opened his underwear shop several blocks beyond the traditional boundaries of Vancouver’s gay village 20 years ago, he wasn’t necessarily thinking long-term. “It was definitely a...
View ArticleCity moves forward with Pride civic status
Vancouver City Council passed a motion Sept 19 asking staff to examine the possibility of granting civic event status to the Pride parade, as well the Vaisakhi and Lunar New Year celebrations. “I hope...
View ArticleWhen leaders lead
It’s been 20 years since Newfoundland educator Susan Rose went to her province’s then-education minister to register her frustration with the homophobic comments a colleague was aiming at her, only to...
View ArticleRainbow banners safe, new WEBIA head promises
Revitalizing business and culture in the West End is the first step in the Business Improvement Association’s (BIA) vision for change, directors told the organization’s annual general meeting, Sept 19....
View ArticleBC sex work case can be heard in court
A former Vancouver sex worker and an advocacy group for sex workers have won the right to challenge the country's Criminal Code prostitution laws in BC, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Sept 21. The...
View ArticleReported hate crimes decline in Vancouver
The number of reported violent hate crimes based on sexual orientation in Vancouver dropped for the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, says the Vancouver Police Department (VPD)....
View ArticleUPDATE: Protecting your privacy around HIV
Sept 28, 1pm Vancouver Coastal Health Medical Health Officer Dr Réka Gustafson maintains that medical records are secure and is concerned about statements she considers “inaccurate” made at yesterday’s...
View ArticleLOUD scholarships support tomorrow's queer leaders
Three promising leaders from Vancouver's queer community received recognition for their leadership and community service on Sept 27 at the fourth annual Leadership, Opportunity, Unity, and Diversity...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bassi trial continues with eyewitness testimony
Tues, Oct 2 Yet another witness has identified in court two men as those responsible for an alleged 2010 gaybashing, saying she heard homophobic slurs yelled during the attack. The assault sent...
View ArticleTrans woman killed in New West home
A trans woman fatally stabbed in her New Westminster home Sept 29 is being remembered as a kind, generous and spiritual person who struggled to overcome persecution. Police have identified the victim...
View ArticleRaising the PFLAG
When Susan Harman joined the Vancouver chapter of PFLAG nine years ago, after her 18-year-old son came out, up to 15 people attended support meetings every two weeks. Eventually, Harman became...
View ArticleNorth Vancouver school board agrees to apologize
A BC man will receive an in-person apology from the North Vancouver School District on Monday, Oct 22 at 9:30am — more than 42 years after his yearbook write-up was replaced with the word “Fag.” On Oct...
View ArticleVancouver police investigate alleged gaybashing
Vancouver police are investigating an alleged gaybashing that occurred on queer-friendly Commercial Drive Oct 9 and left a man with a heavily bruised jaw and larynx and several broken teeth. According...
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