True Colours: Celebrating the voices of nine members of LGBTQ+ communities in Ottawa This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And this was a fight that was everywhere. That doesn’t happen often, especially in government, that in five years you saw something so significant, but at that time, we knew we were making history, we knew as the various provinces and territories were going through their court systems. Well, within five years, it was federal law. And most of us then thought it might happen within our generation, but it would probably take another generation to obtain that. “Twenty years ago, around 2001, we heard of the first rumblings of same-sex marriage. “Two examples, which are at very far ends of the spectrum, come to mind. And to be a part of that, for me, is just astounding. But just about everything that has happened in the past 40 years, in relation to the obtaining of rights and recognitions of the queer community, we’ve been aware of it while it was happening. “Many times, when history is being made, you’re not aware of it until years later. And when I look back over the past, say, four decades alone, living in Ottawa, I’m very conscious of the fact and proud to have been a part of the movement. Even as an individual, I look back and take a lot of pride in being a member of the very first ‘out’ generation. “My story, especially around Pride, is very simple. National Capital Region's Top Employers.
