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Topics: Rights of people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

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She said | He said

By Leslie Vryenhoek, editor

Performing in drag is an old art form that is experiencing a new mainstream popularity. But in recent years, drag has also become a lightning rod for those who oppose 2SLGBTQI+ rights and expression. Drag storytime for children, in particular, has drawn ire from protestors.

A drag queen in heavy makeup and a wig of long tiny braids holds up a children’s book to show an audience. The backdrop behind her is a pastel rainbow.

Resource guides

The LGBT Purge

We invite you to explore this resource guide as a starting point to learning more about the LGBT Purge, a decades‐long systemic targeting of LGBT members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the federal public service.

A large group of people dressed in T-shirts and seventies-style flared pants, stand together holding signs with messages such as “Out of the Closet,” “Gay is Good” and “Repeal Anti-Gay Laws.”

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