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Fri, 24 May 2013 21:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/ban-on-gay-boy-scouts-could-be-lifted-in-historic-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/ban-on-gay-boy-scouts-could-be-lifted-in-historic-vote/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 23:09:44 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387040 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/ban-on-gay-boy-scouts-could-be-lifted-in-historic-vote/feed/ 0 A 103-year-old ban on gay youths joining the Boy Scouts has been lifted following... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/gay-rights-group-files-complaint-accusing-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias-in-hiring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/gay-rights-group-files-complaint-accusing-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias-in-hiring/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/gay-rights-group-files-complaint-accusing-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias-in-hiring/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/manitoba-may-school-may-change-its-mind-and-allow-posters-for-gay-alliance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/manitoba-may-school-may-change-its-mind-and-allow-posters-for-gay-alliance/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:00:09 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/manitoba-may-school-may-change-its-mind-and-allow-posters-for-gay-alliance/feed/ 0 STEINBACH, Man. – A high school student in Manitoba who has been leading a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/big-gulp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/big-gulp/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:25:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362594 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/big-gulp/feed/ 0 The GOP needs to rethink outreach in order to stop "secular socialism" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/carly-rae-jepsen-cancels-boy-scouts-concert-to-support-gay-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/carly-rae-jepsen-cancels-boy-scouts-concert-to-support-gay-rights/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:06:46 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/carly-rae-jepsen-cancels-boy-scouts-concert-to-support-gay-rights/feed/ 0 Carly Rae Jepsen has cancelled a scheduled appearance at the Boy Scouts of America... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/vote-on-admitting-gay-boy-scouts-delayed-until-may/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/vote-on-admitting-gay-boy-scouts-delayed-until-may/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:50:46 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/vote-on-admitting-gay-boy-scouts-delayed-until-may/feed/ 0 A controversial vote on whether to allow gay members and leaders into The Boy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/obama-gets-combative-the-notable-moments-of-the-inaugural-speech/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/obama-gets-combative-the-notable-moments-of-the-inaugural-speech/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:13:20 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/obama-gets-combative-the-notable-moments-of-the-inaugural-speech/feed/ 0 Seven key moments in the president's inaugural address http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/the-boissoin-human-rights-case-at-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/the-boissoin-human-rights-case-at-10/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:29:56 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305130 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/19/the-boissoin-human-rights-case-at-10/feed/ 0 As a piece of comedy, the Red Deer preacher's letter to the 'Advocate' has held up surprisingly well http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/we-cannot-be-selective-about-which-basic-human-rights-we-defend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/we-cannot-be-selective-about-which-basic-human-rights-we-defend/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:46:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293871 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/we-cannot-be-selective-about-which-basic-human-rights-we-defend/feed/ 0 In a speech in Montreal, John Baird lays out the Harper government’s international agenda... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/newsmakers-sept-6-13-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/newsmakers-sept-6-13-2012/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:20:01 +0000 Jonathon Gatehouse http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/newsmakers-sept-6-13-2012/feed/ 0 Sept. 6-13, 2012: Blake and Ryan get hitched, Philip Roth takes on Wikipedia, and pro football tackles gay marriage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/dnc-2012-the-gay-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/dnc-2012-the-gay-vote/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:43:52 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288765 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/03/dnc-2012-the-gay-vote/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel finds Hope and Change very much alive among LGBT delegates at the Democratic Convention http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/why-did-the-gay-advocate-cross-the-road/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/why-did-the-gay-advocate-cross-the-road/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:49:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282198 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/why-did-the-gay-advocate-cross-the-road/feed/ 0 To protest a chicken sandwich -- reluctantly http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/are-you-gay-prove-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/are-you-gay-prove-it/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:43:38 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/are-you-gay-prove-it/feed/ 0 Convincing an immigration officer of one's sexuality may be a challenge for would-be refugee claimants. