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TORONTO PRI: CELEBRATE LGBTQ RIGHTS WH THE GAY CANADIAN INS
The backwoods town of Scht's Creek is a safe haven for queer people like Levy's 'David', showg dienc a world where homophobia isn't a factor and jt how much easier life n be for everyone when love is the flt rponse.
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CANADA 150: GAY CANADIAN INS
It was a rerd for the 27-year-old mi-doc seri, which ma s gural dip to the rich history of queer Canadiana via the story of Jim Egan, our untry's first publicly known gay activist.
And wh all due rpect to the nobily of that Aaron Ashmore-starrg take on the Oshawa teenager who fought the school board to take his same-sex date to prom, 's rather prsg that stands so alone as a out more CBC Arts stori on LGBTQ+ ins and activistsQueeriProudly prep some tissu: The first LGBTQ Herage Mute, celebratg activist Jim Egan, is hereSo wh the 50th anniversary of the crimalizatn of homosexualy this untry g next year, I feel like 's a very appropriate time for the media-makers and funrs Canada to get some balls rollg on addg a few exampl to the CanCon non of historil queer narrative storytellg.