Halifax Pride celebrates inclusion for 2018

"There are always a million things going through our heads, and this programming has been months in the making. We have been filling in a lot of details, but I don't often feel this good going in," says Adam Reid, Halifax Pride's executive director

SexNow Needs You!

Sex Now 2018 is a survey of gay, bi, queer, and other men into men (including trans guys and two-spirit guys). We need volunteers at Halifax Pride to recruit and assist survey participants.

Sam Wilson 1942 - July 12, 2018

Enigmatically as ever, Sam wrote his own obituary.

Village of Pugwash Responds

By: Village of Pugwash Commission • June 26, 2018

The Chair of the Pugwash Village Commission says it is unfair that Pugwash is being dragged into a controversy that has nothing to do with the village.

The Maritime Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will host a week long conference with one agenda item that has raised concern in the LGBTQ community.

Bill Martin says the conference is staged annually at Camp Pugwash, a church facility about ten kilometres from Pugwash.

Second Cumberland Pride!

Amherst held its second Pride Parade on June 16^th. It was a great success and the participants and onlookers had a great time.

Panel discussion on LGBTQ Seniors Housing

HALIFAX • 2018-06-27 • By Jordan Parker

Dalhousie University is taking cues from the European Union in their public panel and discussion surrounding housing for seniors in the LGBTQi2S population in Halifax.

Chicky Polchies: First Atlantic Canadian Two-Spirit Chief

Allan (Chicky) Polchies Jr. has spent his life creating a legacy he can be proud of.

With the election of the St. Mary's member as the new chief, he becomes the first openly Two-Spirit First Nations leader in Atlantic Canadian history.

Conversion therapy advocates endangering queer youth

Halifax • 2018-06-18 • By Jordan Parker

Someone recently said to me, "When you're gay, you don't just come out once. You come out every time you meet someone new."

For a large sample size of the LGBTQI2S community, there's that original, fearful and honest moment with your friends, family and those closest to you.

But we meet new people, co-workers, associates, significant others of friends and any manner of others who intersect in our lives every day. We are consistently reaffirming who we are.

Blood test availability dwindling at Halifax Sexual Health Centre

HALIFAX • 2018-06-11 • Jordan Parker

The Halifax Sexual Health Clinic has suspended drop-in blood work.

"We have had to temporarily suspend the services due to our nursing staffing issues. We do not have the funds currently to support the drop-in blood services," she said.

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