“Marguerite” at the Oscars
It was this morning that the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards on February 24 were announced in Beverly Hills. Two Quebec films will...
22.01.2019
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14.01.2019
In “Treatment”
So-called reparative therapy has no basis in science, can lead to depression and dysfunction and is widely condemned by leading health organizations. So why haven’t Canadian...
19.12.2018
Not In Our Name
Lesbian, bi and queer media unite send a message of solidarity to the trans community. Following further vitriolic attacks on trans people in our media, the world’s leading publications for...
02.08.2018
Montreal Pride 2018 – Can’t miss events
With Fierté Montréal Pride right around the corner, the LSTW team has pored over the festival’s stacked line-up and picked out a bunch...
14.06.2018
Family Matters
Introducing Mothers & Daughters, Belgium’s innovate lesbian pop-up bar. On May 3, following a three-night test run in late 2017, Brussels got a new safer-space: Mothers & Daughters, a...
15.05.2018
Banned at home in Kenya, lesbian romance Rafiki charms Cannes
Rafiki, a lesbian romance by filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, has made headlines this past week for being banned in...
11.04.2018
PYNK by Janelle Monàe
Pussy power and pubic hair are on proud display in the new video for “PYNK,” the third single from Janelle Monáe’s forthcoming album Dirty Computer. A rousing ode to...
09.02.2018
I LOVE GIRLS by Diane Obomsawin
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the NFB is streaming Diane Obomsawin’s new animated film I LIKE GIRLS for free on Facebook on...
18.08.2016
Five years of Pride in Yellowknife, NWT
It’s shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, in Yellowknife’s Somba K’e Park. Winnipeg poet Mona Youssef, about to launch into...
16.06.2016
Why vigils for the Orlando shooting victims are important—and concern everyone
At 1:55 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, I looked into the eyes of the sweaty, sparkly...
09.05.2016
Breaking the Gender Barrier with New DJ Initiative
We are proud to announce the launch of a new groundbreaking initiative: “Intersessions: a DJ Workshop for Female, Femme Identifying...
27.01.2016
French minister Christiane Taubira resigns
As the Minister of Justice, Christine Taubira opened the way for weddings and adoption for gay people in France. She resigned yesterday in...