By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative\u00a0\u00a0 Four Queer Yukon board members have resigned. Ames Val, Kinesi Mills and Lauren Gostick resigned in a Nov. 6 email. Board member Duane Gastant’ Aucoin resigned on Nov. 7. The only remaining board member is Dave Whiteside. Queer Yukon has operated in the territory since 2011. It has been hosting pride parades across the territory since 2013. They have also hosted community programming such as queer movie nights, craft nights, peer support groups and medical clinics. However, the organization has been plagued with issues over the past few months. On Aug. 12, the organization posted to its Facebook that it was looking for a new executive director. In September, the Cache \u2013 Queer Yukon\u2019s meeting space in Whitehorse \u2013 was closed for multiple days… <\/p>\n
By Talar Stockton, Local Journalism Initiative\u00a0\u00a0 Four Queer Yukon board members have resigned. Ames Val, Kinesi Mills and Lauren Gostick resigned in a Nov. 6 email. Board member Duane Gastant’ Aucoin resigned on Nov. 7. The only remaining board member is Dave Whiteside. Queer Yukon has operated in the territory since 2011. It has been hosting pride parades across the territory since 2013. They have also hosted community programming such as queer movie nights, craft nights, peer support groups and medical clinics. However, the organization has been plagued with issues over the past few months. On Aug. 12, the organization posted to its Facebook that it was looking for a new executive director. In September, the Cache \u2013 Queer Yukon\u2019s meeting space in Whitehorse \u2013 was closed for multiple days... <\/p>\n