From the 1950s to the 1990s, the Government of Canada systematically investigated, harassed and fired 2SLGBTQI+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the federal public service. Now called “the LGBT Purge,” this official policy destroyed thousands of careers, did untold psychological damage and ruined lives.
This publication, created to complement the Museum’s exhibition Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge, contains stories of this injustice and the activists who fought to change Canada.
These stories also seek to generate new conversations, connecting the past to present issues.
The exhibition Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge is on display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights from January 31, 2025 to early 2026.
- ISBN: 978-1-0691151-0-2
- Printed in Canada
- Soft cover
- Approximately 22 x 25 x 1 cm ( 8.7x10.2x0.4 inches); 120 pages
