Tag: LGBTQ
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Millies: Pope’s approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples may mark turning point
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Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples and others in “irregular” situations marks a definitive shift in the Roman Catholic Church’s posture toward many types of loving relationships.
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A defaced rainbow crosswalk, a painful question: Will it continue?
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When Wortley Pride founder Kathy Bell woke up last week to emails and messages that the community’s rainbow crosswalk had been vandalized, she was angry.
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With an eye to Norwich, Woodstock reviews flag rules and embraces Pride
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WOODSTOCK – Politicians here have overhauled the municipal government policy on raising flags. But it’s not what you think.
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Education union offices in London carpeted with anti-trans stickers
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Three London offices of unions representing teachers and school support staff were plastered with anti-transgender stickers two days before a protest of “inclusive and identity-affirming practices” in school boards. One of the stickers reads: Keep your hands off our kids and a second says: Keep gender politics out of schools, said Mary Henry, president of…
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Baranyai: Parents shouldn’t get veto on what their kids want to be called
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New education directives in some provinces – and an apparent test balloon in Ontario – have sent chills down the spines of youth who identify as trans, non-binary or questioning.
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Local town’s rainbow crosswalk vandalized, cleaned, vandalized again
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TILLSONBURG – This Southwestern Ontario town’s recently installed rainbow crosswalk, a symbol of inclusion for the LGBTQ community, has once again been hit by vandals.
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Teachers report lack of education, support for meeting trans student needs
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Even when teachers acknowledged there was a human rights policy in place, teachers said they often felt they weren’t put into practice
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‘We celebrate love in all its forms:’ Jewish London honours Pride
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Before Sheri Krell gathered the courage to come out, she was once a camper on the location of what is now Canada’s first and only LGBTQ Jewish overnight camp.
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For Pride London, security ‘paramount’ as weekend of marquee events looms
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While Pride London festival is a time for celebration, organizers say this year’s event is a reminder of the ongoing battle for LGBTQ rights.