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Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Apr 12, 2026
55m 01s
The U.S. Military's Transgender Purge
Apr 9, 2025
17m 32s
The LGBT Purge Interrogation Room
Mar 21, 2025
19m 02s
Legacy Of The LGBT Purge and A Queer Mystery - Pt.8
Jul 11, 2024
50m 06s
We Demand An Apology - Pt.7
Jul 4, 2024
50m 16s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/26 |  Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt✨ | AIDS Memorial Quiltactivism+4 | Cleve Jones | AIDS Memorial QuiltCastro Camera+4 | — | AIDS Memorial QuiltCleve Jones+6 | — | 55m 01s | |
| 4/9/25 |  The U.S. Military's Transgender Purge✨ | transgender rightsU.S. military+3 | Bree Fram | United States Space ForceRepublican | — | transgendermilitary purge+3 | — | 17m 32s | |
| 3/21/25 |  The LGBT Purge Interrogation Room✨ | LGBT PurgeCanadian history+4 | — | Canadian Armed ForcesCanadian Museum For Human Rights+1 | — | LGBT Purgeinterrogation room+6 | — | 19m 02s | |
| 7/11/24 |  Legacy Of The LGBT Purge and A Queer Mystery - Pt.8✨ | LGBT Purgejustice+5 | — | Carleton University | Rideau HallCanada+1 | LGBT Purgejustice+6 | — | 50m 06s | |
| 7/4/24 |  We Demand An Apology - Pt.7✨ | LGBT rightsapology+5 | — | We Demand An Apology Network | Canada | LGBT Purgeapology+5 | — | 50m 16s | |
| 6/27/24 |  The Ban On Gays In The Military Ends (On Paper) - Pt.6✨ | military policyLGBTQ rights+3 | John de Chastelain | militaryRCMP | — | gays in the militaryBrian Mulroney+3 | — | 50m 29s | |
| 6/20/24 |  Towards Equality For Some - Pt.5✨ | queer liberationCanadian politics+4 | — | Canadian Human Rights ActCharter of Rights and Freedoms+2 | — | queer rightsSvend Robinson+6 | — | 53m 29s | |
| 6/13/24 |  We Demand and Lesbians In The Military - Pt.4✨ | queer resistancelesbians in the military+3 | — | Canadian Armed Forces | MontrealToronto+1 | queer resistancelesbians+6 | — | 53m 55s | |
| 6/7/24 |  The Fruit Machine and Bedrooms of The Nation - Pt.3✨ | human researchhomosexuality+4 | — | Government of CanadaRCMP Intelligence Service+3 | — | Fruit Machinehomosexual Canadians+5 | — | 44m 14s | |
| 6/1/24 |  How Canada's LGBT Purge Got Started - Pt.2✨ | LGBT historytrue crime+5 | Dean BeebyPatrizia Gentile | RCMPGovernment of Canada+1 | — | LGBT PurgeCanada+7 | — | 39m 10s | |
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| 5/30/24 |  Queers of the First and Second World Wars - Pt.1 | Welcome to Season 2 of Queer Legends: The True Story About Canada's LGBT Purge. We begin with amazing new research that has uncovered what life was like for gay and bisexual soldiers during the First World War. From the "gross indecency" laws that imprisoned heroic Canadian queer soldiers, to the military-sanctioned drag shows that made Ross Hamilton's 'Marjorie' a star. This is where Canada's anti-queer campaign and the Cold War began. You'll also hear from someone who knew Ross Hamilton, personally! | — | ||||||
| 5/8/24 |  The True Story of Canada's LGBT Purge - TRAILER | Coming June 1, 2024 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 1/1/24 |  Everett Klippert: The only Canadian man imprisoned for life for being gay | The Calgary Gay History Project's Kevin Allen shares his research into an important and reluctant queer legend - Everett George Klippert. Klippert was the only Canadian ever declared a "dangerous sexual offender" by the Supreme Court of Canada and he was sentenced to life in prison for being incurably gay. Public and political outcry over the Klippert verdict helped lead to changes to Canada's criminal code in 1969 that (among other things) decriminalized homosexual acts, in private, between two consenting adults. Despite the change in the law, Everett Klippert remained in prison for another two years and was released in 1971. ----- WATCH | Gross Indecency: The Everett Klippert Story https://youtu.be/QABY0q7jJfc?feature=shared | — | ||||||
| 11/23/23 |  Lorraine Segato and the Unexpected Queer Anthem: Rise Up | Meet Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter, social justice activist and Member of the Order of Canada, Lorraine Segato in episode 17 of Queer Legends. As co-founder of The Parachute Club, Segato and her 1980s bandmates struck a chord with Canadians with their top 10 hit Rise Up, which helped inspire a generation of human rights and other activism during a pivotal time in Canadian history. Enjoy this fun, smart and candid conversation about The Parachute Club's impact and their accidental queer anthem. Cover photo: LorraineSegato.com | — | ||||||
| 7/26/23 |  Margaret Cho: Comedian, actor, activist and inspiration! | It was an honour to be invited by the Canadian Labour Congress to host a 'fire-side chat' with comedian, actor, writer and human rights activist, Margaret Cho at their #CLC2023 conference! Hear about Margaret's connection to the labour movement, 2SLGBTQ+ rights, her involvement in anti-racism campaigns and the fight for a more equitable future. "Everyone is connected to the queer community, whether they realize it or not," she said. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed hearing from one of our community's true queer legends. If you enjoy Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast please tell your friends about us and go give us a good review/rating wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks! | — | ||||||
| 2/3/23 |  The Only Known Gay Man on the Vimy Memorial | This Queer Legends Quickie introduces you to Sarah Worthman, founder of the Newfoundland and Labrador Queer Research Initiative. Worthman is investigating the persecution of 2SLGBTQ soldiers during the First World War by the Government of Canada and she has uncovered some amazing things. This story is the about a young, queer Canadian hero from Brandon, Manitoba - Private Frederick Lea Hardy. He enlisted as a teenager, was imprisoned for being caught with another soldier and later made the ultimate sacrifice for Canada at Vimy Ridge. Private Hardy is the only known gay or bisexual soldier to have their name on the Canadian Vimy Memorial. Hardy wasn't the only queer Canadian soldier in the First World War. However, we only know of the heroic sacrifices of Canada's queer soldiers from instances when Canada turned on its own soldiers for simply being themselves. You'll also hear more from Sarah in Season 2 of Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast. Cover photo: Todd Ross | — | ||||||
