National monument marking LGBTQ+ persecution opens this morning in Ottawa

Michelle Douglas, Executive Director of the LGBT Purge Fund, speaks during a ceremony marking the construction of Thunderhead: Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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National monument marking LGBTQ+ persecution opens this morning in Ottawa

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