By Melanie Woods, June 20 2016 —
After an emotional candlelit vigil last week at Olympic Plaza, Calgary’s LGBTQ community and allies will gather again to mourn the recent mass shooting in Orlando.
We are Orlando – YYC Memorial is … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, March 8 2016 —
For many members of the LGBTQ community, coming out is a formative experience. The Coming Out Monologues, a three-night event taking place at the John Dutton Theatre from March 16–18, celebrates coming out … Read the rest
By Lianelle Barraza, March 1 2016 —
The University of Calgary is beginning the process of changing its applications to include a non-binary gender option. Currently, the University of Alberta is one of only a few Canadian post-secondary institutions that … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, February 4 2016 —
A University of Calgary student and artist says she is being censored after conditions were placed on her art show in the Little Gallery on the sixth floor of the Art Building.
Second-year … Read the rest
LGBTQ issues are in the spotlight at the University of Calgary and across the province. Workshops like “Trans 101” and “Asexuality 101” ran this week as part of an annual campus Sex Week, while Albertan high schools are currently working … Read the rest
By Emily Leedham, February 4 2016 —
I feel like a golden disco ball riding the C-train downtown. My wedding ring, normally the glitziest part of my day-to-day flannel and jeans, is outshone by almost everything else on my body. … Read the rest
By Melanie Woods, January 25 2016 —
University of Calgary students are coming forward with concerns regarding trans and non-binary accessible spaces in the university’s kinesiology building change rooms.
The change rooms currently include separate group spaces for men and … Read the rest
By Melanie Woods, January 21, 2016 —
Education Minister David Eggen recently announced the provincial government’s new guidelines for LGBTQ students in the public school system. This document includes, among other items, pronoun usage, gender-neutral washrooms and the creation of … Read the rest
By Liam Harrison, September 18 2014 —
Like the varied lifestyles and attributes of the LGBTQA community, Sunny Drake’s pieces are jumbled, distinct and fantastically diverse. He creates imaginative worlds where the gritty details of life, often taken from his … Read the rest