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/wish-george-not-mitt-romney-was-running-for-president/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/wish-george-not-mitt-romney-was-running-for-president/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:28:58 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/wish-george-not-mitt-romney-was-running-for-president/feed/ 0 I have no problem at all with the older fellow's inconsistencies http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/basic-rights-for-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/basic-rights-for-all/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 15:44:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261345 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/basic-rights-for-all/feed/ 0 Foreign Affairs has posted the text of John Baird’s speech in Washington yesterday on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/you-cant-pray-the-gay-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/you-cant-pray-the-gay-away/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:17:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258970 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/you-cant-pray-the-gay-away/feed/ 0 A new bill wants to ban 'conversion therapy' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-perils-of-being-lgbt-in-italy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-perils-of-being-lgbt-in-italy/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:04:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-perils-of-being-lgbt-in-italy/feed/ 0 Where the closets are crowded with a lot more than Prada and Gucci http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/4-bittersweet-news-for-same-sex-marriage-in-new-jersey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/4-bittersweet-news-for-same-sex-marriage-in-new-jersey/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:23:27 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/4-bittersweet-news-for-same-sex-marriage-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 Legislators in New Jersey voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage Thursday, but no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/gay-rights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/gay-rights/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/gay-rights/feed/ 0 It's only by comparison that Ontario Catholic schools' treatment of gay students and staff can be called 'liberal' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/divorce-and-equality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/divorce-and-equality/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:30:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/divorce-and-equality/feed/ 0 Irwin Cotler responds to the Justice Minister’s comments last week about the laws governing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/a-legislative-gap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/a-legislative-gap/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:23:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233699 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/a-legislative-gap/feed/ 0 While blaming the Liberals for whatever might be wrong with the laws concerning same-sex... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/what-is-and-is-not-a-marriage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/what-is-and-is-not-a-marriage/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:57:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233349 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/what-is-and-is-not-a-marriage/feed/ 0 Robert Leckey, president of Egale, points with concern to both this latest court case... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/their-marriage-is-not-legally-valid-under-canadian-law/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/their-marriage-is-not-legally-valid-under-canadian-law/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:53:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233211 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/their-marriage-is-not-legally-valid-under-canadian-law/feed/ 0 In court, the Harper government is apparently arguing against the legality of some same-sex... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/anti-gay-i-mean-pro-family/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/anti-gay-i-mean-pro-family/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:16:37 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232418 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/06/anti-gay-i-mean-pro-family/feed/ 0 Why are mainstream media adopting Rick Santorum's hideous euphemisms? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/trans-border-crossings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/trans-border-crossings/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:40:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/trans-border-crossings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/trans-border-crossings/feed/ 0 Strip searching transsexual or intersexed individuals has never been easy, but it's about to get more complicated http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/gay-rights-are-human-rights-clinton-tells-un/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/gay-rights-are-human-rights-clinton-tells-un/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:58:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228809 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/07/gay-rights-are-human-rights-clinton-tells-un/feed/ 3 New initiative may help shore up Obama’s base http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/rights-and-advocacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/rights-and-advocacy/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:03:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222342 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/rights-and-advocacy/feed/ 10 A week ago, Conservative party staff and MPs put together a contribution to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-real-horse-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-real-horse-race/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:30:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/it%e2%80%99s-a-real-horse-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-real-horse-race/feed/ 3 A gay-rights activist and a former IRA leader figure among those generating unusual excitement http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/so-rob-ford-doesnt-like-the-gay-pride-parade-so-what/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/so-rob-ford-doesnt-like-the-gay-pride-parade-so-what/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:50:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/so-rob-ford-doesnt-like-the-gay-pride-parade-so-what/feed/ 207 Why gay rights aren't endangered by Toronto's mayor http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/on-the-importance-of-words/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/on-the-importance-of-words/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:53:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=177554 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/on-the-importance-of-words/feed/ 120 I am out of Ottawa for a few days and mostly without proper Internet... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/ugandan-gay-rights-activist-found-murdered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/ugandan-gay-rights-activist-found-murdered/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:27:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/ugandan-gay-rights-activist-found-murdered/feed/ 6 David Kato campaigned against anti-gay laws, discrimination http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-new-normal-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-new-normal-2/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:20:12 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162414 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/the-new-normal-2/feed/ 0 A banner year for gay rights http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/same-sex-marriage-in-california-the-trap-closes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/same-sex-marriage-in-california-the-trap-closes/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:23:31 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142609 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/13/same-sex-marriage-in-california-the-trap-closes/feed/ 0 Somehow a majority vote against SSM will have led directly to the near-permanent entrenchment of it http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/05/an-unlikely-conspirator-in-prop-8s-murder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/05/an-unlikely-conspirator-in-prop-8s-murder/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:21:39 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141411 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/05/an-unlikely-conspirator-in-prop-8s-murder/feed/ 0 How an anti-SSM Supreme Court justice provided an argument to lift the ban http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/25/i%e2%80%99m-with-the-%e2%80%98intolerant%e2%80%99-quebecers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/25/i%e2%80%99m-with-the-%e2%80%98intolerant%e2%80%99-quebecers/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:01:59 +0000 Mark Steyn http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116828 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/25/i%e2%80%99m-with-the-%e2%80%98intolerant%e2%80%99-quebecers/feed/ 355 MARK STEYN: The niqab deserves no more respect than a Vader mask http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/it%e2%80%99s-the-last-closet-on-the-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/it%e2%80%99s-the-last-closet-on-the-right/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:00:01 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116367 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/23/it%e2%80%99s-the-last-closet-on-the-right/feed/ 13 Why are Republicans so often caught in gay sex scandals? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/and-now-a-word-from-mark-tewksbury/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/and-now-a-word-from-mark-tewksbury/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:30:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/05/and-now-a-word-from-mark-tewksbury/feed/ 33 Since he has become, if indirectly, part of this unfolding discussion, I asked Mark... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/i-take-full-responsibility/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/i-take-full-responsibility/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:43:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/i-take-full-responsibility/feed/ 22 A day after the Jason Kenney’s press secretary said “the minister’s signature isn’t on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/the-ministers-signature-isnt-on-any-decision-note-or-anywhere-else/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/the-ministers-signature-isnt-on-any-decision-note-or-anywhere-else/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:11:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/the-ministers-signature-isnt-on-any-decision-note-or-anywhere-else/feed/ 27 Jason Kenney denies involvement in removing references to same-sex marriage and gay rights from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/bollywood%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98brokeback-mountain%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/bollywood%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98brokeback-mountain%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:30:21 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=112135 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/bollywood%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98brokeback-mountain%e2%80%99/feed/ 3 The film ‘Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun’ features a gay kiss http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/02/your-existence-has-been-noted-in-passing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/02/your-existence-has-been-noted-in-passing/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113375 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/02/your-existence-has-been-noted-in-passing/feed/ 143 Canadian Press discovers that Jason Kenney ordered the removal of references to gay rights... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/04/the-boissoin-case-freedom-gains-a-moral-victory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/04/the-boissoin-case-freedom-gains-a-moral-victory/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:53:16 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=96049 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/04/the-boissoin-case-freedom-gains-a-moral-victory/feed/ 41 So how stands freedom of the press in Alberta after Thursday’s Queen’s Bench decision... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/same-sex-couples-fight-to-adoptsame-sex-couples-fight-to-adopt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/same-sex-couples-fight-to-adoptsame-sex-couples-fight-to-adopt/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:50:34 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93162 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/same-sex-couples-fight-to-adoptsame-sex-couples-fight-to-adopt/feed/ 7 In France, gay couples are not allowed to adopt children http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/the-case-for-the-seeing-eye-horse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/the-case-for-the-seeing-eye-horse/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:50:26 +0000 Mark Steyn http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83587 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/01/the-case-for-the-seeing-eye-horse/feed/ 105 What if a blind man with a guide dog had taken on a Muslim bed-and-breakfast owner? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/69-is-a-liberal-position/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/69-is-a-liberal-position/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:59:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/69-is-a-liberal-position/feed/ 7 Dale Smith looks at Liberal courting of the gay community. Also at Montreal Pride...