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The Council of Québec Gays and Lesbians (CGQL) says that it is prepared to file formal complaints against Transport Canada for the rules instituted by the Conservatives for ID checks on the gender and appearance of airline passengers. The advocacy group requested a legal opinion on the matter several weeks ago. Interview with the CQGL’s Julie-Maude Beauchesne.

For the 22nd annual Quebec Suicide Prevention Week (from February 5-11), the AQPS (Association québécoise pour la prevention du suicide) is sending a message: “Here, we value every life, and suicide is not an option.” This Tuesday at a press conference, the organisation also expressed their desire to put more emphasis on suicide prevention for the LGBT population.

Minister Denis Lebel (pictured) has been coming under fire from trans activists, bloggers, and Members of Parliament for the transphobic implications of the startling new rule Section 5.1 (1) 3c, which critics say leaves way too much room for discrimination…

Though the announcement was made last May, Premier Jean Charest was nonetheless on hand at the Écomusée du Fier Monde Monday (Nov. 28) to announce the creation of a Homophobia Research Chair. The Chair will be led by Line Chamberland, professor of sexology at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), and will first research homophobia`s effects on health and how it contributes to social exclusion.

When Québec’s Minister of Justice Marc Fournier finally announced his government’s anti-homophobia action plan in May, it was praised for including a $7.1 million injection of cash over five years. Of this overall total, an amount of $400,000 has been set aside for the first year, with individuals and community groups invited to apply for up to $50,000 in funding by Dec. 1st.

Just days after the Council of Québec Gays and Lesbians (CQGL) decried the apathy of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney in denying the entry visas of Hazma Tzortzis and Abdur Raheem Green, Québec’s National Assembly passes a motion urging the federal government to deny border access to the ultra-conservative Muslim figures.

When the Council of Québec Gays and Lesbians (CQGL) found out arch-conservative Islamic figures Hazma Tzortzis and Abdur Raheem Green were coming to Canada to speak at a conference in Montréal, they sent a letter asking for Minister Jason Kenney to reject their visa applications. As of Friday, Kenney had still failed to reply.

The Council of Québec Gays and Lesbians (CQGL) has started a public call for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to deny visitors’ visas to two controversial British Muslim converts, Hazma Tzortzis and Abdur Raheem Green (pictured).

Always ready to make a political statement for the LGBT community in Québec, the Conseil québécois des gais et lesbiennes (CQGL) is getting ready for the parade by printing placards with homophobic quotes and photos from politicians around the world.

Years in the making, the Action plan to fight homophobia was finally unveiled today by Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier and key community members who consulted on the government’s Plan de lutte contre l’homophobie. The plan sets out a diverse set of action items including funding increases to community organizations, a Research Chair at UQÀM, and the creation of a Bureau for combatting homophobia.