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NDP MP pledges Toronto LGBT shelter ‘come hell or high water’

Megan Leslie says queer youth are integral part of her party’s national housing strategy

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Youth homelessness rates are inexcusable

There’s been a conspicuous lack of outrage about the extent of the LGBT homeless crisis in Toronto

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HighJinx owners’ rental agreement terminated

Landlord’s announcement forces social workers to relocate

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Thomas McVeigh makes Somerset bid

Council candidate says he supports LGBT issues

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PTS seeks Aviva funding for new initiative

Program would address LGBT youth homelessness by creating jobs

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Surrey voters elect first openly lesbian city councillor

Vera LeFranc wants to strengthen social policy and support the vulnerable

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Toronto budget approves shelter beds for LGBT homeless youth

YMCA’s Sprott House will open first space later this year

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LGBT homelessness crisis

A new Egale campaign asks Canada to spend the night outside

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Canadian government to help fund security system for LGBT youth shelter

Security important for a population targeted by hate crimes, says Egale executive director

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The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

Why do so few shelters provide a safe space for trans men?

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COVID-19: Your communities in action, Mar. 25

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: The 519 community centre in Toronto and North Carolina’s Campus Pride

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One in three homeless LGBTQ2S+ Toronto youth attempted suicide since start of...

A new survey from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health highlights the dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on unhoused LGBTQ2S+ youth

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This trans activist just secured a vital win for unhoused trans people in New...

“This work is really, to me, the legacy of Stonewall”

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San Francisco wants to eradicate trans homelessness by 2027

Mayor London Breed is devoting $6.5 million for the first-of-its-kind campaign

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More than shelters are needed to support queer and trans Southerners at risk...

Southern-based nonprofits are creating community-based solutions to LGBTQ2S+ homelessness

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How Adele Bertei incited rebellion and connection through rock ’n’ roll

After a harrowing youth and a wild career, the 68-year-old musician and author is clear on one thing: queer people are fighters

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‘It would really change the landscape.’ Two-Spirit trans activist Monica...

Forrester entered the race to hold candidates to account on the issues affecting Toronto’s most marginalized communities

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As the homelessness crisis worsens, Gay Villages are caught at a crossroads...

ANALYSIS: Unhoused people are a part of our communities, so what can we do?

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