In the light of this work, Veterans Affairs Canada recognized the importance of sharing these stories and raising awareness by supporting a 2SLGBTQI+ delegation to visit First World War sites in France and Belgium. From April 6-9, delegates from Rainbow Veterans of Canada and the LGBT Purge followed in the footsteps of brave Canadian soldiers…Read more
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…Read more
From the 1950s through the ’90s, thousands of federally employed Canadians working in the military, RCMP and public service were targeted and fired because of their sexual orientation or gender expression, in what has become known as the “LGBT Purge.”…Read more
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
Governor General is honoured to be with the CAF LGBTQ Purge survivors to unveil the heraldic badge…Governor General is honoured to be with the CAF LGBTQ Purge survivors to unveil the heraldic badge…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
We are pleased to share new research by Sarah Worthman on discrimination faced by 2SLGBTQ+ soldiers during World War One.
Sarah Worthman is a Master’s student from Memorial University in St John’s, Newfoundland. She reached out to the LGTB Fund last year to discuss a research project that she was undertaking to reveal the untold queer history of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War One… 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
The Rainbow Veterans of Canada (RVC) is a new veterans group looking at providing support for those who suffered discrimination in the Canadian Armed Forces because of their sexual orientation… Read more
Beginning in 1967, the Canadian Armed Forces implemented CAF Administrative Order (CFAO 19-20) Homosexuality Sexual Abnormality Investigation… Read more
