LGBTQ community

The so-called therapy is widely discredited as a harmful practice, aimed at trying to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. 

Tyler Sloane, the youth facilitator of Buddies in Bad Times theatre’s In Conversation series, says growing up in a small town in the Prairies makes the pandemic feel oddly familiar, as they co-host an online version of the effort to connect queer youth and elders.

Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, that as leader, and as a prime minister, he will stand up for the rights of women and the LGBTQ community, and he intends to apply that fighting spirit to all his files.

Celebrity businessman and former Conservative leadership contender Kevin O'Leary has an April court date to challenge the constitutionality of campaign finance law.

An event featuring a self-described feminist speaker known for saying transgender rights endanger women has reignited an old debate about the role of public libraries as forums for free speech.

A well-known piece of public art that hangs over Montreal's Gay Village is being dismantled and sold off in pieces to the public.

Canadians eyeing the boycott of popular U.S. fitness clubs over their connection to a major fundraising event for President Donald Trump might be wondering whether they too will need to choose between their principles and their workout — or their coffee, their grocery store or a nice pair of shoes.

The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted down a proposal to bless same-sex marriage across the denomination, with its newly elected leader acknowledging the disappointment the decision would bring for many.

Some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive financial compensation, says the lawyer who led a successful class action.

Five premiers donned cowboy duds and flipped pancakes at a Calgary Stampede breakfast hosted by Alberta's Jason Kenney.

Toronto was abuzz on Sunday, June 23, 2019, as a colourful crowd lined downtown streets to celebrate all things LGBTQ at the city's annual Pride parade.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe participated in his first Pride parade on Saturday, June 22, 2019, marking the first time a leader from his long-governing party has attended the annual celebration of the LGBTQ community.

The federal government is expanding a program offering support to privately sponsored refugees in the LGBTQ community.

While a number of provinces offer gender-neutral birth certificates, many in Canada's trans and gender-diverse communities say they are concerned their lived identity is not always reflected in official documents after their death.

The federal government announced Saturday it will invest nearly half a million dollars in improving the safety of Canada's LGBTQ community in the wake of the killings of eight men with ties to Toronto's gay village.