I am deserving of the same rights and dignities as a heterosexual
Josh Kruger: “Gay people are equal and deserving of the same rights and dignities as straight people. So, I changed my Facebook profile picture. And, I suggest you do too.” Normally, I eschew Facebook...
View ArticleFrom the Dead Sea to the dead weather
Brain Finch reports in following his trip to Israel It’s taken me a long two weeks to get back on my feet post-Israel trip. Since then it’s been cold and rainy here, so it’s beginning to feel like all...
View ArticleGay men can now donate blood if they’ve had no gay sex for the past five years
“Changes to MSM deferral policy are an important step forward” says the Canadian AIDS Society The CBC this week reported Health Canada will allow men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man...
View ArticleHarm reduction news: Canada steps backwards?
The Canadian HIV/Aids Legal Network says government bill will impede life-saving health services like safe injection sites, cause more death and disease. JUNE 6, 2013 - Flouting the Supreme Court of...
View ArticleThe immigration and refugee rights of gay men and people living with HIV
Immigration and refugee rights in Canada are under siege and this is impacting people living with HIV. Toronto lawyer and human rights activist El Farouk Khaki, in a video interview, explains why this...
View ArticleA life turned upside down (part one)
Bob Leahy interviews Stephen, a hemophiliac who became HIV-positive at the age of 12 through receiving tainted blood, subsequently convicted of two charges of aggravated sexual assault for non...
View ArticleA life turned upside down (part two)
An extraordinary tale continues. Bob Leahy talks with Stephen, a hemophiliac who received tainted blood as a child. Here he’s just about to go to jail following two convictions for aggravated sexual...
View ArticleThis month in Canada: Making life tougher for those already struggling
The Positive Women’s Network of B.C. reviews how the government of Canada is making it tougher for marginalized people to get by This article previously appeared on the website of Positive Women’s...
View ArticleFlorida is not only a vacation destination . . .
DJ Relentless with comment on the racism behind the Zimmerman not guilty verdict in Florida I have taken some time to think about the verdict in the Zimmerman trial. And I am sure plenty of people are...
View ArticlePardoned for being raped?
Megan DePutter and the case of Marte Deborah Dalev, a Norwegian expat, who was pardoned of a 16-month jail sentence for having sex outside marriage when she was raped in Dubai. By now, you’ve probably...
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