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Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast

Season-2 tells the The True Story of Canada"s LGBT Purge in a landmark eight part documentary series. It"s the first documentary to share the full extent of Canada"s anti-homosexual campaigns from WW1 to today, based on our research of thousands of pages of newly declassified documents released through the LGBT Purge class-action settlement. From ridiculous to shocking, you"ll hear amazing true stories from courageous survivors; academics; researchers; former MPs, cabinet ministers and a retired

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Michelle Douglas defeated Canada's ban on gays in the...

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2022/03/17

Between the 1950s and mid-1990s, the Government of Canada used to hunt down, harass and fire LGBT members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the federal public service. A young military officer named Michelle Douglas challenged the military and helped bring that shameful policy and the “LGBT Purge” to an end with the help of Canada’s first openly gay MP, Svend Robinson. This is the story.

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30:48

Small Town Pride's Big Impact

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2022/02/21

Everyone remembers going to their first big Gay Pride event. However, if you're from a small town, Pride plays a more important role in creating safe spaces for Queers to connect and be themselves. In this episode, we explore LGBTQ2S Pride in the BC interior, Northern Saskatchewan, the Arctic and a tiny island off an island in Atlantic Canada.

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35:46

Saving 'Parc de l'espoir' From Bulldozers (Part 2)

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/12/01

This episode was released on World AIDS Day 2021 and the 30th anniversary of Montreal AIDS activists creating Parc de l'espoir. This is the conclusion to the story about Montreal residents who fought city bureaucrats to save 'Parc de l'espoir' from the bulldozers of a city "refresh" of the park. You'll hear from activists and gay village residents new-and-old, Montreal mayor Valerie Plante and one of the original architects of Parc de l'espoir. Hosted by: Award-winning broadcaster and communicator,

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30:14

The fight for Montreal's 'Parc de l'espoir' AIDS...

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/10/29

One of North America's oldest HIV/AIDS memorials is located In the heart of Montreal's Gay village. It wouldn't have been possible without the courage of AIDS and community activists. This episode introduces you to some of the folks who fought to create the park against opposition from homophobic City of Montreal officials. It also uncovered something startling - a 2019 city plan to "refresh" (read: erase) the park. It was hard to believe that the same activists were now having to defend their

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25:31

Blane Charles: The NYC queen behind Quebec's...

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/10/22

I bet you didn't know that it was a Black American with a flair for fashion who inspired a new kind of in-your-face gay activism in Montreal. Blane Charles had already made a name for himself in ACT UP New York by the time he attended the 1989 International AIDS Conference in Montreal. Blane stayed in Montreal for a few years and co-founded ACT UP MTL with fellow activist Michael Hendricks. Blane went on to co-found the 'Parc de l'espoir' AIDS memorial and co-create the 'World Ball For UNITY.' The

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23:08

Claudy Philius' Hot Chocolate: A celebration of Black...

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/10/15

Discover how "Black music" transformed the 1990s club scene in Canada’s second largest city. Meet Claudy Philius, who created two of the hottest regular club events for Montreal’s Black Queer community. Hot Chocolate and the Girls In Da Hood celebrated Black culture and music, when black people were often made to feel unwelcome in the gay village. Philius’ events cut through the white privilege and were so successful that hip-hop rooms started popping up in bars all over town (not just the village)

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29:35

Lesbian author Jane Rule and the treasure inside her...

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/10/08

Jane Rule helped “create a nation” of Queer activists and activism along the west coast of Canada and the United States. She is one of the most influential authors and lesbians in Canadian history. Rule wrote honestly and courageously about Lesbian love and relationships at a time when it was still illegal to be a Lesbian in Canada. She contributed to the unraveling of Canada Customs censorship of her and other authors’ LGBTQ2S works at the Canadian border, as well as the broader acceptance of

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35:41

Sex Garage: The Montreal police raid that sparked...

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/10/01

The violent Montreal Police raid of a popular after hours party known as ‘Sex Garage’ sparked two days of LGBTQ2S protests and a Queer rights revolution in the province of Québec. We must never forget the police violence, even as we celebrate the courage of Queer Montrealers and the ACT UP New York "groupies" who helped change everything. This is their story, in their own words. Hosted by: Award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Shawn Dearn. Cover art by Tim Singleton. Produced by Secret Agents

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29:59

Greg Malone: Canada's first openly gay tv actors

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/10/01

One of the first openly Gay actors and comedians on Canadian television was Greg Malone. His comedic charm and unforgiving satire - of the Catholic Church or politicians - made him a star on the CBC. Greg shares what it was like growing up "Gay" in Newfoundland and Labrador, discusses his TV legacy, AIDS activism, dabbling in politics and how he’s now focussed on art and supporting "Team Rainbow." Hosted by: Award-winning broadcaster and communicator, Shawn Dearn. Cover art by Tim Singleton

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Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast (Trailer 2)

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast ·

2021/09/30

Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast honours the Queer people, places and events that shaped how we now live our lives as 2S and LGBTQ people today. It’s about the people who built the rainbow, created space and held their own! Hosted by award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Shawn Dearn. Cover art by Tim Singleton. Produced by Secret Agents.

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