Articles

Can the internet be used to create tangible change? Or does it only encourage people to tweet hashtags from the comfort of their couches? Manitoba Youth for Climate Action is an activist group in Winnipeg, using social media to engage with other activists who are worried about their future. But how does it translate into offline change?

After years of prayer and soul-searching, I decided to live my truth for everyone to see.

“Dear God, I’m gay, please watch over me.”

How can you be gay and straight at the same time? See how a not-so-closeted boy kept his sexuality a secret from his family.

When Sarah’s intrusive thoughts became unbearable, she isolated herself from their triggers, including her family.

Coming out is hard, a lot harder than we sometimes let on. As much progress as the LGBT2SQ+ community has made in the last decade, the fear, anxiety, and pressure is all too real. We need normalization. Let’s talk about coming out.

How summer camp, chaotic schools, and a four-letter Myers-Briggs acronym lead to years of me seeing people — including myself — narrowly as either stereotypical introverts or extroverts.

Three generations of the Rodriguez family now call Canada home. While the journey here from Guatemala was challenging, this family persevered and established their new lives. Despite being Canadian citizens, they still face racism — most recently on a trip to Texas.

Sharon, Lynn, and Miranda each made the decision to place their babies for adoption. Here, they discuss the consequences of that decision, and what it has meant for the rest of their lives.

Why do we write letters without the intention of sending them? Nestled between Manitoba’s north and south Highway 75 is Union Point Church. Inside it live two notebooks that hundreds of people have written in, but few have seen — until now.