Two women lock eyes across a crowded room. Soon, one approaches the other and lightly touches her shoulder… Sounds like a scene from a bad movie, or, at the very least, not something you’d expect to find behind glass in a library. Not according to Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) librarian Meg Raven. As she […]
Halifax Pride
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Tel Aviv tourism concerns are misplaced, says Atlantic Jewish Council board member
The promotion of Tel Aviv tourism at Halifax Pride continues to raise debate, but a member of the Atlantic Jewish Council says the Queer Arabs of Halifax and other concerned groups are misinformed about his organization’s presence at Pride. Last week, the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action (NSRAP) project launched this petition, declaring solidarity with Queer […]
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Atlantic Canadian magazine focuses on queer content
The Outport Magazine has got LGBTQIA Atlantic Canadians covered. Starting out in 2013 as a short monthly publication, serving the St. John’s, Newfoundland area, the magazine expanded its coverage to include all of the Atlantic provinces this year. Today, Outport is an online lifestyle magazine—CEO and publisher Josh Eddy says it made the format switch […]
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Asexual and aromantic folks claim their place at Pride
On the first day of Halifax Pride week, Ky Greyson arrives at a coffee shop sporting a huge smile, freshly dyed cotton candy hair with matching pink eyebrows, and black leggings that read “unavailable.” He’s bursting with enthusiasm when he asks me what gender pronouns I prefer. Although some people don’t like labels, Greyson finds […]
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Rad Pride brings the politics to pride week
We love pride week so much it brings little rainbow hearts to our eyes. But while it’s easy to get caught up in celebrating the beauty of love and wearing multi-coloured things, Rad Pride, an “alternative, political queer pride” organization, is quick to remind us all one key thing: “The first pride parade was a […]
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Halifax Pride and the responsibility of equality
[Image-1] Halifax’s Pride festival is finally here, but not everyone is celebrating. The 11-day long festival kicks off today, arriving in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting last month that left 49 people murdered in Orlando, Florida, and a surge in protests across the United States and Canada against the use of police violence. […]
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Let’s learn non-binary drag with Rhett Slutler
[Image-1] Rhett Slutler spent the first year of drag learning the rules: Don’t show your tape. Make sure you’re not using a song that has too high of a voice in it. Make sure you’re using the right amount of socks in your pants. Then they started performing non-binary drag, moving beyond the strict binary […]
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Five unmissable events at Halifax Pride 2016
Halifax Pride is geared up for another year of rainbow-filled celebrating, announcing their full lineup for the 10-day fest. Here, we’re rounding up the events we’re marking on our calendars—but full event listings are available here. Kate Bornstein presents Trans, Just for the Fun of It! A nonbinary trans author, activist and performance artist, New […]
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Monday’s 9 things you need to know
1 Don’t rain on our parade, weather. The weekend’s damp conditions cancelled Halifax Pride’s show-stopping Dykes vs. Divas softball game. It also caused the cancellation of the first ever heritage Gathering on Gottingen Street—a sponsor-free event designed to connect Pride a bit more with the community and its roots. Both events have been cancelled outright […]
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Thursday’s top 10 things to know
1 Halifax Pride week kicks off tonight with the raising of the rainbow flag at City Hall. The country’s fourth-largest Pride festival is bursting at the seams this year, with a particular focus on great inclusion for all members of the LGBTQIA spectrum. That’s especially true with the radical folks at Rad Pride, who are […]
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Paint the town Rad
Pride began as a protest. Demands for political change brought together LGBTQIA activists who took to the streets of New York City 46 years ago. People in the community felt they were being treated poorly, especially by police and authority figures. They’d had enough. A riot broke out and eventually spread across the city. Millions […]
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Trans-substantiation
Trans individuals have a hard enough time outside of LGBTQIA spaces, so it’s another blow when you don’t see yourself reflected in events at a festival that’s meant to celebrate trans identities among others. Last year Halifax Pride hosted only one event specifically reaching out to transgender individuals. This year that’s expanded, with events aimed […]