LGTBQ2S+

By Stephanie Taylor in Ottawa –The Canadian Press– Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbinary kids in a “life-or-death situation.”  And while Marci Ien declined to comment on whether Ottawa […]

Conversion therapy could soon be banned in Regina, after a marathon meeting Wednesday. The ban will be in alignment with federal Bill C-6, which would make it illegal to change someone’s sexual orientation to heterosexual. While City Council voted to back a ban on conversion therapy, they couldn’t quite back the wording of Bill C-6. […]

The John Howard Society of Saskatchewan has launched a capital campaign supporting a new youth shelter for LGTBQ2S+ youth. Lulu’s Lodge, a 5-bedroom house in Regina is aimed at providing residence to LGTBQ2S+ youth aged 16-21, who may otherwise be homeless. CEO of the John Howard Society, Shawn Fraser says the new house was acquired […]

Members of Regina’s LGTBQ2S+ community gathered in front of Regina Victory Church Sunday, a week after its pastor delivered a rather controversial sermon. During a sermon titled “Raising Godly Children”, Pastor Terry Murphy spoke about a statistic showing nearly 16 percent of Gen Z respondents identify as LGBT. He went on to say that normalizing […]