Construction begins on national monument to honour 2SLGBTQ+ community

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Construction begins on national monument to honour 2SLGBTQ+ community – CBC

by ahnationtalk on May 2, 202442 Views

May 02, 2024

Monument ’emotional and powerful’ for survivors of Canada’s LGBT purge dating back to 1950s

Construction is now underway for a national monument in downtown Ottawa recognizing the discrimination faced by 2SLGBTQ+ people across the country.

Survivors of the Canadian government’s LGBT purge dug shovels and broke ground alongside Indigenous elders and government officials on Wednesday afternoon, near the Ottawa River by Portage Bridge and Wellington Street.

Ottawa Coun. Ariel Troster, Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s first openly lesbian cabinet minister, were among the politicians in attendance.