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By Rob Maguire, on May 16, 2013, at 2:16 pm Openly gay South Korean film director Kim Jho Gwang-soo announced he will symbolically marry his partner in a ceremony designed to both celebrate their love and make a statement on LGBTQ rights in the conservative country.
“We wanted to convey the message that all sexual minorities should be given rights equally in a beautiful way,” Kim told a news conference in Seoul.
Very few Korean celebrities are openly gay. Actor Hong Seok-cheon was the first to come out in 2000, and found that his work quickly dried up.
Another actor, Kim Ji-hoo, announced he was gay in 2008 on (Read more…)
By Obert Madondo, on March 20, 2013, at 9:49 pm By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: The House of Commons has passed Bill C-279, the NDP’s transgendered rights bill, by a 149-137 vote. The bill, sponsored by New Democrat Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), now proceeds to the Senate. This is a great victory for human rights in Canada. The bill prohibits discrimination against transgendered Canadians. [...]
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By Amanda McCuaig, on March 7, 2013, at 2:19 pm
When Tillett Wright began her photographic project, Self Evident Truths, back in 2010 she didn’t expect the groundswell of requests for photographs that she ended up receiving. She originally wanted to shoot 4-5,000 people, but the response has led her to increase her goal to 10,000 people.
“I basically decided to photograph anyone in this country that isn’t 100% straight, which, if you don’t know, is a limitless number of people,” jokes Wright in her TEDx talk posted above.
To date she has photographed around 2,000 people. “This is the civil rights fight of our generation,” says Wright.
By Guest Blog, on December 16, 2012, at 6:41 pm by Ontario Federation of Labour: This year, as the global community recognizes December 10 as International Human Rights Day, many Canadians struggle with a vanishing sense of pride in Canada’s once renowned reputation as a leader in human rights. While that reputation has always been contradicted by the lived experiences of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples and READ MORE
By Joseph Uranowski, on November 6, 2012, at 9:10 am Tonight President Barack Obama will be re-elected, Democrats will keep the Senate and for no apparent reason the Republicans will keep the House of Representatives for another 2 years. More awesomely, Wisconsin is going to elect America’s first openly gay … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: The Equivocator: 10 Ballot measures to Watch in Tonight’s U.S. election
By Joseph Uranowski, on July 15, 2012, at 12:25 am “There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” – Pierre Trudeau
While at university I made appoint of watching the Toronto Pride Parade a a member of the crowd. This year, thanks to my friends in the Queer Liberals, I was able to participate in the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Pride Festival, the Durham Region Pride and I marched in the Toronto Pride Parade.
My experience at all 3 pride festivals was extremely positive. The Federal and Provincial Liberals have solid records on Queer issues. With Bill 13 in Ontario the fact that words matter and
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By ihurlyi, on June 12, 2012, at 9:35 pm I am co-organizing this panel discussion event on LGBTQ+ Newcomer issues on June 19, 2012 in Toronto. If you are in this area, come join the discussion!
By Joseph Uranowski, on May 9, 2012, at 8:00 pm
Mitt Romney reacts–if you wonder why he doesn’t try and slam President Obama for changing his position, it’s probably because he doesn’t believe in evolution and he would lose any “flip flopping” debate.
Someone needs to re-mix President Obama’s statement on marriage-equality like Will.I.Am did in 2008. Maybe Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber could collaborate?
Filed under: Politics, United States Politics, Video Tagged: LGBTQ, marriage-equality, mitt romney, pokemon, President Obama, same-sex marriage USpoli
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By ihurlyi, on March 19, 2012, at 10:56 am Thank you Racism Free Ontario for the opportunity to be featured on your 100 People of Color Spotlight. I am humbled by the experience to be on a list with such amazing and inspiring people doing very important work in eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination. Racism is still very much present (although it’s existence is often not acknowledged) in our society. Campaigns and initiatives such as Racism Free Ontario Initiative is important to create public awareness on the realities and impact of discrimination.
Here is the profile posted on the Racism Free Ontario Initiative’s 100 People of Color
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By Joseph Uranowski, on February 1, 2012, at 11:45 pm On Sunday, January 29th a group of 45+ Queer Liberals, Liberally Curious Canadians and allies of the LGBTQ community (myself included) met at the Church Street Community Centre to talk, drink coffee and build on the momentum of the biennial convention. I was really impressed with the turn out for the event which included Toronto-Centre MPP Glen Murray, former Beaches-East York Provincial candidate Helen Burstyn and candidate for the LPC nomination in Toronto-Danforth Grant Gordon. The Queer Liberal Caucus (QLC) did an excellent job organizing and promoting the event. They also live-streamed the whole thing online to ensure the event
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By Joseph Uranowski, on January 30, 2012, at 2:36 pm
Via The Daily Dish.
Filed under: United States Politics Tagged: Cory Booker, LGBTQ, marriage-equality, Minority rights
By Joseph Uranowski, on January 12, 2012, at 11:10 am The Liberal Party has a lot of work to do this weekend as Liberals from across the country schlep to Ottawa for our biennial convention. This morning we are all reminded of what exactly is at stake as it appears that Stephen Harper is engaging dog-whistle politics over marriage-equality.
A few weeks ago a newly-formed group, the Liberal Queer Caucus, caught my eye. The Liberal Party is the party of same-sex marriage but we have been pushed aside, in perception, as the progressive party of LGBTQ rights by the NDP.
I contacted the LQC’s Director of Communications, Christopher Ide, with
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By The Liberal Scarf, on November 30, 2011, at 9:38 pm
McGuinty puts words into action here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/11/30/toronto-mcguinty-bullying.html?cmp=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=DTN+Canada Just another reason why I am proud to have Dalton McGuinty as my Premier and my Ontario Liberal leader.
By Obert Madondo, on November 18, 2011, at 4:57 pm By Obert Madondo Even as the threat of eviction from Confederation Park looms larger, the Occupy Ottawa movement is getting stronger, says Arun Smith. Yesterday, the movement held simultaneous marches before four key Ottawa landmarks: …Read More
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