Artist and writer Vivek Shraya is partnering with Arsenal Pulp Press to offer a deep mentorship and publication to a writer of Indigenous background or a person of colour who is living in Canada.
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Nowadays many conservative politicians participate in Pride Parades, like next Saturday's in Edmonton. The reason is clear: They've become important political events.
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How the controversy surrounding the song "Walk on the Wild Side" reflects the changes that take place as a social movement -- in this case, trans* activism -- matures.
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Ryan C. Kerr Elizabeth Littlejohn With increasing reports of atrocities being committed against suspected LGBTQ people in Chechnya, human-rights organization Rainbow Railroad is mobilizing emergency efforts to help those at risk.
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If anyone sees Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney, please let someone responsible know. If he doesn't show up soon, his face is going to start appearing on milk cartons!
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Organizers of Vancouver's Women's March on Washington express remorse at lack of communication, while omission sparks wider conversation of inclusive organizing.
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Whereas President Barack Obama is honouring the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power, North Carolina Republicans are taking a different path.
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Alexis Shotwell and Gary Kinsman talk about the AIDS Activist History Project.
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For some of us, this is a guide to having integrity this holiday season.
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Ardath Whynacht and Dee Morse talk about the work of the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project.
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In a roundtable with Canada's National Campus and Community Radio Association, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka discussed violence against Indigenous women; how to include transgender people.
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A nuanced dissection of UofT professor Jordan Peterson's campaign against trans* people in the name of free speech.
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If claims for equality, diversity and 'that kind of thing' are ideological, so is the position of ignoring them.
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The Trudeau Liberals voted for NDP MP Randall Garrison's Bill 16 that would ban discrimination on the basis of transgender status. Is that a sign of a willingess to co-operate across party lines?
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The Atlantic Jewish Council took over Halifax Pride's Annual General Meeting in order to protect Israel's pinkwashing campaign "Size Doesn't Matter." Many Jews oppose such pinkwashing campaigns.
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Free speech is one of those values that is used as a way to disorient, confuse, obscure or end debate.
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A commitment to free speech doesn't reconcile easily with human rights codes that may compel respect and courtesy toward specific groups -- including their right to be addressed as they choose.
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When the inquiry fails, can we just get on with defunding those schools, please?
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Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region and interview with garment workers on gender and LGBTI issues at the workplace in Indonesia.
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It's pretty rich for Jason Kenney, of all people, to accuse Alberta Education Minister David Eggen of trying to score political points by standing up for human rights.
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Don't expect Alberta Education Minister David Eggen to just drop this issue. Whatever Eggen does, this potato’s going to stay hot.
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Read on for more information about rabble.ca volunteer opportunities in Vancouver.
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The treatment of athletes like Caster Semenya at the Rio Olympics shows that the rights of women who do not conform to binary understandings of sex are deemed less worthy of protection than others.
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The rain couldn't damper the spirits of UFCW Canada activists who participated in this year's Capital Pride parade in Ottawa.
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