{"id":85307,"date":"2019-04-24T08:26:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T12:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/lgbtq-activists-are-protesting-canadas-new-equality-coin-because-struggles-are-still-ongoing\/"},"modified":"2019-04-24T08:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T12:26:21","slug":"lgbtq-activists-are-protesting-canadas-new-equality-coin-because-struggles-are-still-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/lgbtq-activists-are-protesting-canadas-new-equality-coin-because-struggles-are-still-ongoing\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQ Activists are Protesting Canada\u2019s New \u2018Equality Coin\u2019 Because Struggles Are Still Ongoing"},"content":{"rendered":"

LGBTQ Activists are Protesting Canada\u2019s New \u2018Equality Coin\u2019 Because Struggles Are Still Ongoing<\/b><\/p>\n

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Canada on Tuesday unveiled a new $1 \u2018Equality coin\u2019 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality but some LGBTQ activists are unhappy because they say equality was not achieved in 1969 and has not yet been achieved.<\/p>\n

The coin was designed by Vancouver-based artist Joe Average and bears the words, Equality-\u00c9galit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Others are unhappy because the coin suggests credit for equality should be given to \u201cthe Canadian government \u2014 specifically \u2026 former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau\u201d when many gains were made before his efforts began in 1967, Global News reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Activist group \u2018The Anti-69 Network\u2019 protested at the coin\u2019s unveiling, releasing a statement: \u201cDespite the important gains won by our movements and organizing, equality has still not been established in 2019. The continuing struggles are against the blood donation bans, HIV and sex<\/a> worker criminalization, anti-black racism, which impacts many in our communities, racist and heterosexist and anti-trans<\/a> policing, the continuing criminalization of consensual homosexual activities, the treatment of LGBTQ2S+ refugees and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hey Canada, keep your eyes peeled for the new Equality $1 coin. This is an opportunity for us all to reflect on the years of progress towards equality for LGBTQ2 Canadians, and importantly, to think about the work still to do. pic.twitter.com\/EpowvDZ9mO<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mint president Marie Lemay said the design was \u201cinspirational\u201d<\/a> and \u201cIt\u2019s our hope that this coin will spark conversation,\u201d adding, \u201cI see this morning it already has and spurred reflection on 50 years of progress, while acknowledging \u2026 that the journey towards full equality for Canadians of all genders, identities, and sexual orientations was hard fought and is not yet over.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LGBTQ Activists are Protesting Canada’s New ‘Equality Coin’ Because Struggles Are Still Ongoing<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n