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A Court of King’s bench decision has come down regarding a controversial policy on the use of pronouns use in schools. The decision, made by Court of King’s Bench Justice Michael Megaw, grants an injunction on the policy and puts the policy on hold for the time being. “The protection of these youth surpasses that […]

A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province’s policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school.  Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina, are to argue in favour of the injunction. The lawyers from Egale Canada and McCarthy Tétrault LLP say the policy […]

By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Tanya Gaw, founder of Action4Canada, said her group urged the Saskatchewan government to ban Planned Parenthood from schools and SOGI 123, a sexual health resource, months before the province did so. Gaw said Action4Canada got more than 10,000 emails, on behalf of petitioners, sent to former education minister Dustin Duncan and Premier […]

A community organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina has filed legal action against the Saskatchewan government over a pronoun policy affecting children at school. The UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity filed an originating application Thursday in the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench requesting a judge strike down the changes. The province announced […]

After announcing their selection for keynote speaker at this year’s Women of Distinction Awards the YWCA was hit with hateful messages. Fae Johnstone is the speaker in question- Fae is a member of the trans community – something that places her among the most marginalized and discriminated women in society today. Melissa Coomber-Bendtsen CEO of […]

Things need to be taken to the next step according to the group Queen City for All. The organization says after a petition signed by 5,000 people to have Regina Public School Board Chair Katherine Gagne resign for comments made about LGBTQ and Pride events in schools was ignored, the community has to have a […]

The province of Saskatchewan is officially recognizing Pride Month at the Legislature. Friday night the pride flag was raised for the seventh year at the Saskatchewan Legislature. The ceremony, which included speeches, was an opportunity to recognize the LGBTQ community in the Queen City. One of the people on-hand for the event was Dan Shier, […]