On July 1, Dr. Henry Morgentaler was awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour, for his decades of work fighting against Canada’s unconsitutional anti-abortion laws. Yesterday, a Catholic priest who is also a member of the Order of Canada decided that he would rather return his Order of Canada than be associated with Dr. Morgentaler: Father Lucien Larre, who was inducted into the nation’s highest order in 1983 for his work with troubled youth, said in a news release yesterday that he felt “compelled in conscience to return my Order of Canada.” The priest, based in Coquitlam, B. ...

Mark after the Parade Originally uploaded by thickslab Isn’t Mark adorable? I had a fun, but exhausting Pride weekend. Check out all of my Pride Sunday photos at Flickr. To view comments on this post or write your own, visit the original post at Big Fat Hairy Living. ...

Is gun control fascist or socialist? I can never keep the two straight. To view comments on this post or write your own, visit the original post at Big Fat Hairy Living. ...

Shorter Margaret Wente: Damn gays! Get off my lawn! To view comments on this post or write your own, visit the original post at Big Fat Hairy Living. ...

Mark the opening of his latest group show at Gallery 1313. Photograph courtesy Dominic Chan. To view comments on this post or write your own, visit the original post at Big Fat Hairy Living. ...

This is why we celebrate Pride every year. To view comments on this post or write your own, visit the original post at Big Fat Hairy Living. ...