Museum celebrates queer seniors and 2SLGBTQ+ history in Saskatchewan – Saskatoon | 24CA News
On Tuesday, Saskatoon’s Western Development Museum opened up ‘Gaytown’, a Pride pageant to rejoice the historic previous and achievements of the 2SLGBTQ+ group in Saskatchewan.
With the theme ‘Courageous Past, Fabulous Future’, the occasion reworked the museum’s fashionable ‘Boomtown’ avenue with satisfaction flags and displays.
“This is important for the visibility for us as a community and especially as seniors,” stated Spark Your Pride board member Peter Lippmann. “We’ve found through a lot of research over the years that queer seniors going into care go back into the closet.”
The occasion is open to all ages, however Spark Your Pride and the occasion is geared towards residents 55 and over.
“It’s important to let them know it’s okay to be old, to be queer, to be around and celebrate who you are and what you are,” stated Lippmann.
“We are a little bit separate from the Saskatoon Pride Organization because we focus on having a place that is safe and comfortable for queer seniors, and we consider ourselves queer seniors,” stated board member Jean Dudley.
Dudley added there’s a timeline within the museum that individuals can add to after they bear in mind issues about Saskatoon’s queer historical past.
‘Gaytown’ at Saskatoon’s Western Development Museum June 13, 2023.
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“Even though this is the 30-year anniversary of human sexuality, homosexuality being included in the Human Rights Act legislation, there are still a lot of horrible things happening,” Dudley stated.
“People still get beaten up, people still get graffiti on their houses and on their places of gathering. Just because it was legislated doesn’t mean people’s attitudes changed.”
Dudley famous that queer persons are an essential a part of Saskatchewan’s historical past.
‘Gaytown’ at Saskatoon’s Western Development Museum June 13, 2023.
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Lippman stated the enjoyable, consciousness and luxury is all he can hope folks achieve from the occasion.
“Realize life has a lot of fun in it,” he stated.
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