Pride and prejudice: With only 9 LGBTQ criminal record expungements, what’s to celebrate?The Expungement Act was a centrepiece of the federal government’s apology to LGBTQ2 Canadians. But figures indicate only nine people have successfully had their convictions cleared.theconversation.comCanada’s Charter of Rights was supposed to, but did not, have marriage equality.
Instead of adulting into rights, I became a women with rights until I was an out lesbian, when I lost all rights.
For those Lesbians and Gay men who were purged from 1950s to 1992 from the federal service to those marginilized until :Joshua Birch won gays and lesbians, and to a degree, bisexuals, the right to serve in the military, which was before couple survivor benefits – Egan and Nesbit – and Brian Mossop for civil service equal benefits. and the many couples who tried and those who won marriage equality and divorce equality…
Canada’s LGBTQ2 Apology
Posted on November 30, 2017 by dykewriter
I haven’t been able to watch it yet. https://egale.ca/egale-applauds-prime-minister-trudeaus-announcement-of-apology-to-persecuted-gay-canadians/ Canada apologises for historical LGBT ‘purge’ | Canada News | Al … Justin Trudeau delivers historic formal apology for Canada’s past … Trudeau apologises for Canada’s discrimination against LGBT people … Continue reading →
The RCMP Apology
Posted on October 6, 2016 by dykewriter
I’ve heard the words now, three times over broadcast tv. Bill C-51 prevents my commenting and even if I could I am not sure that I have words. The Power of Secretary aka Administrative Assistance LGBTIQ public servants demand apology … Continue reading →
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