Scholars and experts joined host Thom Allison (director of Rent) in a conversation about Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ history, focusing on post-WW2 through to the present. Guests include Rev. Brent Hawkes, founder of Rainbow Faith and Freedom (an organization working to confront and decrease religious-based 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination worldwide), Raegan Swanson, Executive Director of the ArQuives (the preeminent archivists for 2SLGBTQ+ histories and resources in Canada) and Professor Patrizia Gentile from the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies at Carleton University.
More information on the Celebrated Speakers – Queer History in Canada can be found on the Stratford Festival event page.