Uganda: ‘Anti-Homosexuality’ Bill Threatens Liberties and Human Rights Defenders
October 15, 2009
Proposed Provisions Illegal, Ominous, and Unnecessary  Full Text

À l’aube de 2006, la Cour Suprême passe à l’époque moderne
February 1, 2006
Ceux qui ont des rapports sexuels plus « libres » ou moins conventionnels ont pu se livrer à leurs ébats avec moins de crainte, grâce à une décision récente de la Cour Suprême du Canada.  In French

As we step into 2006, Supreme Court ushers in modern era
January 5, 2006
Many people whoop it up for New Year’s but those who enjoy non-conventional sex can relax more, thanks to a recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision.  Full Text

Top Court says Sex Clubs Legal - Morality of some should not be imposed on others
December 21, 2005
Today the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the cases of R. v. Labaye and R. v. Kouri that the provision of the Criminal Code prohibiting the operation of a "common bawdy-house" was not violated  Full Text

Censorship rears its ugly head again in Surrey, B.C.
September 23, 2005
This week the Surrey School Board cancelled a planned performance at Elgin Park Secondary School of The Laramie Project, a play about the 1998 hate motivated killing of Matthew Sheppard, a 21-year-old university student in Wyoming.  Full Text

Egale Canada Submissions to the House of Commons Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws
April 18, 2005
Egale appreciates the opportunity to make submissions on the important issues being addressed by the Subcommitee. Egale’s submissions will be focused on the bawdy house provisions of the Criminal Code, in particular those relating to indecency.  Full Text

Calgary Cleric’s Comments Reveal Larger Goal
January 15, 2005
Calgary Bishop Fred Henry’s call for governments to “proscribe or curtail” homosexuality is more worrisome evidence that many opponents of equal marriage want to defeat marriage legislation as a platform to pursue a...  Full Text | In French

Bawdy House Case
November 28, 2003
The Criminal Code makes it an offence to keep or be found in a “bawdy house,” which includes any “public place” where “acts of indecency” occur. Unfortunately, a “public...  Full Text | In French

Bill C-20: An Act To Amend The Criminal Code (Protection of Children and Other Vulnerable Persons) and the Canada Evidence Act
October 30, 2003
Bill C-20 constitutes the Government’s response to a wide variety of recently articulated public concerns. For example, a 2001 resolution of provincial Ministers of Justice had urged the federal Minister to raise the age at which a young person...  Link

Egale condemns Calgary bathhouse raids—calls for charges to be dropped and full apology
December 18, 2002
Egale Canada expressed its outrage and disbelief to last week’s raid on Goliath’s Sauna and Texas Lounge in Calgary. The Calgary Police Service’s Vice Unit raided both establishments on the afternoon of December 12th. They arrested...  Full Text

EGALE’s submission on Age of Consent to the Department of Justice Canada
March 30, 2000
March 30, 2000  Full Text