| 12/29/22 |  The Supersized Episode of 2022! | In this episode of Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast we're looking back at the legendary people and moments of 2022! Featuring queer activists, artists and community historians on what will be remembered about the "queer that was." My guests include: Public health expert Michael Kwag, journalist Mel Woods, historian and author Hugh Ryan, recently elected Ottawa city councillor Ariel Troster, iconic activist Fae Johnstone, drag queen Uma Gahd and Mufseen Miah of the UKs Queer Talk podcast and UK comedian Joe Lycett. | — | ||||||
| 9/27/22 |  The amazing Barbada From Barbados drag story! | This self-made black queen has one of the most fascinating origine stories you've ever heard. "Barbada de Barbades" has been exciting drag and comedy show audiences across Quebec for nearly two decades. She co-hosts Call me Mother across Canada on OUTtv, is always booked for drag story hour and is currently popping up in online French advertising on streaming services. Barbada hasn't had to race anyone for her success, she's just had to say "yes." Please enjoy this kitchen table chat with Barbada as much as I loved speaking with her! | — | ||||||
| 6/20/22 |  Police Revenge After The 'Sex Garage' Protests | Did you know? After the community protests against the violent 1990 raid of the queer loft party 'Sex Garage' (listen to episode 1 for details), Montreal police continued to harass protesters. Linda Dawn Hammond's photos put police brutality against 2SLGBTQ+ Montrealers in the headlines and that made her a police target afterwards. This episode's story seems lifted from a movie script, but Montreal police (or somebody) did this. It's among the many awful things Montreal police have done to to gay, lesbian, bi and transgender Montrealers - and apologised for in 2017 (listen to the Parc de Lespoir episodes for details). | — | ||||||
| 6/14/22 |  Canada's First Gay Prime Minister? | Did Canada already have its first gay Prime Minister? In Canada's capital, there's a romantic statue of Sir Galahad on Parliament Hill. It was created in 1905 by then future prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, in memory of a heroic act by his dearest friend. Former Member of Parliament, Bill Siksay, the first openly gay man to be elected to Canada's parliament (but not the first openly gay MP), spills some historical Tea about the late prime minister and a very curious - and likely queer - statue. | — | ||||||
| 5/22/22 |  Disrupting The 5th International AIDS Conference in 1989 | Montréal, Québec recenlty hosted the 24th International AIDS Conference. It was more inclusive and 'hopeful' and a lot different than the fifth international AIDS conference in Montréal in 1989. In this episode it was a pleasure to speak with athiest-AIDS-activist turned Concordia University professor, Karen Herland, who takes you behind-the-scenes of the pre-internet activism and organizing that helped changed everything for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. NOTE: This is one of my favorite interviews. Herland is an inspirational storyteller and educator...and was an influential community leader when the LGBTQ community needed it most. | — | ||||||
| 3/17/22 |  Michelle Douglas defeated Canada's ban on gays in the military | Between the 1950s and mid-1990s, the Government of Canada used to hunt down, harass and fire LGBT members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the federal public service. A young military officer named Michelle Douglas challenged the military and helped bring that shameful policy and the "LGBT Purge" to an end with the help of Canada's first openly gay MP, Svend Robinson. This is the story. | — | ||||||
| 2/21/22 |  Small Town Pride's Big Impact | Everyone remembers going to their first big Gay Pride event. However, if you're from a small town, Pride plays a more important role in creating safe spaces for Queers to connect and be themselves. In this episode, we explore LGBTQ2S Pride in the BC interior, Northern Saskatchewan, the Arctic and a tiny island off an island in Atlantic Canada. | — | ||||||
| 12/1/21 |  Saving 'Parc de l'espoir' From Bulldozers (Part 2) | This episode was released on World AIDS Day 2021 and the 30th anniversary of Montreal AIDS activists creating Parc de l'espoir. This is the conclusion to the story about Montreal residents who fought city bureaucrats to save 'Parc de l'espoir' from the bulldozers of a city "refresh" of the park. You'll hear from activists and gay village residents new-and-old, Montreal mayor Valerie Plante and one of the original architects of Parc de l'espoir. Hosted by: Award-winning broadcaster and communicator, Shawn Dearn. Cover art by Tim Singleton. Produced by Secret Agents. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/21 |  The fight for Montreal's 'Parc de l'espoir' AIDS memorial (Part 1) | One of North America's oldest HIV/AIDS memorials is located In the heart of Montreal's Gay village. It wouldn't have been possible without the courage of AIDS and community activists. This episode introduces you to some of the folks who fought to create the park against opposition from homophobic City of Montreal officials. It also uncovered something startling - a 2019 city plan to "refresh" (read: erase) the park. It was hard to believe that the same activists were now having to defend their memorial, again. This is the unbelievable story. Hosted by: Award-winning broadcaster and communicator, Shawn Dearn. Cover art by Tim Singleton. Produced by Secret Agents. | — | ||||||
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