Shayne graduated from medical school in May of 2017 and is presently enrolled in the Post-Graduate Medical Education Program at the University of Manitoba, in the Rural Family Medicine Stream. The research project for which he received this award was not a part of his formal studies, but instead developed after a variety of concernsContinue reading “Congratulations to Dr. Shayne Reitmeier for winning the Les McAfee Memorial Award for 2016-2017 !!”
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Congratulations to Veronica Vicencio Diaz, from Carleton!
Congratulations to Veronica Vicencio Diaz, this year’s winner of the Gary Sealey Award! Veronica is in her second year of a Master’s program in Anthropology at Carleton University. Her award-winning research concentrates on two towns in Veracruz, Mexico, as they represent the places she grew up and navigated during her childhood and teenage years, as wellContinue reading “Congratulations to Veronica Vicencio Diaz, from Carleton!”
Congratulations to Kade Bound, from UVic !!
We are proud to announce this year’s winner of the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship: Kade Bound !! In their own words: “I’m 18 and I go to the University of Victoria for Writing. I’m an agender queer who loves the ocean and the stars. I write about my personal life and I hope to one day write a poetryContinue reading “Congratulations to Kade Bound, from UVic !!”
Congratulations to Teija Yli-renko, Laurentian University
We are proud to present to you Teija Yli-renko, this year’s winner of the Grant Halle Lambda Award, at Laurentian University – Université Laurentienne! Many congratulations! Teija is currently completing her thesis on parenting stress and minority stress in terms of lesbian parenthood, to finish the requirements of her BA in Psychology from Laurentian. MoreContinue reading “Congratulations to Teija Yli-renko, Laurentian University”
Congratulations to Nicholas Hrynyk, Carleton University
Many congratulations to Nicholas Hrynyk, the most recent recipient of the Gary Sealey Friends of Lambda Award, from Carleton University. Nick is a PhD Candidate at Carleton, where he is examining the ways in which The Body Politic (TBP, Canada’s largest LGBT newspaper from 1971 until 1987) mediated understandings of masculinity as something that wasContinue reading “Congratulations to Nicholas Hrynyk, Carleton University”
Congratulations to Valérie Lapointe, winner of the Nicole LaViolette Friends of Lambda Prize (University of Ottawa)
Many congratulations to Valérie Lapointe, the most recent winner of the Nicole LaViolette Friends of Lambda Prize, at the University of Ottawa! Valérie is a PhD student in Canadian politics at uOttawa, and her research interests concern LGBTQ issues in politics, with an emphasis on political parties in Canada. In her thesis, she focused onContinue reading “Congratulations to Valérie Lapointe, winner of the Nicole LaViolette Friends of Lambda Prize (University of Ottawa)”
Congratulations to Luke MacNeill, University of New Brunswick
Congratulations to Luke MacNeill, University of New Brunswick Luke MacNeill is a PhD student in Experimental Psychology at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. His current research is looking at how LGBTI portrayals in the media affect viewers’ attitudes and prejudice. Past research has shown that watching positive portrayals of gay male televisionContinue reading “Congratulations to Luke MacNeill, University of New Brunswick”
Jack Hallam Human Rights Award Presented to Taryn Muldoon
Congratulations to our Jack Hallam Human Rights Award Winner, Gulf Island Secondary School, 20l6. Taryn Muldoon has been very active is LGBTQ issues on Salt Spring Island as Member at Large and the youth voice on the Board of the Gay and Lesbian Organization of Salt Spring Island (GLOSSI). In that capacity, Taryn, an advocate forContinue reading “Jack Hallam Human Rights Award Presented to Taryn Muldoon”
Congratulations to Christine Gonsalves, Laurentian University
The winner of the Grant Halle Lambda Award this year is Christine Gonsalves, a graduate student in Interdisciplinary Human Studies who is doing her PhD dissertation research on comparative death-causing heart problems among women, including lesbians and bisexual women, to find out how much gender identity and sexual orientation have to do with how these conditionsContinue reading “Congratulations to Christine Gonsalves, Laurentian University”
Congratulations to Tyler Valiquette, University of Guelph
Congratulations to Tyler Valiquette from the University of Guelph, who’s our most recent Lambda winner! Biography Tyler Valiquette is a MA student in International Development and Political Science at the University of Guelph. Tyler has worked at every level of politics: student, municipal, provincial and federal. He is also the co-founder of the national non-profit,Continue reading “Congratulations to Tyler Valiquette, University of Guelph”