Fighting For Change: The We Demand Rally

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Pierre Trudeau declared 'there is no place for the state in the bedroom' while legalizing consensual same-sex sex in 1969.

This episode explores the history of LGBTQ2S rights in Canada, focusing on the 1971 We Demand Rally in Ottawa as a catalyst for change. It covers key events like the 1969 Criminal Code amendment, discriminatory laws, the 'fruit machine' surveillance, and subsequent milestones leading to same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination protections.

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