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Pride Week: AUG 4 - 10 2019 PRIDE GUIDE Brought you by: Pride Week: AUG 4 - 10 IN THIS GUIDE Greetings from the Board 2 About Fogo Island Pride 3 Meet the Committee 4 Pride Week Events 5 Queer Icons & Events: Past & Present 9 Insights 13 LGBTQ2+ Terms & Definitions 19 Thanks to our Sponsors 25 Contact Us 26 Greetings from the Board! Welcome to Pride on Fogo Island! A week long series of events celebrating the LGBTQ2+ community on Fogo Island and throughout rural Newfoundland and Labrador. In this guide you will find details regarding our community events, information on our committee, and various educational resources. Consider this your “one-stop shop” to the exciting events taking place throughout our Island from August 4th to August 10th! Fogo Island Pride was founded with the purpose of building a com- munity. Having lived and worked in rural and remote locations for the better part of our professional lives, we know the isolation members of the Queer community face in the far flung tickles, coves and inlets of this great province. The feeling you are all alone. The feeling that you need to leave. This needs to change. Indeed, it is our duty to ensure that it does. Whether you live in outport Newfoundland, the coast of Labrador, or downtown St. John’s, you deserve respect, acceptance and kindness. To be seen. To be heard. To be loved. No one should feel they need to leave their home to find acceptance - a common experience for many queer youth throughout our province. It is our sincerest hope that our efforts create a culture which cele- brates our differences. One where, regardless of “how queer…” you may be, you will be welcomed with open arms. We would also like to address that none of this would be possible without the tireless efforts of our amazing committee. Their dedica- tion and commitment to our community is second to none and we will be forever grateful for their contributions. Happy Pride on Fogo Island! Go out and have some fun! Trevor Taylor & Evan Parsons Directors - Fogo Island Pride 2 FOGO ISLAND PRIDE - ABOUT US Fogo Island Pride is a registered nonprofit organization that organizes and implements educational forums, festivals, physical and mental health activities, events, and other shared community experiences. Founded by Trevor Taylor and Evan Parsons, Fogo Island Pride strives to advocate for and promote the inclusion of the LGBTQ2+ community and otherwise marginalized groups on Fogo Island and throughout rural Newfoundland and Labrador. Our Mandate: • To broaden knowledge of LGBTQ2+ issues in rural Newfound- land and Labrador. • To fight against prejudice and discrimination of marginalized groups. • To advocate for members of the LGBTQ2+ community and other marginalized groups. • To promote acceptance and understanding by providing expe- riences emphasizing the benefits of diversity and inclusion. Our Motto: Celebrating Diversity It is our belief that each and every community member should not only feel safe and included, but accepted by their fellow citizens. Whether you live in outport Newfoundland, the coast of Labra- dor, or downtown St. John’s, all residents of this great province, no matter how diverse, deserve respect, acceptance and kind- ness. To be seen. To be heard. To be loved. 3 MEET THE COMMITTEE Trevor Taylor Evan Parsons Co-Director Co-Director Caitlyn Tery Emily Gorner Bruce Pashak Marketing + Social Media Member at Promotions Large Cindy Wells Jake Decker Member at Member at Large Large 4 PRIDE WEEK EVENTS SUN AUG 4 Flag Raising + Community BBQ 11:30 AM - 1 PM Iceberg Arena, Centre Island All ages welcome MON AUG 5 Meet + Greet Mixer featuring Haus of Trout 7 PM - 11 PM Scoff Restaurant, Joe Batt’s Arm 19+ Registration on eventbright.ca required. 6 TUES AUG 6 “Queer-e-oke” Music Night 7 PM - 10 PM The Tilting Cup, Tilting Bring your own instrument WED AUG 7 Film Screening: Love, Simon 7 PM - 10 PM Bangbelly Café, Fogo All ages welcome Doors: 7 PM Screening: 7:30 PM 7 THURS AUG 8 Reading + Family Beach Party! Activities Refreshments provided by FIP 3 PM 7 PM - 11 PM Fogo Island Public Library, Sandy Cove Beach, Tilting Centre Island All ages All ages welcome welcome FRI AUG 9 PRIDE WALK Part of Folk Alliance Motorcade 3 PM Starting at Country Road, Fogo All ages welcome to participate! Come dressed in your most colourful clothing. Meet at the starting point. 8 QUEER ICONS + EVENTS PAST & PRESENT GEORGE HISLOP (June 3rd, 1927 - October 8th, 2005) One of Canada’s most influential gay activists, Hislop was the first openly gay candidate to run for political office and was a key figure in the early development of Toronto’s Gay Community. Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, Hislop played a significant role in the pursuit of equality for Canada’s LGBTQ2+ community. Co- founding the Community Homophile Association of Toronto and organizing We Demand, the first gay-rights demonstration on Parliament Hill, Hislop became known as the unofficial mayor of gay Toronto. Following the Bathhouse Raids of 1981, Hislop ran again for political office - clinching nearly 10% of the vote –cementing the voices of the Queer community in municipal politics for years to come. Awards and Nominations: • Order of Ontario (nominated) - 2003 • International Lesbian and Gay Law Association’s Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Award - 2005 • Jonathan R. Steinert and Fernando G. Ferreiro Award (posthumous) - 2005 10 THE BATHHOUSE RAIDS CANADA’S STONEWALL (February 5th, 1981) The 1981 Bathhouse Raids, codenamed Operation Soap by law enforcement, are often considered to be Canada’s equivalent to the Stonewall Riots of the United States. Preceding the raids, a highly sensationalized news story emphasized the participation of gay men in the brutal assault and murder of a young man, Emanuel Jaques, in a Toronto massage parlour. This new coverage, in conjunction with the deteriorating relationship between bathhouse owners, and the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force, led to a series of small raids beginning in December of 1978. On February 5, 1981, during the Operation Soap Raids, police targeted four bathhouses, culminating in the arrest of over 300 members of the queer community. This is considered to be one of the largest mass arrests in Canada’s history and is a turning point in Canadian LGBTQ2+ history. Following that February night, large protests and rallies denouncing the incident gripped Toronto - Queer community members were outraged by what they perceived as discriminatory targeting of queer spaces and businesses. While many of the charges laid were later dropped, many people’s lives were ruined under the spectacle of the raids, as well as by the subsequent fines and arrests. In 2016, Toronto police chief Mark Saunders expressed deep regret over the treatment of the queer community during this time. While many within the community do not regard his statement as an “apology”, it is seen as a big step toward healing the divide between the Queer community and law enforcement. 11 GEMMA HICKEY Gemma Hickey is an LGBTQ2+ activist and author living in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. They became one of the first people in Canada to receive a gender-neutral birth certificate, as well as a gender-neutral passport. They also founded The Pathways Foundation, an organization for victims of abuse by clergy. Non-binary birth certificate On December 14, 2017, Gemma Hickey became the first person in Newfoundland and Labrador, and one of the first in Canada, to receive a non-binary birth certificate. Their application was initially rejected because The Vital Statistics Act, the applicable legislation in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, limited gender designation on the application form to male and female only. In response to the rejection, Hickey filed an application to the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador to challenge the constitutionality of the law. The province changed the legislation before the court proceedings concluded. The space for ‘gender’ on Hickey’s birth certificate is marked with ‘X’ instead of a ‘M’ or ‘F’ Non-binary passport Canada introduced non-binary passports in August 2017, becoming the first country in North and South America to allow its citizens to use ‘X’ in the gender category. Hickey applied and received one of the first issued, and used the passport to travel to Germany to visit a memorial to gay people persecuted by the Nazis. Hickey then traveled to Japan to speak about LGBTQ2+ issues, attend a screening of their documentary, and read from their autobiography, Almost Feral. 12 INSIGHTS MOMENTOUS & MUNDANE By Trevor Taylor You don’t “come out” once. You have to do it again and again. The first time I came out I was clicking away at keys feverishly – writing some long-forgotten narrative to my best friend over MSN messenger. My heart boomed in my chest. Blood rushed to ears. I could barely breathe. I came out again when my mother found me crying in my bedroom – distraught over my first real breakup. A boy I naively believed, as all teenagers do, would be the only one. Next came walking hand-in-hand with my boyfriend down the sidewalks of my hometown. Through furrowed brows and awkward glances children, teenagers and adults alike expressed their obvious disapproval. 14 Now I am a teacher. Pictures of my partner and I hang on the wall behind my desk and I frequently talk about my partner Evan. My students, with a boldness only found in youth, question me on when I am getting married or if I plan to have kids. They are passionate and accepting, caring and inquisitive. They are the proof that being the out teacher was the right decision. No doubt I have forgotten many moments - each and every one becoming easier and less consequential than the last.
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