My Non-Binary Transition
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November 10, 2015
Check out this incredible video documenting the non-binary transition of Moose Jaw Pride's very own, Nillin Dennison....
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Pizza, Pasta Pride Fundraiser a Fabulous Success!
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November 9, 2015
Moose Jaw Pride's "Pizza, Pasta Pride: Formal Fall Fundraiser" hosted at Boston Pizza on October 14 was a fabulous success raising over $1,149.03!...
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Looking Back: Hidden Histories Display at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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September 27, 2015
My Moose Jaw talk September 6, 2015. Location: The Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery. Reason: the opening of a permanent LGBTQ (Q is for questioning which makes me smile the big smile) exhibit conceived and implemented by Joe Wickenhauser and the MJ Museum. And yes, there was a good crowd...
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Canada Must Increase Efforts to Protect LGBTI People Worldwide
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September 24, 2015
TORONTO, September 24, 2015 — Today, more than 120 civil society organizations Canada-wide have endorsed an important Call to Action, penned by the Dignity Initiative (www.dignityinitiative.ca). These many and varied groups are urging the incoming Government of Canada, no matter the prevailing party, to take critical steps to defend and promote...
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The Peacock – Growing Up Gay in Moose Jaw – Part 2
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September 22, 2015
Part 2 … The Peacock (out but never down) Beginning high school was exciting and terrifying. Albert E. Peacock Collegiate (as it is now referred to) was and is (as far as I know) the largest of 3 high schools in Moose Jaw with 1000 or so eager young minds in...
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LGBTQ Museum Exhibit in Moose Jaw a First for Province
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August 31, 2015
Above: Jennifer McRorie, Curator of the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, stands with the new Hidden Histories exhibit. This Friday, the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (MJM&AG) will be launching “Hidden Histories: Gender & Sexual Diversity in the Friendly City,” a new exhibit for the museum and the first...
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Rare Footage of Gay Protest in SK Released 37 Years Later
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August 31, 2015
In preparation for the Hidden Histories exhibit launch at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, the Saskatchewan Archives Board has released a video documenting the first gay and lesbian protest in Moose Jaw in 1978. While the video is publicly accessible at the Saskatchewan Archives Board, few people have had...
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Growing Up Gay in Moose Jaw
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August 29, 2015
Birth, death and Prince Arthur I was born in Moose Jaw on March 18, 1959. I was 4 years old when my father Cirrol died as I sat upon his adoring lap. And yes, to this day (despite years of therapy) there is a disturbed inarticulate child roaming around in...
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Hundreds Protest for Gay Rights in Moose Jaw (1978)
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August 25, 2015
In 1978, a rally against homophobia took place in Crescent Park, Moose Jaw. This still is from the short film "Gay Liberation" (1978) which is available at the Saskatchewan Archives Board. The following excerpt is taken from "Surprisingly Unexpected: Moose Jaw, Metronormativity and LGBTQ Activism," a Master's Thesis completed at...
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Facebook “Likes” Turn Into Big Donation for Moose Jaw Pride
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August 13, 2015
Carrie Richardson, owner and operator of Alternate Root Organics, presented Moose Jaw Pride with a cheque for one thousand dollars as part of a successful social media campaign organized by the pride group....
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