On January 30, North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney attended the opening of the Love in a Dangerous Time exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Blaney was invited to attend by the Rainbow Veterans Organization.
“I’m honoured to have gotten to celebrate this historic exhibit,” stated Blaney, in a media release. “For decades, 2SLGBTQI+ members of the Canadian military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and federal civil service were mistreated, interrogated and removed from their jobs, based solely on who they loved.”
Between the 1950s and 1990s, in what was known as “the purge,” efforts were made to remove these brave people from the workforce, citing that they were a threat to national security, the release stated. The Love in a Dangerous Time exhibit reflects on this dark history, according to the release.
“This is an important exhibit and serves as a reminder of how far we’ve come,” stated Blaney, “but also how far we need to go in making sure everyone is safe in the workplace.”
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