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2011-07-10

Sometimes a kiss is NOT just a kiss

Anyone who thinks same-sex couples in the United States should be allowed to marry was invited to Lush outlets across North America to pucker up and smack lips on June 18th. The smoochers were then invited to sign postcards telling the U.S. government to allow gay marriage.


This campaign took place on June 18 at the Byward Market location of Lush Cosmetics in Ottawa.


Photo by Abder





Same-sex marriage is allowed in Canada. In the United States, however, same-sex couples cannot get married under federal law, so they are not covered by the federal rights provided for married couples.

Susan Boyle's story inspires stage musical

Susan Boyle's phenomenal rise from dowdy, unemployed Scot to international singing star is to become the subject a new stage production.
Susan Boyle and actress Elaine C Smith 
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A musical starring Scottish sitcom actress Elaine C. Smith will premiere at Newcastle's Theatre Royal in March 2012.
Subsequently, it will tour for at least six months, with dates already scheduled in the U.K., Australia and the U.S.
Fittingly, the production is titled I Dreamed a Dream — the tune from the musical Les Misérables that shot Boyle to fame after her performance of it on TV reality contest Britain's Got Talent in 2009.

From protesting for gay rights to the Order of Canada

Parliament Hill, site of Canada's first demonstration for gay rights, is visible from the National Gallery of Canada, where Charlie Hill is the long-time curator of the Canadian collection. (Paul Galipeau)
Charlie Hill, 65, is known for two things: he is a pioneer in the Canadian gay liberation movement and he is a prominent curator at the National Gallery of Canada. 



After the 1980s, Hill left gay politics and focused on his career. He was already known for his 1975 exhibition and catalogue Canadian Painting in the ’30s. In 2001, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson made him a member of the Order of Canada for his contribution to Canadian art and gay liberation. Hill lives with his partner of 16 years, Brian Foss.