Halifax Pride

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 […]

Religion has typically been at the root of many homophobic arguments, but for many religious leaders in Halifax, those attitudes are out of date.  St. John’s United Church has been one of the leaders in paving the way for LGBTQIA-friendly religious spaces in the city. It initiated an affirming process with a committee in the […]

Things have been a little quiet this summer at the Halifax LGBT Business Association. The two-year-old organization has weathered the loss of some prominent board members over the last six months. But board secretary Lynn Iding (who’s also manager of professional development programs at law firm McInnes Cooper) says not to worry: business is fixing […]

Jean Ketterling doesn’t want to anyone to get the wrong idea. “It’s a porn screening,” she says. “I think that’s important to put that out there. We’re very explicit about the fact that you will be seeing explicit content.” Ketterling, on behalf of the Rad Pride Collective, is organizing this year’s Peep Show —an annual […]

The Gottingen corridor between North Street and Cogswell Street has had many faces over the last hundred years. And in the last few decades, the gay community of Halifax has found a home there. A number of LGBTQI-friendly businesses now operate on Gottingen: The Company House, Sea Dog’s Sauna and Spa, One Block Barbershop and, […]

“At the present time, there are approximately 82 nations that criminalize same-sex relations, and of those, eight have a death penalty for consensual same-sex conduct,” says Tan-Nee Ng, a board member of the Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia. “We think that we’ve fought for gay rights and we have reached some semblance of equality, […]

Pride Parade Pick out a choice spot early, and join tens of thousands of spectators and hundreds of participants in this year’s parade. The 27th annual event will kick off on Upper Water Street, before winding its way down Barrington, up Spring Garden Road to South Park and ending at Sackville Street. The largest parade […]

Parades are the heart of any festival and the Halifax Pride Parade is no exception. Halifax’s 26th annual parade will be held Saturday July 27, beginning at 1:30pm on Lower Water Street. The parade route continues down Barrington Street to Spring Garden Road and ends at the Garrison Grounds at 3pm. This year’s festival theme […]