The True Story of Canada's LGBT Purge
Queer Legends: Canadian Podcast Awards winner for Outstanding Documentary 2023
Season 2 of Queer Legends shares The True Story of Canada’s LGBT Purge in a landmark, eight-part documentary series. This is the first documentary to examine the full extent of Canada’s anti-homosexual campaigns using newly declassified documents released by the LGBT Purge Fund. From ridiculous to shocking, you’ll hear amazing true stories from courageous survivors; academics; researchers; former MPs and cabinet ministers. This work is supported in part by a community grant from the LGBT Purge Fund.
Season 1 was the winner of the Canadian Podcast Award for Best Documentary! Our podcast series is about the people who built the rainbow created space and held their own! Discover artists, activists, performers, politicians and the pivotal moments that shaped Queer history and how the 2SLGBTQ+ community protests today.
Host/Producer: Shawn Dearn
Executive Producer: Ian Capstick