The back of each card displays the year that the event occurred, along with a fun fact about the event/person featured on the front. The typography was kept relatively simple in order to place more focus on the illustration, and to match the branding of the CPHS.
The Stonewall Riots
Decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada
Quebec adds sexual orientation to the human rights code
Canada's oldest surviving theatre company dedicated to queer theatre is launched
Canada's Immigration Act no longer prohibits homosexuals
Toronto Bathhouse Raids ("Operation Soap")
The first Dyke March in Canada
Svend Robinson - Canada's first openly gay member of Parliament
First Blockorama event at Toronto Pride
Montreal "Sex Garage" Raids
The term "Two-Spirit" is officially adopted
The Federal Court of Canada lifts the ban on gays and lesbians in the military
Sexual orientation is added to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Ontario becomes the first province to allow same-sex couples to adopt
Bill C-23 passes, granting same-sex couples equal social and tax benefits
Michael Leshner and Michael Stark become the first same-sex couple to marry in Canada
Same-sex marriage is legalized across Canada
The First Transgender March in Canada is held
First time a pride flag is raised on Parliament Hill
The Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code are updated to include gender identity/expression as protected grounds against discrimination
Edmonton's first Pride Festival is held
Winnipeg's first Pride March is held
"Winnipeg Lesbian and Gay Pride Inc." (later Winnipeg Pride) is formed
The City of Toronto officially endorses Lesbian and Gay Pride Day
The "We Demand" rally is held
The first trans arts festival is founded by trans activist and artist Mirha-Soleil Ross
Supreme Court of Canada rules in favour of Right to Equal Treatment for same-sex couples
Canada extends immigration rights to same-sex partners
Kathleen Wynne becomes the first openly lesbian premier of Ontario
Vancouver's first official Pride Parade is held
First Society for Queer Deaf people is formed
Montreal's first Pride March is held
Canada allows same-sex pairs in figure skating and ice dance
Programs to combat anti-gay discrimination are introduced after the murder of Kenneth Zeller
Libby Davies becomes the first openly lesbian Member of Parliament
George Everett Klippert is released from prison
The first World AIDS Day is held
Ontario begins issuing non-gendered identification documents
Gender-neutral X marking is introduced on Canadian passports
Glen Murray is elected Mayor of Winnipeg
Toronto hosts the 4th WorldPride event
The Government of Canada delivers a formal apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians
First official Pride in the Northwest Territories is held
Julie Lemieux is elected mayor of Très-Saint Rédempteur
British Columbia rules in favour of rights to treatment for gender dysphoria
Protests against transphobia take place in Toronto
Sexual orientation is added to the Canadian Human Rights Act
The first official Indigenous Pride event in Canada is held
Conversion therapy is banned in Canada
Lesbian Visibility Day is first observed
Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay is the first trans woman actor nominated at the Canadian Screen Awards
The body politic, Canada’s first Gay magazine is published
Alberta Vital Statistics Act is modified to allow legal change of gender without surgery
CIRR-FM is the first commercial radio station targeted to a 2SLGBTQIA+ audience
Angela James is the first openly gay hockey player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Pride Toronto votes to keep police out of Pride
First time a Canadian is issued ID without a gender marker
First ceremonial kiss shared between two sailors in the Canadian Navy
First time a police presence protects gay spectators and drag queens from harassment
