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“You can knock us down, but we’re going to get right back up.” Students and teachers at school in Halifax, Canada react after trans flag is torn down

Graham Robson December 4, 2024

Students and teachers at a school in Halifax, Canada have reacted after a trans flag was torn down during Trans Awareness Week. The incident is particularly upsetting for the school, which flies the trans flag at its doorstep as a show of support to the trans community, as it was the second year in a […]

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Sport

Gay Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber dies aged 29

Graham Robson January 21, 2024

Shawn Barber, 29, an ‘out’, Canadian champion pole vaulter, died from ‘medical complications’ on Wednesday, January 17 at home in Kingwood, Texas. The cause of his death is not known yet, but he had been experiencing health issues. “More than just an incredible athlete, Shawn was such a good-hearted person that always put others ahead […]

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Film

Queer Canadian coming-of-age story, The Queen of My Dreams, to show at BFI London Film Festival

Graham Robson September 28, 2023

Mirza’s full-length directorial debut, the film stars Amrit Kaur as Azra, a Pakistani Canadian woman who has had a strained relationship with her parents since coming out as lesbian, who undergoes an emotional journey after the sudden unexpected death of her father Hassan (Hamza Haq).

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