ɹˈaɪts nˈuːz ɡɹˈuːp ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ nˈuːz kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənts əkɹˌɑːs kˈænədə pɹədˈuːst nˈuːz ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ænd ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ nˈuːz bɹˈiːfs kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ, ɐmˌʌŋst ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪʃuːz: ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌv sˈɛks wˈɜːkɚz, fˈɛmɪnˌɪst stɹˈʌɡəlz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə poːɹnˈɑːɡɹəfi, ˈæntaɪsˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp stɹˈʌɡəlz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə lˈiːɡəl kˈeɪs bɹˈɔːt baɪ tɚɹˈɑːntoʊz ɡlˈæd dˈeɪ bˈʊkʃɑːp ænd ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən kəmˈɪɾi ɐɡˈɛnst kˈʌstəmz sˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp tʃˈæləndʒˌɪŋ kˈænədə kˈʌstəmz sˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə dʒˈɔɪ ʌv ɡˈeɪ sˈɛks,  pəlˈiːs hɚɹˈæsmənt ʌv lˈɛsbiənz ænd ɡˈeɪz, ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɪmɪnz dˈeɪ, ɐbˈɔːɹʃən ɹˈaɪts, tˈeɪk bˈæk ðə nˈaɪt mˈɑːɹtʃᵻz, lˈɛsbiən ænd ɡˈeɪ pɹˈaɪd mˈɑːɹtʃᵻz əkɹˌɑːs kˈænədə, lˈɛsbiən mˈʌðɚhˌʊd, ˈæntaɪɐpˈɑːɹθeɪd stɹˈʌɡəlz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðoʊz ʌv sˈaɪmən ˈɛŋkˈoʊli, ðˈɛn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkəz lˈiːdɪŋ blˈæk ɡˈeɪ ˈæktɪvˌɪst, ænd ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈeɪdz ˈækʃən nˈaʊ!
Rites''' news group – an extensive network of volunteer news correspondents across Canada – produced news articles and shorter news briefs covering, amongst other issues: the rights of sex workers, feminist struggles related to pornography, anti-censorship struggles (including the legal case brought by Toronto's Glad Day Bookshop and the Canadian Committee against Customs Censorship challenging Canada Customs' censorship of The Joy of Gay Sex),  police harassment of lesbians and gays, International Women's Day, abortion rights, Take Back the Night marches, lesbian and gay pride marches across Canada, lesbian motherhood, anti-apartheid struggles (including those of Simon Nkoli, then South Africa's leading black gay activist), and the formation and operation of AIDS Action Now!