Canada’s ethnic minorities launch fight against homophobia
(Montreal, Quebec) Patrick Yousse was jailed for a year in his native Cameroon, where he says he was abused, nearly raped and discriminated against daily because he was gay.
The stocky 27-year-old, sporting stylish glasses and a silver stud in his right ear, grew teary-eyed as he told his story at …
Quebec funds gay seniors program
(Montreal, Quebec) The Quebec government is spending half a million dollars on an education campaign meant to improve the lives of gay, lesbian and transgendered seniors.
It’s a subject so taboo that the cabinet minister responsible for seniors and representatives of the gay and lesbian communities couldn’t find a seniors residence …
Transwoman ordered to serve time in male prison
(Montreal, Quebec) A transsexual Quebec inmate who hasn’t physically completed the transformation to a woman has created an incarceration quagmire for federal corrections officials after being transferred into a men’s prison.
Tania Veilleux, 43, has been detained at the federal penitentiary in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines since mid-December …
Phase 3 testing confirms HIV fat disorder drug findings
(Montreal, Quebec) Theratechnologies has concluded a Phase 3 trial confirming earlier clinical results on the safety and effectiveness of its lead drug, tesamorelin, for an HIV-related fat disorder.
Patients lost 18 per cent of their excess visceral fat after 52 weeks of treatment, …
