Crossing our fingers for a state of cautiousness coming soon

Halifax • 2020-04-24 • Story & Photos By Bruce Bishop • Special to Wayves

Bruce Bishop (he/him/his) is a Halifax-based freelance writer who has had articles and photographs published in print and online in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia since 1994. His focus had been and continues to be the international travel industry, and in Wayves we'll initially read some of his insights on gay-friendly places he's visited around the world. Future stories will include profiles of interesting people in our community, but always with a global outlook.

Jason Spurrell, Rouge Fatale on the MenzBar Closing

2020-04-015 • Staff • Halifax

On Wednesday, April 15, Jeff Douglas of CBC Halifax Mainstreet interviewed Jason Spurrell, Rouge Fatale.

Prides come together to organize ‘Global Pride’ amid COVID-19 cancellations

Pride organizations around the world have come together to organize a ‘Global Pride’ event on Saturday, 27 June, 2020, in response to the hundreds of Pride celebrations that have been cancelled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu) is a historical romance that does well to portray the feeling of love.

Progress on Conversion Therapy Ban - and Action

The Federal Government of Canada has introduced Bill C-8, which will ban "Conversion Therapy", the (all-too-frequently religiously based)  attempt to turn homosexuals into heterosexuals.

ACNS Bid For Life Postponed

ACNS says, "In light of COVID-19 developments, ACNS regrets to announce that we will be postponing our March 19th event - BMO Bid for Life. Details on the rescheduling to be determined. For updates check our event web page or our Facebook event page."

The Boys In The Band & Me

I connected with Boys In The Band deeply from the very beginning. When I saw the 1970 film as a teen, I saw the first depiction of a bunch of gay men leading sort of normal lives.

Job Posting: Ad Sales Agent

2020 Halifax Pride Elders Survey

Once again, Halifax Pride is soliciting input from the elders community about which activities they're interested in, and which they are not. Pride is months away (Thursday July 16, 2020 to Monday, July 26, 2019) but plans have been long underway. The format is similar to last years' survey:

Review: Before The Parade

A review of the new history of LGB activism in Nova Scotia, Before The Parade, by Rebecca Rose