Pride
My friend has a girlfriend, denies she is a lesbian, and I have fallen for her.
Dear Mitchelle,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. I will try my best to share my opinion, but I would like to make sure I understand your situation. Feel free to reply and correct me if I misinterpreted your question.
The most obvious concern that I understood is that you ... Read more.
Culture shock: do I really have to come out AGAIN?
Hi Jennifer, thanks for sending us your question.
I understand that leaving the reality and comfort of your home city behind and throwing yourself into another (completely opposite) world can sometimes shake everything up. What was once stable and secure and not even questioned in your own world, can suddenly become ... Read more.
Moving to Montreal!
Thank you, for your question Emily,
Yea! more queers moving to Montreal.
For living arrangements it depends if you're coming to Montreal to work or study and if you will have a car or not. For the purpose of this answer I will focus on living arrangements for those who don't have ... Read more.
Living a Lie
I have lied to myself one to many times and it wasn’t until a few days ago that I couldn’t keep lying to myself. No matter how much I tried to find middle ground and make myself less of a mess it was always there. No matter how much you try to compromise with your heart it always remains the same.
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What is the cause of homosexuality?
Hi Tazz Kazz!
Thanks for your question. Obviously, it has always interested a lot of people to know how many people in the population are gay, bisexual or straight, and the causes of homosexuality.
For the number of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual) people in the population, it is true that ... Read more.
Célébrations LGBTA Montreal: living proof of a proud and active community
Last spring, Divers/Cité which has been organising for 14 years the Gay Pride festivities in Montreal decided to no longer include the famous gay pride Parade and its Community day as part of its activities. Following this decision, community groups and associations from all over Montreal joined forces to save in extremis these events. They created a new group, Célébrations LGBTA Montreal, which will hold the gay pride parade and the community day on July 28 and 29th 2007.
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A colorful summer!
Team AlterHeros has been very active this summer at Pride events in many parts of Canada. We took part for the first time in the festivities of Pride Toronto and Pride Ottawa, on top of our annual participation in Divers/Cité in Montreal. Here an overview of our summer activities in text and photos!
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Gay Pride Events in Canada
Hi James,
Gay pride week dates vary depending on where you are located. Here is a link to a listing of Canadian and US gay pride events.
http://digitalqueeries.905host.net/files/world_pride_days.htm
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Will Divers/Cité new party plan work?
For the first time in the Montreal’s history of well known gay pride parade, Divers/cité, the organization responsible for putting together the event and a symphony of other queer events during gay pride week, have decided to go in another direction this year.
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History of Gay Rights Movements in Canada
Introduction Most people never learn about the history of the gay rights movement, nor do they learn about the riot that occurred in 1969, a riot that started a revolution. In the same way, most people never see any GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) issues raised in their textbooks. Homophobia is based on the lack [...]
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Équipe AlterHéros
Julie-Maude Beauchesne
François Paquette
Dee Gamme
Marc-Olivier Ouellet
Samuel A.