Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer 2 Spirit (2SLGBTQI+)

This is my first column for What’s Up Yukon and I am excited to be able to write about what is happening in the Yukon’s

In the GLBTQ community, a “late bloomer” refers to individuals who come out later in life. They have often had heterosexual relationships, sometimes long-term, but

The dictionary defines “comfort” as being at ease … so “uncomfortable” is a lack of ease. That doesn’t sound too bad. There are worse things

In the queer community, gays and lesbians fall along a spectrum that makes them “identifiable” as a gay person. Lesbians can be anything from very

I have been having Facebook discussions with several people lately over the whole bi-curious issue, if we can in fact call it an issue. In

There has been a lot of emphasis among gay advocates lately to show that gay families are healthy and normal and that children raised in

Summer is finally upon us. We come out of our houses blinking at the increased daylight like a bunch of groundhogs. Whitehorse feels more vibrant.

I was watching All Aboard! Rosie’s Family Cruise a while back – a documentary about Rosie O’Donnell’s gay family cruises. In the film they interviewed

As I write this column, my partner has been a recent victim of homophobic slurs in her work place. As well, there is a furor

Gay Pride is an annual event that happens in cities across the world, usually in the month of June. It celebrates, as its name evokes,

Plans are under way for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) annual general meeting in early January. I will post the time and place on

The definition of genderqueer is people who do not fit within the traditional two-gender role of male or female. This may be someone who feels

The whole idea of what is “natural” or “as nature intended” is an argument often used to oppose homosexuality. Even good, well-meaning people will say