She finished at the top of her courses.
But her excellence didn't matter.
She was discharged from the military because she was gay. Canada wouldn't let her serve because of who she was.
Do you know about Michelle Douglas?
You should know about Michelle Douglas.
But her excellence didn't matter.
She was discharged from the military because she was gay. Canada wouldn't let her serve because of who she was.
Do you know about Michelle Douglas?
You should know about Michelle Douglas.
In 1989, she was dismissed for being “Not Advantageously Employable Due to Homosexuality.”
She sued and in 1992, just before her case went to trial, the Canadian military abandoned its policy.
She sued and in 1992, just before her case went to trial, the Canadian military abandoned its policy.
Between the 1950s and mid-1990s, thousands of LGBT members, were systematically discriminated against, harassed, and often fired.
LGBT members were followed, interrogated, abused, and traumatized. Their careers were destroyed, their benefits, severance, and pensions, denied.
LGBT members were followed, interrogated, abused, and traumatized. Their careers were destroyed, their benefits, severance, and pensions, denied.
The people who interrogated Michelle Douglas? The people who questioned and pressured and confronted her?
The people who stood by in silence?
The people who should've supported her?
They were us, too.
Never forget.
The people who stood by in silence?
The people who should've supported her?
They were us, too.
Never forget.
The LGBT Purge is over, but discrimination remains.
If you see it, call it out.
If you hear it, call it out.
It's not someone else's problem.
It's our problem.
Don't stand by in silence.
If you see it, call it out.
If you hear it, call it out.
It's not someone else's problem.
It's our problem.
Don't stand by in silence.
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