A Life Humbly Lived: Taavel's Family Accept Queen's Jubilee Medal

"I guess my brother showed people that it isn’t the quantity of life but the quality of the life you live. It’s what you do with that short moment that we have here to make a difference that is important. Raymond definitely made a difference."
Kathleen Wynne Becomes First LGBTQ Premier in Canada

Kathleen Wynne Becomess First LGBTQ Premier in Canada
by Bryn Jones-Vailancourt
Bill 140: Will It Improve Treatment of Trans Nova Scotians?

By Sara Mukherji
New Glasgow Nov 11: Remembering Gays and Lesbians Killed in Holocaust

By Gerard Veldhoven
Crandall Scandal Scuttled

By Eldon Hay
Elderberries Newsletter

Upcoming events for Halifax's 50-and-over social, education, and activist group!
LGBTQ Identity, Religion & Spirituality: Influences on Health and Well-being

Do you identify as LGBTQ? Are you 20 or older?
Are you interested in talking to researchers about how you think religion & spirituality connect with well-being for LGBTQ individuals and communities?
The December Wayves is Ready!

The news packed FINAL paper issue of Wayves is ready! Just click the cover at the right, here.
It's available on the stands in Halifax-Dartmouth now, and will be at all 150 distribution points around Atlantic Canada soon. Links to lists and maps of our physical distribution points are at the bottom of this note.
This is a special edition of Wayves: the very last issue on paper!
Trans Rights Being Fast Tracked In NS
Transgender Nova Scotians' right to equality and fairness will be made clear with proposed amendments to the provincial Human Rights Act. The amendments, tabled on Nov. 20 - Trans Day Of Remembrance - by Justice Minister Ross Landry, will add “gender identity” and “gender expression” as protected grounds in the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. The bill is being fast-tracked by the provincial government, with it heading to Law Amendments Committee for just one day of public hearings two days after being introduced .
Transgender Rights to be Protected in Human Rights Act

Transgender Nova Scotians' right to equality and fairness will be made clear with proposed amendments to the Human Rights Act.