As part of our ongoing Pride 2013 coverage, we profile several straight allies of the queer community who took a stand for equality and human rights—and who found their own inner strength in the process. Plus, asexuality and surviving with HIV.

	Q Hall of Fame 2013 inductees include Vancouver's Barb Snelgrove
	Pride Legacy Awards 2013 reception honours winners
	Baljinder Narang found her voice by advocating for queer equality
	Burnaby education trustee Gary Wong empathizes with queer discrimination targets
	AIDS Vancouver volunteer May McQueen helps battle stigma
	Former Vancouver high-school student leaders Jennifer Yoon and Leah Bae create acceptance
	HIV survivor Bradford McIntyre keeps up fight
	Asexual people find comfort in community
	Outdoor pianos for the Vancouver summer: Rachel Iwaasa with Bach’s Goldberg Variations
	AIDS Vancouver recognizes “heroes" at inaugural Red Ribbon Awards
	Senator Mobina Jaffer not confident about approval of transgender protection bill
	Vancouver's Queer Arts Festival's visual art exhibit explores transgression
	Vancouver City Hall makes official Pride Week 2013 proclamation
	Vancouver unveils Canada's first permanent rainbow crosswalks
	Vancouver mayor expresses alarm about Russia's antigay laws and Sochi Winter Olympics