Pik Triangle Day is Canada's only Annual gay Holiday
Contents:
- QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN
- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN
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You didn't realize that was the 44th anniversary of Canada's only Annual gay Holiday? In the late 70's an natnal anizatn of Canada's lbians and gays existed lled the Canadian Lbian and Gay Rights Coaln (CLGRC). The 1979 nference was held Ottawa and those legat were celebratg the first major legal victory, for the Canadian Lbian and Gay Rights movement.
CLGRC wanted to memorate that victory and sce the urt's cisn had been hand down on Febary 14th, they cid to clare an Annual Gay Holiday to be held every year on that day. Although the 14th was ually memorated as Valente's Day, the legat wanted to take this opportuny to challenge what Christopher Isherwood has lled the "heterosexual dictatorship" by affirmg for ourselv and for the world, the existence, the strength, and the bety of gay love. Pk Triangle Day was never tend to be a gay/lbian py of Valente's Day.
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
Rather s foc was to celebrate the wi rangg diversy of gay and lbian relatnships wh our muny. Why uldn't we have a lbian/gay Wter Carnival? Image the fun if a ln lbians & gays cid to celebrate that event.
July 1979 rolutn, Canadian Lbian & Gay Rights Coaln. of the Canadian Lbian & Gay Rights Coaln; the legat unanimoly. lbians and gay men.
Lbian and Gay Rights movement, and given the fortuo date of that victory,.