Queering Mental Health: A Canadian Perspective

posted Thursday, April 1, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Community

Our Landing Place Therapy Collective is a collective of LGBTQ2S+ identified Masters level counsellors specializing in working with individuals from LGBTQ2S+, Poly, Kink and Neurodiverse communities across Canada.  They provide affirming, caring and welcoming counselling therapy exclusively online and over the phone.  The Collective is organizing the online conference entitled “Queering Mental Health: A Canadian Perspective”, on […]

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The Memory Project – Sci-Fi mystery that challenges gender stereotypes, champions LGBTQ+ rights

posted Wednesday, March 31, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Andrew C. Youngson’s ‘The Memory Project: A Sci-Fi Mystery Novel´ embroils readers deep in the world of Weavers – rare telepathic humans who can experience the memories of others through touch. It’s a compelling story that challenges gender stereotypes, champions LGBTQ+ rights and explores how the past and present can so easily fold in on […]

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Our Story: Coming out in the time of HIV and AIDS

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Our Story: Coming out in the time of HIV and AIDS is the story of friendship, love, loss, and drag told with humour and compassion. In 1977, the author, then a naïve young man, escapes his pulp and paper mill town in northern New Brunswick and goes in search of his gay self. After two […]

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Gay Bar – a historical romp through the history of queer havens

posted Saturday, March 27, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Strobing lights and dark rooms; throbbing house and drag queens on counters; first kisses, last call: the gay bar has long been a place of solidarity and sexual expression—whatever your scene, whoever you’re seeking. But in urban centers around the world, they are closing, a cultural demolition that has Jeremy Atherton Lin wondering: What was the gay bar? […]

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Pharmacare – Why I need Help (Part 2)

posted Friday, March 26, 2021

by: Geri Atrick in The Online Politician

Welcome back Pigeon for Part 2 of my journey into Pharmacare. If you haven’t already, you can read Part 1 here. A little more background on this. The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) which is made up of different unions from across Canada, has been on the forefront of the Pharmacare plan. I had a chance […]

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“The Recent East” – mother and two teens navigate a new life in East Germany

posted Thursday, March 25, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Beate Haas, who defected from East Germany as a child, is notified that her parents’ abandoned mansion is available for her to reclaim. Newly divorced and eager to escape her bleak life in upstate New York, where she moved as an adult, she arrives with her two […]

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New fiction reads for fans of music – The Final Revival of Opal Nev, Bootleg Stardust

posted Wednesday, March 24, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a kaleidoscopic fictional oral history of the beloved rock ’n’ roll duo who shot to fame in 1970s New York, and the dark, fraught secret that lies at the peak of their stardom. Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and […]

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Home Improvement – Home & Garden Supplement – Spring 2021

posted Wednesday, March 24, 2021

by: Mychol Scully in Home Essentials

We’ve all spent a lot of time in our homes lately, and it’s allowed many to re-evaluate our current living conditions. As well, with so many making the shift from traditional office environments, to home offices, there’s been a need to shift things around to allocate additional workspace. We’ve even had to move our workout […]

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Pharmacare – Why I Need Help (Part 1)

posted Tuesday, March 23, 2021

by: Geri Atrick in The Online Politician

Hello Pigeons: I’ve honestly had a lot of trouble writing this article on Pharmacare, yet it’s too important to not think about. I know many people really do not read or seek information they need to make an informed decision. Many folks just read the headline, and assume the rest, making many comments without value […]

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The Tender Grave – two sisters reunite under strained circumstances

posted Monday, March 22, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

From the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller and the Oprah Book Club selection, The Rapture of Canaan, and steeped in the rich tradition of Southern writers like Carson McCullers and Sue Monk Kidd, The Tender Grave is the gripping story of two estranged sisters who find their unlikely way toward forgiveness—and each other—after a gruesome and disturbing […]

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