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PRIDE: Local lesbian power couple a force for good

By Deirdre Pike
In this Pride edition, we celebrate the courage, commitment, and connection of Rebecca Moran and Michelle Douglas — a dynamic couple changing lives locally and nationally. Editor’s note: A word about acronyms. Though Canada uses 2SLGBTQI+ as the common initialism for the queer and trans communities, Two Spirit…
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PRIDE: Boy’s Night a ‘love letter to queer male relationships’

By Meredith MacLeod
Trans writer, director and actor Coryn Urquhart wrote a play that shows his gratitude to those who helped him through his transition. It runs at the Staircase Theatre from June 26 to 29. For Hamilton writer, director and actor Coryn Urquhart, Boy’s Night is a…
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PRIDE: Comedy festival is about celebrating queer joy

By Meredith MacLeod
The Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival, now in its third year, is on this weekend at The Staircase Theatre. The first Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival happened really as a fluke but this weekend will be the third annual festival dedicated to queer joy and it’s a fluke no…
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PRIDE: 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health in Hamilton requires action, not words

By Maria Orrego
Growing hostility is taking a toll and we must be vigilant and proactive at multiple levels to ensure everyone is safe and welcomed in our city. As a psychotherapist, I see firsthand how the growing hostility toward 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, both here and abroad, is taking a toll on…
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PRIDE Q+A: 49 questions with ‘The Bear Dan’ Anderson

By William Vipond Tait
A passionate community builder and event organizer, Daniel Anderson — better known in the scene as The Bear Dan — has been uniting the bear and queer communities through vibrant, inclusive events for over a decade. He launched his first bear party, Husky Bear Social, at The…
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PRIDE: A royal legacy for Rainbow Kings and Queens

By Deirdre Pike
More than 350 LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers from eight African countries have settled in Hamilton for a life of safety, acceptance and peace and are building of their own community. Herbert Ddiba can’t quite recall how he came up with the name Rainbow Kings and Queens. He knew he…
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