Five years ago, the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia launched a campaign called “Check Me Out” to encourage gay men in Nova Scotia to get tested for HIV and other STIs. The campaign ran for almost two years, and during that time the provincial department of health and wellness reported a significant rise in new […]
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We didn’t start the (garbage) fire
Lorne Grabher, Jacques Dubé, Jamie Baillie walks away Street check data, Jimmy Melvin, rockets in Canso Robert Bjerke, Lady Drive Her, Sea Bridge floating on the water Cheryl Blossom, Donkin mine, Whitman says “negro” Saltwire buys out Transcon, women march on Washington Moonlight beats out La La Land, Matthew, Bill and Jad are canned David […]
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10 things that happened at city council
ACCESSIBILITY INACCESSIBLE Steve Craig is fed up with the lack of accessible transportation options in HRM. It’s been three years since the Lower Sackville councillor tried to expand the city’s door-to-door paratransit service, and now he’ll have to wait at least a few more months for an outside consultant’s strategic review of Access-a-Bus service. “I’m […]
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Pride is political and Pride is a party
The east coast is bustling in July. Anyone who’s spent a winter on our fair coast knows that the two months of summer we get are used to their full potential as best we can. Pride week is no exception to that and is always one of the best times to be in Atlantic Canada. […]
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Pride Guide 2017
At 30 years old, and with the fight for “GL rights” past the point where same-sex marriage is old news, can Halifax Pride be relevant to the struggles of the LGBTTIQQ2SAA+ generation? In this year’s Pride Guide, we look for answers. Check out the links below as we look at the good and the […]
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Addressing social issues through comedy
Evening Speaker Series: Dylan Marron Tuesday, July 25, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street free “Even ‘woke’ people use this product and have no idea,” Dylan Marron quips during one of his unboxing videos. The topic? Ableism. Marron’s Unboxing series plays on the kind of videos bloggers typically do when getting […]
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Mending fences at Pride
Kehisha Wilmot wishes Pride were more intersectional. “It seemed like once we got to the point where marriage equality was a thing, a lot of people just kind of put their shoes on the shelf and went the other way,” says Wilmot, head of Mount Saint Vincent University’s Queer Collective. “We were the ones who […]
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Believe in Magic
“Our goal is to give marginalized communities the space and time to create their own representation,” says Emma Paulson, who along with Kate Macdonald makes up The Magic Project. The two photographers and activists were chosen by Halifax Pride as this year’s parade grand marshals. Their not-for-profit art initiative is Macdonald and Paulson’s way of […]
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Kamal Al-Solaylee is erasing borders
Evening Speaker Series: Kamal Al-Solaylee Wednesday, July 26, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street A gay man who grew up in a Muslim community, Kamal Al-Solaylee says he’s lived his life as two separate narratives. But those narratives, and those communities, must intersect. The author and journalist is scheduled to give […]
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We’ve got spirit, yes we do; we’ve got spirit, up to two!
Queer Perspectives: Redefining Two-Spirit Identity Thursday, July 27, 12-1pm Halifax City Hall 1841 Argyle Street Free This year’s Halifax Pride Festival is looking to centre Indigenous experiences with its panel lecture, Redefining Two-Spirit Identity. The lecture will be led by Margaret Robinson, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University’s department of sociology and social anthropology. Beyond […]
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Start your engines: RuPaul’s Drag Race takes over Halifax
Between Halifax Pride events and clubCOUTURE’s July event, a whopping THREE RuPaul’s Drag Race favourites will be sashaying into town this month. Add in The Board Room Game Cafe’s (1256 Barrington) RuPaul’s Drag Race trivia sessions (Tuesday, July 25, 7pm/10pm) and you can be thoroughly gagging on the eleganza. Halleloo! Jesus truly IS a biscuit! […]
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Haus of Jeckyll doesn’t hide
Haus Of Jeckyll goes down the Rabbit Hole Sunday, July 23 at 9pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street $10 Drag has always been a significant aspect of the LGBTQ+ experience, as it interrogates ideas pertaining to gender and identity. RuPaul’s Drag Race (which recently completed its ninth season) has become a cultural phenomenon […]