Five qutns wh the first openly gay polician elected Alberta, almost 25 years ago - The Globe and Mail

Contents:

• BEG FIRST OPENLY GAY PREMIER CANADA 'EXCG,' KATHLEEN WYNNE SAYS
• 5 OPENLY GAY POLICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
• FIVE QUTNS WH THE FIRST OPENLY GAY POLICIAN ELECTED ALBERTA, ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO
• MANOBA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY POLICIAN LOOKS BACK ON REER, STGGLE FOR RIGHTS
• CANADA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MP READY TO TAKE ON UNTRY'S TWO MAJOR 'CRISIS' POTS

BEG FIRST OPENLY GAY PREMIER CANADA 'EXCG,' KATHLEEN WYNNE SAYS

He also played a role issug an apology to former ernment workers affected by the gay purge. Dunn beme the unofficial LGBTQ2S+ spokperson for the Conservative Party after his w 2019 as the only openly-gay Tory uc. He’s bt known for his lls to end the blood ban agast queer men and trans women; November 2020, he ma headl when he asked Mister of Health Patty Hajdu if she would accept a donatn of his blood as an openly gay man.

5 OPENLY GAY POLICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

That fight, he told Xtra April, is a personal one—he uldn’t donate blood as a closeted gay teen whout outg himself. Secretly, he'd always hoped to publicly announce he was gay.

But 30 years ago when the then-NDP MP for Burnaby-Kgsway beme the first MP to e out as gay, Canada was battlg the HIV/AIDS crisis. Fear of the disease, upled wh longstandg social stereotyp, meant homophobia was rampant. They say 's bee of Robson and others like him that they're able to do their they also say they ntue to face hatred and threats, and there is still work to be done to fight 's a short vio of the broadst news segment that aired at the time:MP Svend Robson out as gay, 1988Former B.

MP Svend Robson was the first MP Canada to publicly clare he was gayRobson was re-elected six months after he me out.

FIVE QUTNS WH THE FIRST OPENLY GAY POLICIAN ELECTED ALBERTA, ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO

29, 1988, and told her he was gay. MP Svend Robson's nstuency office were smashed after mours swirled that he was about to e out as gay. He said was the possibily of givg "a msage of hope and solidary to the younger gay and lbian people" that spurred him to do so.

"Robson was the lone publicly gay MP for another six years, until Quebeis Réal Ménard me out  1994. In 2014, an toxited man me to Chandra Herbert's nstuency office yellg homophobic slurs. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Prs)Whereas 30 years ago Robson was part of "one of the most exclive clubs the world" as a gay MP, today he equently meets and speaks wh LGBT elected officials.

Here’s a list of 5 openly gay policians om around the world you should look out for…. Here are five openly gay policians om around the world that you should know about:.

MANOBA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY POLICIAN LOOKS BACK ON REER, STGGLE FOR RIGHTS

In June of 2017, Ana Brnabić stormed onto Serbia’s polil scene as the first female and openly gay person to hold the posn of Prime Mister. She has stated the past that she firmly believ the Balkan natn is not tly homophobic (spe holdg the stereotype) and feels her homeland will bee more tolerant once job opportuni ntue to grow. Those of you should also know that the current holr of office is Leo Varadkar; an openly gay, half-Indian reprentatn of Ireland’s step toward social liberalism.

Assumg office December 2013, Bettel was- at the time- the third openly gay world lear, behd Iceland’s Prime Mister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and Belgium’s Prime Mister El Di Rupo. Bettel has stated the past that he believ that homosexualy is beg ls of a ncern throughout Luxembourg, spe an crease other European natns.

While his role may not be subject of discsn outsi of Canada, what mak MacLchlan so pellg ternatnally is that he is the first openly gay man to assume office of Premier the world’s send largt natn. Michael Phair at home Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, March 3, Bracken/The Globe and MailElected as an Edmonton cy uncillor 1992, Michael Phair was a part of an early wave of openly gay ndidat who broke down old barriers Canadian polics by wng electns – a list that also clus former Brish Columbia MP Svend Robson and former Wnipeg mayor (and now Toronto MPP) Glen Murray. The "middle-age, pl" Edmonton stalwart tak up the chairman's post for the Universy of Alberta's board of ernors, for a term of at least three were the first openly gay polician elected Alberta, almost 25 years ago, and one of the first the untry.

CANADA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MP READY TO TAKE ON UNTRY'S TWO MAJOR 'CRISIS' POTS

Now, there are openly gay policians all levels of ernment across Canada, and North Ameri. Particularly Canada, and I would say even more so Alberta – for the gay and lbian muny that I'm part of – thgs have changed que dramatilly.

That don't mean there aren't thgs that still need to be done – particularly areas of persons who are trans, or olr gay and lbians. Many olr gays and lbians grew up a generatn where there was a lot of discrimatn and people weren't open about their sexualy. What we see is there's a huge need and opportuny to do some thgs along the tnal and trag l so will be a good experience for olr gays and lbians.

But I thk overall, general knowledge about gays and lbians has creased. Herbert beme a Vanuver cy uncillor – one of the first openly gay policians Canada – and gay activist. Courty of the FayAfter ttg posive for HIV the early 1980s, Alan Herbert fought for a good life – and the rights of Herbert beme a Vanuver cy uncillor – one of the first openly gay policians Canada – and gay activist, advotg for queer for more than three s.