I was scanning through Xtra’s website this morning and came across this article about a neato project happening in Montreal-http://www.xtra.ca/public/Montreal/Putting_Montreal_trans_landmarks_on_the_bike_map-7515.aspx
There are all kinds of reasons why I love this project, but what’s especially awesome to me is that it’s creating a material, community based  history of struggles and celebrations within the Montreal trans community. Cities [...]

This made my Friday!

Ever wondered how straight folks think about homophobia? Check out Ivan E. Coyote’s recent column for Ottawa Xtra http://www.xtra.ca/public/Ottawa/Queer_talk_from_straight_teens-7380.aspx In the later half of his piece he posts the actual responses he got when talking to straight identified youth in B.C.
This again has me thinking about the role straight people play in queer advocacy. How [...]

The Youthline and The Native Youth Sexual Health Network are proud to announce they will be working together to reach Two Spirited and LGBTQ youth across Ontario!
The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is a North-America wide organization working on issues of healthy sexuality, cultural competency, youth empowerment, reproductive justice, and sex positivity by and [...]

As a total film geek, I let out a full *squee* of joy when I stumbled over this in my internet wanderings today
http://glaadblog.org/whats-lgbt-in-film/
GLAAD’s database not only has a ‘cinequeer’ section featuring all that is awesome in queer focused films, but also has a huge list of the LGBT content in mainstream movies.  Check it out [...]

The YL office was appalled by news of the recent homophobic attack in Thunder Bay (click on the following link for details: http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Thunder_Bay_rallies_against_homophobic_attack-7471.aspx ).
I’m sitting here, trying to come up with some way of using this example to illustrate how hateful words transform into hateful action and how that action incites fear that is long [...]

The school year is quickly approaching  (and for some folks has already started- eek!). September means so many things for people returning to those hallowed halls of learning (ahem).  For some of you it’s an exciting time, for others a time of absolute dread, and for many, it’s mix of both.
With that in mind, I [...]

The Youth Line rocked out at Ottawa Pride last weekend. Lots of rainbow kisses to all of the event organizers and volunteers who made it such a kick ass event! Our button maker got quite the workout fashioning fabulous buttons for everyone kind enough to visit our community info table. A special thank you to [...]