Lgbtq
Day of remembrance planned for Kamloops transgender community
KAMLOOPS – The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, aimed to bring violence towards gender diverse…
Majority of Vernon council backs rainbow crosswalk
VERNON – Downtown Vernon will be a little brighter next spring. A majority of Vernon…
Vernon man asks city to give rainbow crosswalk the green light
VERNON – Vernon council has been asked to endorse a rainbow crosswalk in the downtown…
How Kamloops is planning on educating students about sexual orientation and gender identity
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson-Okanagan school district is taking steps toward creating a more diverse and…
Vernon man taking pitch for rainbow crosswalk to city hall
VERNON – A local man is hoping Vernon will become the next city to embrace…
Premier to march in Kelowna pride parade
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark will be a part of the We Are One pride…
Kelowna-Lake Country MP Fuhr to lead Pride March
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr will act as grand marshal of the 2016…
Orlando shooting victims to be remembered in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Local groups are planning a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in…
March to remember missing indigenous women in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS – This weekend will see members of the indigenous community come together for a…
Pride Parade taking over Thompson Rivers University this week
KAMLOOPS - Show support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community at Thompson River University's annual Pride Parade this week. The university will host its fourth annual Pride Parade tomorrow, Oct. 1, starting at 11 a.m. in front of the Old Main building on campus. The event is open to all Kamloops residents,...
Pride Week brings awareness to TRU
KAMLOOPS - With several hundred people attending Thompson Rivers University’s first Pride Awareness Week the event was a great success and everyone who attended was better for it. “People who attended the event were either very well informed, and teaching us new things, or eager to learn more,” student union LGBTQ representative Megan Graham says....
Vernon art project asks, Who are you?
VERNON - Queer, real, stereotyped. Victorious over victimization. Fragile and fighting back. These are some of the words and phrases you’ll find painted alphabetically on large boards as part of a project called Respect Lives Here, sponsored by the Social Planning Council for the North Okanagan. Participants from the Vernon Women’s Transition House, Vernon District...
Grade 11 student continues push for anti-homophobia policy
AIMS FOR SCHOOL-LEVEL POLICY IN WAKE OF BOARD REFUSAL KAMLOOPS - After months of discussion, the Kamloops-Thompson school board turned down a request to have a dedicated policy dealing with homophobic harassment, but one student is refusing to take no for an answer and is now pushing to get a policy put in place at...