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Canadian newspaper apologizes for publishing transphobic advertisement
TORONTO, Ontario — Canada’s National Post newspaper on Friday issued a public apology for publishing an offensive, transphobic advertisement on Thursday that was purchased by the anti-gay Institute for Canadian Values (ICV).
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Canadian family values group runs transphobic newspaper advertisement
A transphobic advertisement appearing in Canada’s National Post on Thursday is calling on the leaders of the three national political parties “stop teachers from confusing” children on issues of gender identity and expression.
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Canada’s opposition New Democrat Party, LGBT advocate Jack Layton dies
The Right Honorable Jack Layton, a member of the Canadian Parliament, and a charismatic politician who guided the New Democrat Party (NDP) into the position of being the dominant opposition party in Parliament, has died. He was 61.
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‘North Sea Texas,’ Belgium director’s debut film captures attention at Montreal festival
North Sea Texas, a Belgian film about two teenage boys falling in love, has captivated audiences and critics alike at this year’s Montreal World Film Festival.
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Islamic religious scholar: Gays in Islamic countries ‘must be killed’
As the annual Toronto Pride parade worked its way through the city’s LGBTQ community on Sunday, an Islamic religious scholar addressing a 9,000-strong crowd at the annual Journey of Faith Islamic conference said that, in countries governed by Islamic law, homosexuals caught in the act should be executed.
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Critics say Toronto Pride video promotes stereotypes, gay ‘shame’
Critics of a new promotional video for Toronto Pride 2011 say that its focus on gay stereotypes “sets the movement back” by doing more harm than good.
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Lesbian wins $22,000 judgement against comedian, restaurant for anti-gay rant
A Toronto comedian and a Vancouver restaurant to pay $22,000 in compensation for the comedian’s anti-gay, profanity-laced verbal attack on two lesbian audience members. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal said the comments were discriminatory.
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Anti-gay Canadian florist wants ‘no part’ of same-sex couple’s wedding
A Canadian florist has refused to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple, according to the event’s planner, a violation of the New Brunswick Human Rights Act.
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U.S. citizen beaten unconscious at Canadian hot springs because he is gay
Canadian police are searching for a suspect in an apparent gay bashing of a 48-year-old U.S. citizen who was beaten unconscious and left nearly naked in the snow after telling another man about his sexual orientation.
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Vancouver police arrest 4 in connection with alleged hate crimes
Vancouver police announced Thursday they have made four arrests in connection to two separate attacks on gay men recently, both incidents of which are being investigated as possible hate crimes.