'No student will be outed:' Alberta proposes new rules on gay-straight groups
Alberta is proposing new legislation to ensure students who join gay-straight alliances in school are not outed without their permission.
sexual orientation
No word on gay apology as top soldier, Trudeau walk in Ottawa Pride parade
Canada's top soldier expressed solidarity with the LGBTQ community on Sunday, August 27, 2017, by walking in Ottawa's annual Pride parade.
B.C. government to bring back human rights commission after 15 years
British Columbia's NDP government is bringing back the province's human rights commission, which was scuttled by the previous Liberal regime in 2002 in favour of a complaint-driven tribunal.
Top soldier expected to issue directive encouraging participation in Pride
Canada's top soldier is planning to issue a directive in the coming days encouraging military personnel to attend Pride events in uniform.
Black burnout across Whitehorse rainbow crosswalk leaves officials fuming
RCMP in Whitehorse have opened an investigation into an act of vandalism on a newly painted rainbow crosswalk installed by the city in support of the LGBTQ community.
Military faces intensive archival search to pinpoint gay purge numbers
The Defence Department says a painstaking review of old personnel files in the national archives may be done to determine how many were forced out of the military for being gay or lesbian.
Discrimination against two-spirit indigenous people linked to suicide crisis
Ojibwa-Cree elder Ma-Nee Chacaby says coming out nearly 30 years ago was like unzipping her skin so she could reveal her true self.
'We'll get there': Morneau on more transparency for gender-based analysis
Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he recognizes the importance of transparency when it comes to scrutinizing how government spending impacts men and women in different ways.
Canada, U.S. bring feminism vs. family values to UN meeting on status of women
Canada and U.S. joined forces last month to promote female participation in the workforce, but the contrast between how their governments approach other gender issues is now on display at the UN meet.