We are very proud to launch our new Old Strathcona Queer History Map featuring 12 locations of significant 2SLGBTQ+ history.
Get your map from @oldstrathcona and participating businesses.
#yegpride#yeg#yeghistory#WhyteAve
Join us on Sunday, September 21 for the Manitoba premiere of Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, as part of @ReelPrideWpg's 40th International Film Festival. Following the screening there will be a panel talk with the film’s writer/director, Darrin Hagen.
Pride vs Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story is honoured and thrilled to have recieved two nominations for the 2025 ROSIE Awards!
Congratulations Darrin Hagen and team. Queer history & queer stories matter! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
A big thanks to the @theECF for making this film possible. 💫
Fringe Eve, and Edmonton's biggest opening night is coming up: here are 5 shows I've enjoyed before. Fringe-y thoughts from https://t.co/LtdZfeZwI5: https://t.co/fj2CajBEpF #EdmontonFringe#YEGfestivals@GuysinDisguise@AdamFProulx
With @edmontonfringe starting soon, take some time to learn about the festival’s extensive queer history with our new map and research.
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Let us know if you have photos, memorabilia or stories to share. #yeg#yegpride
It was a pleasure to share my recommended Pride reading list with @WeReadAB!
So many wonderful Alberta authors and books published in the province. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
What are your favourites?
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Stream and watch "Pride vs. Prejudice" online from June 27 to Sept 3 as part of @GilbertBakerFF!
PvP Website: https://t.co/R9UjiN9B7e
Purchase Tickets: https://t.co/SMRV4tI8nB
June is Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Celebrate the milestones & resiliency of Edmonton’s LGBTQ2S+ community with @EdmQueerHistory’s downtown map & site.
https://t.co/ztLvNQh891
Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for a screening of Pride vs Prejudice and a panel on queer justice past and present especially our panelists Michael Blashko (Queer Justice lead @HamiltonJustice) and Lisa Jeffs (Sr. EDI consultant @StJoesHamilton). #pridemonth2025
Some great information on the history of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada.
If the Martin government did not pass same-sex marriage legislation on the last day of Parliament, it may never have passed as the Harper conservatives took power for the next 10 years.
In 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
The process to get the landmark Act passed included calls for boycotts of Famous Players, lots of debates and speeches.
This is the story.
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We were fortunate to have a spectacular panel moderated by Senator Paula Simons and featuring Michael Phair, Murray Billett and Hon. Justice Julie Lloyd. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Today we held a special screening of Pride vs. Prejudice with the Edmonton Piblic Library and Alberta Human Rights Commission to help celebrate the start of Pride season.
Darrin Hagen’s play “The Empress and the Prime Minister” is based on ted northe’s incredible story of community advocacy.
Anyone want to help bring the play back to the main stage? 😍💫🏳️🌈
ted northe was a drag queen and LGBTQ activist who spent years advocating for the decriminalization of homosexuality.
He led protests in full drag outfits, was called titled the Empress of Canada and even Pierre Trudeau called him "Your Majesty".
This is his story.
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We are very proud to launch our new Old Strathcona Queer History Map featuring 12 locations of significant 2SLGBTQ+ history.
Get your map from @oldstrathcona and participating businesses.
#yegpride#yeg#yeghistory#WhyteAve
Michelle Douglas was an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces with an exemplary service record.
Then, in 1989, she was suddenly dismissed because she was "not advantageously employable due to homosexuality".
Her court case changed Canadian history.
This is her story.
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This month, 20 years ago, the House of Commons passed Bill C-38 legalizing same-sex marriage. This made Canada a world leader in 2SLGBTQI+ rights: the third country to pass this law. 🏳️🌈
#PrideMonth
George Everett Klippert spent years of his life in jail and was labelled as a dangerous offender for the crime of being gay.
His case led to the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada but he still remained behind bars.
This is his story.
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