October 28, 1998: Today in LGBTQ+ history…
You might have expected it in Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. But from a city in Manitoba? Not so much. So there was plenty of surprise—and much delight—when on October 28, 1998, 17 years ago this month, Winnipeg elected Canada’s first openly gay mayor, Glen Murray. Today, as a member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre, the pioneering Murray is but one of many Canadian politicians who identify as LGBTQ.
A leaked memo suggests the government is preparing to enact section 33 of the Canadian Charter to “protect kids” this October
Finnish goalkeeper Sofia Manner left her American team to join Toronto’s first professional women’s club
The local Pride event in Manitoba’s third-largest city was cancelled after threats were made from a far-right group
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Inside this issue: An intimate conversation with Sarah McLachlan on the legacy of Lilith, allyship, and what comes next; In celebration of disco’s 55th year we sat down with seven legendary divas who survived, shone, and soundtracked our liberation; Finnish goalkeeper Sofia Manner finds safe haven in Canada; Inside the groundbreaking work of the Community-Based Research Centre; The legacy of Noah’s Arc; Pinning over hot (and, sadly, dead) Victorian men; Ziyad Saadi’s debut novel is definitely not an instruction manual for coming out; A look at queer-owned Little Ghosts Book, Canada’s first horror bookstore; and more.
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