Homophobia
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Anti-LGBTQ2 hate has no place in Calgary during Pride 2023, mayor saysPride 2023 kicked off in Calgary on Aug. 18 and will run until Sept. 3. The annual parade will take place on the last day at 11 a.m.CanadaAug 28, 2023
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Calgary man speaking out after homophobic and transphobic encounterRyan Massel tweeted earlier in the day that he was admiring the Pride sidewalk on a walk near Central Memorial Park when he was verbally abused by a man.CanadaAug 1, 2023
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‘A love that can’t be beat’: Volunteers restore pride display at Vancouver church targeted by vandalsVolunteers gathered at the Shaughnessy United Church to restore a pride display that has been vandalized by homophobic and anti-semetic graffiti three times in three years.CanadaJul 8, 2023
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‘We will rise above’: N.S. activists, politicians denounce hate during Pride flag-raisingNova Scotia's NDP caucus gathered alongside activists at Province House for a flag-raising to draw attention to the International Day to End Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.CanadaMay 17, 2023
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Theo Wouters and Roger Thibault named honorary citizens of MontrealAt a ceremony at Montreal city hall Monday evening, mayor Valérie Plante granted the pair honourary citizenship, making the couple the latest on a list of honourees.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Another Pride flag ripped down in hate-motivated incident: Halifax policePolice are investigating after a Pride flag was ripped down in the Halifax area for the second time in recent weeks in what they say was a hate-motivated incident.CrimeMay 15, 2023
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N.S. activists call for action against rise in transphobia, homophobiaReports of hateful incidents against the trans and queer community across Nova Scotia are drawing the attention of activists and politicians.EducationMay 2, 2023
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UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West resigns after video ‘harmful’ to LGBTQ2 people surfacesIn the video criticized on social media, Torry Tanner said teachers are showing pornographic material to children as young as five and helping them change their gender identity.PoliticsMar 30, 2023
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Homophobic vandalism reminder of risks of being out in rural Nova ScotiaRCMP say acts of vandalism in Liverpool and Lawrencetown are being investigated as criminal mischief that appears to have been motivated by prejudice or hate.CanadaFeb 7, 2023
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Drag events in Canada are facing a ‘crisis’ of hate, advocate warns. What can be done?Between 2019 and 2021, there was a 64 per cent uptick in hate crimes targeting sexual orientation, according to Statistics Canada.CanadaJan 17, 2023
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