LGBTQ

The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday, August 28, 2022, as it announced a five−year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two−spirit and intersex communities across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, August 28, 2022, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who repeatedly yelled profanity at her and called her a traitor.

Hate is still all around us, and not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy the Pride parades that made a comeback this summer.

Columnist Julian Brave NoiseCat reflects on identity, community and family at Toronto's first-ever two-spirit powwow.

Pride Montreal, the organization that runs the city's annual celebration of LGBTQ communities, is conducting an internal investigation after it abruptly cancelled the official Pride parade on Sunday, August 9, 2022.

Opposition parties are calling on Doug Ford to condemn the Progressive Conservative candidate in Brantford-Brant, Will Bouma, who reportedly oversaw the publication of a church magazine for youth that promoted homophobia and conversion therapy.

The Liberal government is spending $3.5 million on two projects to improve abortion access in Canada, as the re-emergence of the landmark Roe v. Wade case in the United States brings renewed attention to the issue on both sides of the border.

If the Conservative Party of Canada were a person, it would have reached the age where it could vote and legally drink in half the provinces.

Canada's House of Commons erupted into a scene of cheers and cross-party hugs on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, as MPs unanimously adopted a motion presented by a Conservative MP to fast-track the passage of a Liberal government bill banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ Canadians.

The so-called therapy is widely discredited as a harmful practice, aimed at trying to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. 

Some re-elected Conservative members of Parliament — along with a former leadership contender — are lining up to say others should get united behind leader Erin O'Toole, as questions swirl about whether his election performance warrants him staying in the job.

If Erin O’Toole’s party suffers major losses in the next election, it won’t be a result of his leadership, but due to a party at odds with itself on central policy issues and divided along regional lines, writes Andrew Perez.

The Liberals have accused Parliament of becoming toxic to their minority agenda while the Opposition Conservatives say Canada's institutions are broken under the Trudeau government — finger-pointing that fuels growing speculation voters may soon head to the polls.

An Alberta church marked May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, with a virtual event to raise awareness about issues facing LGBTQ+ communities.

Catholic school boards across Ontario are wrestling with the question of whether and how to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ pride within a religion that still sees gay people as suffering their identity, making some critics again question their public funding.