| Pride house wins Toronto award!Pride Toronto is excited to announce the winners of this year's prestigious Pride Toronto Awards, presented each year in a number of categories to individuals and organizations. If there were an Olympic category for queer awareness, PRIDE House would take home the gold. (June 2, 2010) read more ... |
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| Pride house wins awardPride Toronto recently announced that Whistler’s PRIDE House will receive top honours in the Sports category at its upcoming annual awards ceremony. The prestigious awards are presented each year in a number of categories. (June 1, 2010) read more ... |
| Obama: June is Pride MonthAs he did last year, President Obama today declared June "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month." But this year the announcement comes as Congress began moving to repeal the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy used by the US military when dealing LGBT service members. - ABC News (May 28, 2010) read more ... |
| New Zealand speed skater says gay-friendly Vancouver inspired himInspired by the sight of guys holding hands in Vancouver, New Zealand’s Olympic short track speed skater recently announced publicly that he is gay. “I looked at my boyfriend and said ‘If they can do it, why can’t we?’” Skjellerup visited Whistler’s Pride House during the Olympics and says the gay space for athletes and fans partially inspired him to go public with his sexuality. (May 21, 2010) read more ... |
| Sports groups mark International Day Against Homophobia Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS), AthletesCAN, and Coaches of Canada have been working together to mark this year’s International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) on May 17th, 2010. (May 17, 2010) read more ... |
| Vancouver Canada!A big thank you to Jennifer Breakspear, executive director of the city’s gay center, who gave me a tour of the building as well as Pride House, the first official Olympic venue for GLBT people. I was there for six days, the city was hosting the Paralympic Winter Games (with more than 40 countries participating). (March 18, 2010 - GayLesbianTimes.com) read more ... |
| He Asked. They Told - Jeff Sheng, PhotographerSince 2006, “Fearless” has toured more than 40 colleges and high schools in the United States and last month was shown at Pride House, a space created at the Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, for gay athletes to relax with family and friends. (March 17, 2010 - New York Times) read more ... |
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