Title:
The LGBT purge and the fight for equal rights in Canada
Author:
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
Toronto : James Lorimer and Company, ©2022
Physical Description:
88 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9781459416192
Abstract:
In this highly visual book, author Ken Setterington presents the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights using photographs, first-person accounts and excerpts from archival documents. Significant events in the struggle include the establishment of Pride parades, the Bathhouse Raids, the decriminalization of homosexuality, the passing of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the LGBT Purge and the legalization of same-sex marriage. Ken Setterington lives in Toronto, ON. Please Note: The following title was included in a previous LBI KIDS Bestseller list; libraries may need to reorder. Ages 13+
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
The gay purge: 1946-1968 -- Out on the streets and out of the forces: 1969-1992 -- Gay pride and activism: 1960s- 1990s -- Resilience and rights: 1990 and beyond -- The government apologizes -- Acknowledgement and remembrance.
Language:
English
