Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast

By Shawn Dearn

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Season-2 tells the The True Story of Canada's LGBT Purge in a landmark eight part documentary series. It's the first documentary to share the full extent of Canada's anti-homosexual campaigns from WW1 to today, based on our research of thousands of pages of newly declassified documents released through the LGBT Purge class-action settlement. From ridiculous to shocking, you'll hear amazing true stories from courageous survivors; academics; researchers; former MPs, cabinet ministers and a retired Chief of Defence Staff. We even uncovered a 1960s Purge mystery that led all the way to Rideau Hall - and we have the exclusive interview! Season 2 is supported in part by a community grant from The LGBT Purge Fund. Thank you!! ------- Season-1 of Queer Legends is the 2023 Canadian Podcast Awards winner of Outstanding Documentary series. Our first season is about the people who built the rainbow, created space and held their own! Discover the artists, activists, performers, politicians and pivotal moments that shaped Queer history and how the 2SLGBTQ+ community protests today. Host/Producer: Shawn Dearn Executive Producer: Ian Capstick

Episode Date
The LGBT Purge Interrogation Room
Mar 21, 2025
Legacy Of The LGBT Purge and A Queer Mystery - Pt.8
Jul 11, 2024
We Demand An Apology - Pt.7
Jul 04, 2024
The Ban On Gays In The Military Ends (On Paper) - Pt.6
Jun 27, 2024
Towards Equality For Some - Pt.5
Jun 20, 2024
We Demand and Lesbians In The Military - Pt.4
Jun 13, 2024
The Fruit Machine and Bedrooms of The Nation - Pt.3
Jun 07, 2024
How Canada's LGBT Purge Got Started - Pt.2
Jun 01, 2024
Queers of the First and Second World Wars - Pt.1
May 30, 2024
The True Story of Canada's LGBT Purge - TRAILER
May 08, 2024
Everett Klippert: The only Canadian man imprisoned for life for being gay
Jan 01, 2024
Lorraine Segato and the Unexpected Queer Anthem: Rise Up
Nov 23, 2023
Margaret Cho: Comedian, actor, activist and inspiration!
Jul 26, 2023
The Only Known Gay Man on the Vimy Memorial
Feb 03, 2023
The Supersized Episode of 2022!
Dec 29, 2022
The amazing Barbada From Barbados drag story!
Sep 27, 2022
Police Revenge After The 'Sex Garage' Protests
Jun 20, 2022
Canada's First Gay Prime Minister?
Jun 14, 2022
Disrupting The 5th International AIDS Conference in 1989
May 22, 2022
Michelle Douglas defeated Canada's ban on gays in the military
Mar 17, 2022
Small Town Pride's Big Impact
Feb 21, 2022
Saving 'Parc de l'espoir' From Bulldozers (Part 2)
Dec 01, 2021
The fight for Montreal's 'Parc de l'espoir' AIDS memorial (Part 1)
Oct 29, 2021
Blane Charles: The NYC queen behind Quebec's current-day activism
Oct 22, 2021
Claudy Philius' Hot Chocolate: A celebration of Black music
Oct 15, 2021
Lesbian author Jane Rule and the treasure inside her old dusty box
Oct 08, 2021
Greg Malone: Canada's first openly gay tv actors
Oct 01, 2021
Sex Garage: The Montreal police raid that sparked queer revolution
Oct 01, 2021
The True Story of Canada's LGBT Purge - TRAILER
Sep 30, 2021