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Kingston City Council passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bill C-6, Bridget Doherty, City Council meeting, conversion therapy, conversion therapy ban, delegations, Gary Oosterhof, Jeff McLaren, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, LGBTQ2S+, Lisa Osanic, Mary Rita Holland, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Derek Sloan, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, Simon Chapelle, Third Day Worship Centre, Wayne Hill

Kingston City Council has passed a motion to ban the practice of conversion therapy within the municipality. “I think in

Kingston City Council to discuss motion to denounce conversion therapy

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bridget Doherty, City of Kingston, conversion therapy, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Criminal Code, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), LGBTQ2S+, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ottawa city council, Third Day Worship Centre

At their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, City Council will discuss a motion to denounce the practice of conversion

Gerretsen: Local church has gone down ‘very wrong and concerning path’

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Muslim, Apostle Francis Armstrong, autonomous church, church governance, conspiracy theories, conversion therapy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Edith Armstrong, email to parishioners, gay rights, homophobia, independent church, Kingston, Kingston Islamic Centre, Kingston Muslim community, microchipping, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, outbreak, Pastor Francis Armstrong, T.J. Malcangi, Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

After more coverage of the questionable practices at Third Day Worship Centre come to light, MP Mark Gerretsen has decided

Opinion Politics Soapbox

Soapbox: Loyalist Councillor speaks out about MP Sloan

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Community Soapbox 2 Comments Bill C-8, Conservative Party of Canada, conversion therapy, Councillor Nathan Townend, federal government, gender diversity, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Kingston, Loyalist Township Council, MP Derek Sloan, opinion, sexuality

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Councillor Nathan Townend and does not necessarily reflect the views