Important LGBTQ2+ Figures

Community Resource Portal - LGBTQ2+ History

Important LGBTQ2+ Figures

October 2020

Svend Robinson (1952- ) Svend Robinson was a British Columbia Member of Parliament from 1979 to 2004. In 1988 he publicly announced he was gay during a TV interview and became the first member of Parliament to openly identify as […]

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Canadian Indigenous Relations Historic Timeline

October 2020

Community Resource Portal - Black History

Racial Segregation of People in Canada – Housing and Employment

October 2020

What is racial segregation? It’s an important term to understand and is defined as the separation of people or groups of people, based on race in everyday life. In fact, Canada has a history full of examples of Black […]

Community Resource Portal - LGBTQ2+ History

Legal Cases

October 2020

Haig and Birch v. Canada (Canadian Armed Forces) Captain Joshua Birch had a very successful career in the Canadian Armed forces. At least, until disclosing that he was gay. After that, he was discharged from the Canadian Forces. That […]

Community Resource Portal - Black History

Racial Segregation of Black People in Canada – Education

October 2020

What is racial segregation? It’s an important term to understand and is defined as the separation of people or groups of people, based on race in everyday life. In fact, Canada has a history full of examples of Black people […]

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