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Five teams short-listed to design LGBTQ2+ monument in Ottawa

Five teams short-listed to design LGBTQ2+ monument in Ottawa | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Five teams have been short-listed in the competition to design the LGBTQ2+ National Monument on land between the Portage Bridge and Library and Archives Canada. The finalists were announced this week by the federal government, the LGBT Purge Fund and the National Capital Commission.

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Ottawa to be home to new LGBTQ+ National Monument

Ottawa to be home to new LGBTQ+ National Monument | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Ottawa has been chosen as the site of a national monument memorializing discrimination against Canada’s LGBTQ+ community.The specific location of the LGBTQ+ National Monument will be announced Thursday morning at a meeting of the National Capital Commission’s board of directors.

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Advancing LGBT, women's equality key to Canada's economic growth, Monsef says

Advancing LGBT, women's equality key to Canada's economic growth, Monsef says | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Breaking down employment barriers for women and LGBT Canadians is going to be critical to driving Canada's future economic prosperity, says Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef.

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As plans take shape for national LGBT museum, Islanders reflect on local history

As plans take shape for national LGBT museum, Islanders reflect on local history | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
As plans for the country's first LGBT museum take shape in Ottawa, some Islanders are taking stock of what possible contributions might come from P.E.I., and reflecting on how far they've come.
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Walking through the history of Ottawa’s Gay Village

Walking through the history of Ottawa’s Gay Village | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Though it only got its official designation as such in 2011, Ottawa’s Gay Village, at Bank and Somerset, has an important place in the history of the city’s LGBT community.
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‘Law caught up with our reality’: Fifteen years later, couples look back on Canada’s fight for marriage equality

‘Law caught up with our reality’: Fifteen years later, couples look back on Canada’s fight for marriage equality | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Same-sex marriage became legal across Canada on July 20, 2005. Two Toronto couples tell the Star about the progress they’ve seen, and the work that...

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'A battle that we've won': LGBTQ military members get personal apologies

'A battle that we've won': LGBTQ military members get personal apologies | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A number of former LGBTQ military members are finally receiving letters of apology from the Canadian Armed Forces — two years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology for decades of 'state-sponsored' discrimination.

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Capital Pride organizers call this year's festival the biggest yet

Capital Pride organizers call this year's festival the biggest yet | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Pride week has kicked off in Ottawa, with organizers concentrating on the theme of community during what's being called the city's largest festival yet.

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Ottawa LGBT foster parent honoured for teaching inclusiveness

Ottawa LGBT foster parent honoured for teaching inclusiveness | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
A longtime Ottawa foster parent and tireless advocate for LGBT youth who has trained other foster parents on how to be more inclusive is one of the recipients of this year's Community Safety Awards. The awards, given out by Crime Prevention Ottawa, recognize people, organizations and programs who
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Pride at home: Gatineau's LGBT community seeks more visibility

Pride at home: Gatineau's LGBT community seeks more visibility | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
As the capital region continues to grow as a hub for same-sex couples, one group in Aylmer is seeking further acceptance for LGBT couples and families in their own community.
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