[PHOTO] Chalk balloons, Cloverdale Road

[PHOTO] Blue tree, rainbow crosswalk, Church and Maitland

[VIDEO] Fountain lights changing colour, Yonge-Eglinton Centre

[NEWS] Five LGBTQ links: Chilliwack, Moose Jaw, Scheer, gay gene, Eurovision

• After Chilliwack, British Columbia, decided not to put in place a rainbow crosswalk, two residents painted their driveway in that colour scheme. The Mission City-Record reports.
• Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, has received a substantial investment to boost LGBTQ tourism. Global News reports.
• Erica Lenti at Daily Xtra wondered if Andrew Scheer could make a meaningful apology for his opposition to marriage equality.
• Lauren Strapagiel at Daily Xtra is critical of efforts to find the biological basis for non-heterosexualities.
• Marke B. at them writes about the queer potential and challenges of Eurovision.

[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Guelph, Hamilton, Lethbridge, Moncton, Halifax

• blogTO suggests some things people could do on a day trip to Guelph (and commenters come up with more suggestions).
• The lack of explicitly queer spaces in Hamilton is one thing that has come up in a recent study. Global News reports.
• The Alberta city of Lethbridge, third-largest in the province, now has a population of more than one hundred thousand people. Global News reports.
• Will the city of Moncton get rainbow crosswalks? Global News reports.
• Halifax has faced complications in trying to pursue a commuter rail option. Global News reports.

[PHOTO] Pride Mickey

[PHOTO] Rainbow stripes of Pride, Eaton Centre

[PHOTO] Boundary helix, Church and Wellesley

[PHOTO] Three photos of Niagara Falls (#niagarafalls)

[PHOTO] Four photos of Church and Wellesley at the start of October