The History of Toronto Pride Week

Pride Week Toronto is a ten day event held annually during the last week of June in Toronto.  The week is a celebration of the LGBT community and is one of the largest pride festivals in the world.  Pride week has been held annually since 1981.  This year marks the 32nd annual Pride Week in … Continue reading The History of Toronto Pride Week

Jill Lapore and the Politicization of Birth Control

Margaret SangerThe latest issue of the New Yorker contained an interesting article by Harvard history Professor Jill Lepore on the history of politicization of birth control and abortion.  Unfortunately the original article, Birthright, is behind the New Yorker's pay wall, however an NPR interview and the New Yorker Out Loud provide a decent summary's over … Continue reading Jill Lapore and the Politicization of Birth Control