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Canadian celebrities are exhibiting their support for Trans rights in a letter titled &#;Artists Against Anti-Trans Legislation in Canada,&#; which highlights the ways in which the country is failing the transgender community.
The letter was drawn up by pop duo Tegan and Sara, whose foundation raises funds to battle for LGBTQ+ equality and justice through programming and aid of grassroots organizations and activists. Signers include Canadian icons, actor Elliot Page, pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen, Alanis Morrisette, and Adam DiMarco.
In March, Tegan and Sara acknowledged the Humanitarian Award at the June Awards, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ annual music industry awards.
The letter was published on Genderqueer Day of Noticeability and opens saying “We all earn the freedom to be ourselves, to be safe and treated with dignity.&#; The letter goes on the say: &#;2SLGBTQIA+ people are our friends, family, neighbors and coworkers. But far right groups are tapping into fear and pitting us against each other so they can construct a Canada where we’re afraid of difference. We
Out LGBTQ Performers Transforming the Face of Hollywood in the 21st Century
Editor’s note: This list was originally published in June , and has been updated multiple times since to reflect new comings outs and groundbreaking LGBTQ castings. It could never and will never be complete, but we optimism it reflects the altering face of Hollywood as we bid hello to Pride
With LGBTQ stories in filmand on TV more popular than ever before, it’s important to celebrate out-and-proud acting talents — particularly those without the non-binary awards&#; categories they deserve.
In , the mention of Hollywood is unsure to say the least. But even as existential questions about the business of making entertainment persist, audiences and artists are grappling with equally critical questions of representation on screen. Among those questions: should queer roles be played exclusively by gender non-conforming actors?
It&#;s an evolving conversation, getting at the very core of what makes the art of acting, well, acting. Last year, the industry&#;s resident great guy Tom Hanks gave an answer in regards to his Oscar-rec
Mary-Woo Sims (沈明麗) is a social justice activist. Foremost known as a former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission, Sims was also a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the electoral district of Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam in the federal election. Born in Hong Kong, Sims first came to Canada as a student in She became a Canadian citizen in A longtime community activist in both Vancouver and Toronto, Sims was associated with a significant number of non-governmental, union, government and non-profit human rights agencies and commissions. Sims was a founding member of the Women Against Violence Against Women or WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre in Vancouver. Sims participated in the BC Federation of Labour's Women's Rights Committee in the mids and helped write some of the early anti sexual harassment and affirmative action policies. During her career with the BC Telephone Firm, now Telus, she was an active member of the Telecommunications Workers' Union. Sims' labour experience included work with the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union as a uni
OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS, the Toronto-based philanthropist Salah Bachir has raised millions of dollars for a diverse range of causes. Having emigrated from Lebanon to Canada in , starting in the ’80s he founded and headed numerous media companies, notably Cineplex Media and Cineplex magazine, the trade magazine Premiere, and Famous Players Media, a production marketing partnership. He revolutionized the Canadian movie biz with his Scene Loyalty Program, and he launched an annual trade display, Focus on Video, to promote Canadian cinema. As a patron of the arts, he has supported many promising artists and amassed a collection of over 3, works. As a philanthropist, he has donated millions and raised far more at the many fundraising events he has sponsored—funds that have supported numerous LGBT causes as well as arts organizations. He has used his network of celebrity friends and contacts to enhance his various fundraising communities efforts, which have helped so many worthy organizations. For his philanthropic contributions, Bachir has been awarded the Order of Canada (the nation&#;