* Thursday, Sept. 13th Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church Street, Toronto, 6:30pm. Speakers: Nancy Nicol, Jane Wothaya Thirikwa, Maurice Tomlinson and Amar Wahab. Wheelchair accessible. Sponsored by the Centre for Feminist Research, York University. For
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Gary Kinsman on The Apology, Bill C-66, and Bill C-75 on Speak Up, CJSF.
Speak Up! We speak to Gary Kinsman about the Canadian state’s relationship to the LGBTQ2+ community in Canada. In particular, we discuss the historical state-issued violence doing towards the queer and trans communities. Nearing the
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Join us to hear from a group of activists who have fought for the rights of people living with AIDS/HIV and communities affected by AIDS over the past 35 years. Panelists will talk about the
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For Immediate Release June 11, 2018 For more information: Gary Kinsman – gkinsman@laurentian.ca or 647 385-4221 Tom Hooper – thooper@yorku.ca Another Flawed Bill: Gay and Lesbian Historians on C-75. Today the House of Commons sent
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Here is an entry I was asked to write on the topic of “‘Homosexuality’ and Social Theory” which covers how mainstream social theory constructs heterosexism, the problems with ‘deviance,’ the limitations of ‘homophobia,’ challenges to
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Seeing Red: HIV/AIDS and Public Policy in Canada Edited by Suzanne Hindmarch, Michael Orsini, and Marilou Gagnon © 2018 https://utorontopress.com/ca/seeing-red-2 What does it mean to think of HIV/AIDS policy in a critical manner? Seeing Red
Read moreA Panel and a Presentation at the North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference
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Dear Friends: I highly recommend seeing this documentary at Inside/Out on June 1st if you can. I was interviewed for it and I know many other people who were including many who were purged from
Read moreI am getting an award! The International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia Gala
The International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia Gala The Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity is proud to invite you to our 4th annual International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia Gala on May 17, 2018
Read moreBill C-66 is flawed and needs to be amended — Gary Kinsman on CBC “Power and Politics.”
Power & PoliticsVerified account @PnPCBC Apr 19 Go to http://www.cbc.ca/player/news/TV%20Shows/Power%20%26%20Politics For the April 19, 2018 show and go into the show 1 hour and 47 minutes and a bit and Gary Kinsman will be on.
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