Advocates in the 2SLGBTQ+ community say they're worried about an increase in anti-queer hate across the country especially against transgender people. They're meeting in Charlottetown this weekend, as organizers expect more than 100 participants. CBC talked to Anastasia Preston, trans community outreach co-ordinator at P.E.E.R.S. Alliance, and Kojo Modeste, executive director of PRIDE Toronto.

Residents of Westlock, Alta., voted in favour of a bylaw Thursday that bans crosswalks and flags supporting "political, social, or religious movements or commercial entities." Just over 1,300 people voted, with 663 or 50.9 per cent voting in favour and 639 voting against. Travis McEwan brings us the reaction.

Jessica Platt, the first openly trans woman to play pro hockey in Canada, says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre should focus on wider-ranging issues rather than calling for restrictions on women's sports, change rooms and bathrooms. 'This has the potential to endanger many in the trans community, and I don't think that people's lives should be used as a political chess piece,' Platt says.

Rainbow Railroad, a Toronto-based organization that relocates LGBTQ refugees from nations where they are at risk, rescued Latoya Nugent from persecution in Jamaica. She joins CEO Kimahli Powell to tell Canada Tonight why the work is more important than ever in today's global climate.

A store that serves the gay community in Vancouver finally got its day in court.

Former B.C. MP Svend Robinson was the first MP in Canada to publicly declare he was gay

LGBT officers and guards discuss coming out at work.

There are now multiple LGBTQ business owners in Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S., and August 21 will mark the third annual Eastern Shore Pride promising to be the biggest one to date. The CBCs Andrew Sampson spoke to some of the community members about how the area is marching proudly into the future.

As Pride celebrations take place across the country, the town of Norwich in southwestern Ontario has become a battleground over flying the Pride flag on municipal buildings. [Editor's Note: This report has been edited to remove a scene with a township employee who was unrelated to the story and clarify that the Norwich mayor declined our request for an on-camera interview.]

Canadian filmmaker Luis De Filippis spoke with CBC News about her debut feature, Something You Said Last Night, and about offering trans youth the chance to work on a film set.

Ontario's first legally-recognized gay couple is celebrating their 20th anniversary on June 10. Looking forward, they are concerned Canadians will not be able to enjoy the same rights they did because of the chipping away of legal protections.

Protesters and counter-protesters clashed at the corner of Wortley Road and Elmwood Avenue in London on Saturday, over a drag queen storytime event that took place during the annual Pride celebration.

Elliot Page says hes finally found a way to be himself. In his first Canadian interview since transitioning, the Oscar-nominated actor tells CBC Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault why hes grateful to be alive but terrified to live in this moment.

U.S. politicians have introduced hundreds of bills targeting transgender people and their rights. Where are they protected? Activist Erin Reed joins About That with Andrew Chang to talk through a map she created to help.