January 7, 2015

Don’t call me a cougar. We don’t need another word to shame women. According to sex columnist Valerie Gibson, the term “cougar” originated in Vancouver, BC to describe older woman who go to bars looking for younger men. I’m a woman in my thirties, and I’m frequently mistaken for being younger; young people often approach […]

Those who are homeless are 50 percent more likely to die because of accidental causes than the rest of us. There is no judgment here, just a hard fact. Homelessness and mental illness are often concurrent conditions, meaning one can bring on the other. Last year alone, Vancouver police apprehended close to 3,000 people under […]