Guide urges gay-friendliness
Immigrants to Canada are now required to know that gays and lesbians have marriage rights.
Guide urges gay-friendliness
Immigrants to Canada are now required to know that gays and lesbians have marriage rights.
Gay art covered in Canada
A small-town library covered up a gay statue following one citizen’s complaint.
Canadian minister cuts gay rights from immigration guide
Canada’s citizenship and immigration minister removed references to gay rights in an updated guide for immigrants seeking Canadian citizenship, The Canadian Press reported.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who fought marriage equality in Parliament five years ago, ordered sections of the immigration guide removed.
His order erased sections of the guide …
Gay panic in Canada arson trial?
Gay panic in Canada arson trial?
Tribeca film targets hypocrisy in US gay politics
A documentary called “Outrage” argues that closeted homosexual U.S. politicians who vote against the interests of gays and lesbians should be “outed” because their hypocrisy has slowed the progress of gay rights.
Written and directed by Kirby Dick, the film relies on interviews with people who claim to have had gay relationships with politicians who vote against gay marriage, hate crime legislation, gays in the military, and funding for HIV/AIDS research.
“Outrage” premiered at this week’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York and opens on May 8 in select U.S. cities.
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Iranian gay couple granted asylum in Canada
(Toronto, Ontario) A gay couple who fled Iran in 2005 to escape arrest and a possible death sentence for homosexuality have been given asylum in Canada.
The men, Ali, 32, and Mohammad, 25, arrived in Toronto Wednesday night. Their family names are being withheld to protect family members still in Iran.
The …
