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Toronto mayor Rob Ford casts lone vote against LGBT homeless shelter proposal
TORONTO — Mayor Rob Ford was the lone member of the Toronto city council to vote against a proposal to examine the need for additional shelter for homeless LGBT youth in Toronto. The measure passed by Thursday by a vote of 37-1, reported the CBC.
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Season of Pride: LGBT people, allies celebrate Pride around the world
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies, June is a month of pride and celebration. Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and counter-protests. In the United States, much of the celebrations have focused on a string of victories …
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Season of Pride: Hundreds marry at Toronto’s Grand Pride Wedding
TORONTO — More than one hundred same-sex couples gathered for a mass wedding on Thursday as part of Toronto’s World Pride festivities, which wraps up today with a parade consisting of more than 12,000 marchers and over 200,000 spectators. For many, the highlight of this year’s World Pride was the Grand Pride Wedding, believed to be the largest …
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Toronto mayor demands rainbow flag be removed from city hall
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford wants a rainbow flag flying at City Hall protesting Russia’s law restricting gay rights activities to be removed.
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Realtor fired after distributing anti-gay flyer promoting ‘traditional’ families
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — A Canadian real estate agent who distributed anti-gay marketing flyers promoting “traditional” families as “best for the future of the kids” has been terminated, according to his employer.
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Canadian real estate agent under fire for distributing anti-gay flyer
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — A Canadian real estate agent has come came under fire for distributing a flyer that promotes “traditional” families and cited a controversial study by a University of Texas researcher that criticizes same-sex parents.
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Transgender students get protection in Toronto schools while MP introduces anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — The Toronto District School Board announced Thursday that it has introduced a new set of guidelines to ensure transgender equality for students and staff in the district’s 600 schools.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Yunel Escobar suspended for homophobic slur
NEW YORK — The Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday announced that shortstop Yunel Escobar has been suspended from play in this week’s three-game series against the New York Yankees for displaying an anti-gay slur written on his eye black strips during last Saturday’s home game against the Boston Red Sox.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Yunel Escobar: Anti-gay slur causes outrage
TORONTO, Ontario, Cananda — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar took to the diamond Saturday during a game with the Boston Red Sox with “You are a faggot” written in Spanish on his eye black strips.
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Gay couple files complaint after being denied apartment in Canada
TORONTO — A gay couple is filing a human rights complaint against a rental agent in Brampton after she denied them an apartment because the landlord does not want to rent the property to gay people.