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Human Rights Day 2014 #Rights365

10 December 2014 – The universal reach of human rights should not be restricted to one day alone but extended to every day of the year, top United Nations officials declared today as they marked Human Rights Day – an annual UN-backed event commemorating the date on which the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Spearheaded by the Office of the UN High Commissioner…

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BTWF January's Featured Page

BTWF January’s Featured Page

YELLOW ROSES, A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP Born This Way Foundation; A non-Profit Organization Led by Lady Gaga & her mother Cynthia, founded in 2011 to foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. The Foundation is dedicated to creating a safe community that helps connect young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a kinder,…

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Lady Gaga Takes Anti-Bullying Message to White House

Lady Gaga Takes Anti-Bullying Message to White House

Lady Gaga is bringing her activist power to the White House today to discuss bullying prevention with administration officials. The White House confirms that the pop star has a meeting scheduled in the West Wing this afternoon with presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett and members of the staff of the Office of Public Engagement. Lady Gaga will not meet with President Barack Obama, who is in Kansas…

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InterPride Global Grant Fund Programs Relaunch!

InterPride Global Grant Fund Programs Relaunch!

The Solidarity and Humanitarian Aid Fund Grant Programs are BACK! One of InterPride’s Human Rights goals is to distribute money raised from our members and sponsors to organizations striving to make a difference and promote a better understanding of LGBTQIA+ people.  InterPride is offering two organizational support funds, the Solidarity and Humanitarian Aid Fund grant programs. The Solidarity…

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Rehtaeh Parsons "Bullying should never be justified"

Rehtaeh Parsons “Bullying should never be justified”

My parents moved to Canada because they believed this country would give us a better, more safer life. And I can’t deny that for the most part, it has. But after hearing yet another heartbreaking story about a teen committing suicide in Nova Scotia after being bullied by her classmates, I sometimes wonder if they were right on the mark. Rehtaeh Parsons, seen in an undated Facebook photo, was 17…

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It Gets Better, Jamey Rodemeyer, I promise!

It Gets Better, Jamey Rodemeyer, I promise!

…….and in Buffalo N.Y Singer Lady Gaga paid tribute to bullied 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, who was found dead from an apparent suicide. Michelle Miller reports. ‘We’re glad he’s dead’: School bullies who drove gay 14-year-old to kill himself taunt his sister with cruel chants as heartbreak continues Even after their young son tragically killed himself amid torment from bullies, the agony has…

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🇬🇧 Sir Elton John "PRIDE" 🏳️‍🌈

🇬🇧 Sir Elton John “PRIDE” 🏳️‍🌈

“Live for each second without hesitation” ~ Elton John  Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…

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"BRAVE" - By Coleen McMahon feat. Shane Bitney Crone

“BRAVE” – By Coleen McMahon feat. Shane Bitney Crone

Published on Jun 12, 2013 Shane Bitney Crone with President Bill Clinton at the opening of Bridegroom Movie. My best friend, Coleen McMahon and I were recently moved by the song “Brave” (originally recorded by Sara Bareilles). The message of this song is to be proud of who you are and brave enough to stand up for what you believe in. We felt inspired to record our own version of the song and make…

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Keep your paws up little monster, RIP Jamey Rodemeyer in honor of Stop Bullying Day

Keep your paws up little monster, RIP Jamey Rodemeyer in honor of Stop Bullying Day

In honor of today being Stop Bullying Day and four years after a young boy committed suicide for being bullied, I am hoping that this editorial will help other kids suffering from bullying and help put an end to this way to often tragic action. If we work together, hopefully we can hope for our future kids to go through life bully-free. In 2011, Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14 year old boy from Buffalo,…

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Ceremony to mark International Day Against Homophobia Stephenville, NL

Ceremony to mark International Day Against Homophobia Stephenville, NL

Chantal Drake would like to see a community that’s more open and accepting of people no matter their sexual orientation. That’s why she’ll be in attendance at a flag-raising ceremony at Stephenville town hall today as part of Western Pride NL’s celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). May 17, 1990 was the date the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its…

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Ceremony to mark International Day Against Homophobia (Stephenville, NL)

Ceremony to mark International Day Against Homophobia (Stephenville, NL)

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Two Canadian Men Charged - Alleged Cyber-Bullying

Two Canadian Men Charged – Alleged Cyber-Bullying

Two 18-year-old Canadian men were arrested on Thursday and have been charged with child abuse images crimes over the alleged cyber-bullying of Rehtaeh Parsons. Parsons, of Nova Scotia, committed suicidein April at the age of 17 after allegedly being gang-raped by four boys. A photo of the alleged attack had gone viral, spreading throughout the community and resulting in unremitting harassment,…

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What is Psychopathic Mobbing.

What is Psychopathic Mobbing.

  Over the course of the last 20 years or so I have not been the victim of Bullying at 100% of the employers I have worked for but rather “PSYCHOPATHIC MOBBING”, the evolution of Bullying, what is psychopathic mobbing you ask?

The word bullying is used to describe a repeated pattern of negative intrusive violational behaviour against one or more targets and comprises constant trivial nit-picking…

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🇨🇦 Impacts of COVID-19: LGBTQI2S Community in Focus

Egale recently partnered with  Innovative Research Group (INNOVATIVE) to include LGBTQI2S communities in a national study on the impacts of COVID-19 and the needs of Canadians during this health crisis. The newly released report,  Impacts of COVID-19: Canada’s LGBTQI2S Community in Focus, , uncovers alarmingly disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable LGBTQI2S communities across several…

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Spark: A Visual Poem by Meghan Rienks

  “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

I learned a lot about myself and life in these last few months. I thought I would share some of these insights with you all.

We have a choice on how we live our lives. We can be defined by numbers and scores and things you write on paper. Or we can measure our worth in compassion, gratitude and…