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  REGINA -- Some of Regina’s best-known personalities are raising money for “Walk the Walk,”a celebrity drag show and fundraiser for Regina’s LGBTQ2S+ youth. The event will feature 12 local celebrities, including Mayor Sandra Masters, Morgan Campbell, anchor of CTV News Regina at 6 and Trent Wotherspoon, MLA for Regina Rosemont. All participants are tasked with raising money for Lulu’s Lodge, a transitional youth shelter for LGBTQ2S+ youth. “Forty per cent of all homelessness i...

Article content Terry Van Mackelberg came out as a gay man six years ago and he’s been living his truth ever since. As an advocate and activist by day and a drag queen named Flo Mingo by night, he has involved himself in countless initiatives to help improve the lives of LGBTQ2S+ individuals in Regina. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Transitional home for at-risk LGBTQ2S+ youth seeks fundraising support Back to video “It doesn’t matter wh...

By Josh Sigurdson Apr 22, 2021 11:22 AM The John Howard Society of Saskatchewan has launched a capital campaign supporting a new youth shelter for LGTBQ2S+ youth. Lulu’s Lodge, a 5-bedroom house in Regina is aimed at providing residence to LGTBQ2S+ youth aged 16-21, who may otherwise be homeless. CEO of the John Howard Society, Shawn Fraser says the new house was acquired with the help of the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. Fraser says the new space provides more opportunities. “S...

  REGINA -- Lulu’s Lodge is launching a new capital campaign in hopes of raising $100,000 for its new home to protect LGBTQ2S+ youth who are facing homelessness. The new five bedroom home will provide youth aged 16-21 a place to stay when they have no where else to go. They will also have access to a mentor who provides guidance on education, physical health, mental wellness, family reunification, legal matters and advocacy. The John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS) was able to purc...

(Regina Victory Church/Facebook) LGBT activists are accusing a Regina pastor of spreading hate towards the gay and transgender communities. In a sermon posted to Facebook and YouTube, Pastor Terry Murphy of Victory Church made multiple comments that many are calling hateful. “It started maybe in the 70’s or 80’s. We had the start of the cultural push to normalize homosexuality. On TV shows, in the movies, in the media, everywhere. Normalizing this behaviour that, before then, was not con...

Posted: Mar 14, 2021 4:46 PM CT | Last Updated: March 16 Attendees were given a performance from the drag queen Katy Hairy at Sundays rally outside Victory Church.(Bryan Eneas/CBC) Members of the LGBTQ community hosted a rally outside of Victory Church in Regina to express love and support in the wake of a controversial sermon delivered last week. Organizers say the rally was hosted, in part, to show support for younger members of the LGBTQ community, particularly those who may be caught in sit...

A member of the local LGBTQ community is filing a human rights complaint against Regina's Victory Church.

Article content Content Warning: Quoted material in this article may be disturbing to some readers.  Carla Blakley has seen the hurt that can happen when 2SLGBTQ youth aren’t accepted for who they are. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Rally held, human rights complaint filed against Regina preacher after hate-filled sermon Back to video Blakley, a Lutheran pastor in Regina for more than 20 years and a former co-chair of Camp fYrefly for 10 years...

Article content Content Warning: Quoted material in this article may be disturbing to some readers.  Carla Blakley has seen the hurt that can happen when 2SLGBTQ youth aren’t accepted for who they are. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Human rights complaint filed against Regina preacher after hate-filled sermon Back to video Blakley, a Lutheran pastor in Regina for more than 20 years and a former co-chair of Camp fYrefly for 10 years, said sh...

  REGINA -- Regina residents and local businesses are reacting with a show of support for LGBTQ2S+ people after a pastor’s message was called homophobic by some community members. On Sunday, Pastor Terry Murphy gave a sermon at Regina Victory Church that has since been condemned by many in the community. The sermon was livestreamed on Facebook. Murphy’s sermon compared members of the LGBTQ2S+ community to pedophiles and expressed the belief that sex should only occur “between a man a...