It was an emotional evening in St. John’s Saturday as the remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier returned home more than 100 years after the First World War, and hours after a powerful ceremony at the French battlefield where he died…Read more
The Elliot Lake Pride committee hosted a number of events during Pride Week, May 29 to June 4… Read more
Rainbow Veterans of Canada Director Appointed Honorary Colonel 443 (MH) was presented with the Canada Pride Citation in a private ceremony… Read more
Excerpt from The Citizen Borden Newspaper, April 24, 2023. By: Emily Nakeff, Editor Beginning in the 1950s, LGBT members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the federal public service were targeted for systematic removal… Read more
An outpouring of generosity and understanding at the 8th Annual Vancouver Military Dinner 2023. The 2023 event was a tremendous success. We laughed, we learned, and $50,000 was raised for the Rainbow Veterans of Canada, a federally-recognized non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that those affected by the “LGBTQ Purge” are given the recognition, respect, and support they justly deserve for their service to Canada… Read more
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
From the 1950s to the 1980s, Canada investigated thousands of people in the military and federal public service suspected of being homosexual. Filmmaker Sarah Fodey documents this period of Canadian history in, “The Fruit Machine,” which airs tonight on TVO. Joining her on The Agenda panel are John Ibbitson of the Globe and Mail; Patti Gray, a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and survivor of the purge… Read more
Rainbow Table Episode 12 airing LIVE, Wednesday, March 17 at 12 PM EDT / 1 PM ADT / 9 AM PDT. Special guests Major (Retired) Kathryn Foss, and Chair of the Board of Rainbow Veterans Canada, Todd Ross, discuss Rainbow Veterans and Trans Inclusion in the Military with our host, Deb Pearce! … Read more
Beginning in 1967, the Canadian Armed Forces implemented CAF Administrative Order (CFAO 19-20) Homosexuality Sexual Abnormality Investigation… Read more
