Pride to survive: Queer refugees look to Toronto for a lifeline
LGBTQ asylum seekers persevere in the face of legal aid cuts in Ontario that are making a tough situation even worse
Declan Keogh
June 19, 2019
LGBTQ asylum seekers persevere in the face of legal aid cuts in Ontario that are making a tough situation even worse
Confidential backgrounder sent to Pride Toronto members ahead of special meeting Tuesday says the decision to disinvite police in 2016 has led to “mounting debt” for the organization
Understanding the history of First Nations governance provides crucial context to the current conflict between TransCanada and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation over pipeline plans in northern BC
The unsanctioned safe injection site housed for nine months in a tent at Moss Park gets some much-needed funding and a permanent space indoors, but without decriminalization of hard drugs activists say the opioid crisis can’t be beaten
On Saturday, May 5, Raam Emami, aka King Raam, plays Adelaide Hall. The show, which will be followed by another in Vancouver May 12, is a fundraiser for the #BringMaryamHome
In Toronto interview, mayor of U.S. town hit by alt-right terror last summer says there’s reason for political optimism in the age of Trump
Everyone who works on Queen West Community Health Centre’s harm reduction outreach team comes, in one form or another, from the street-involved communities they serve
Toronto Public Health calls on province to address psychological impacts of overdose epidemic on harm reduction workers
City officials cite bylaw infractions and safety issues as reasons for ordering removal of accessibility ramp
Harm reduction workers on the front line of fentanyl-fuelled overdose epidemic say it’s time for the federal government to start having open discussions about legalizing hard drugs, including access to prescription heroin
Snub follows protest at police board meeting over cops’ handling of altercation caught on video that critics say is another example of “how badly the police are interacting with queer, street-involved and racialized communities.”
Someone I had unprotected oral sex with was HIV-positive. In the eyes of the court, he should bear the full weight under the Canadian judicial system for failing to disclose his status to me.