WGS337H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article: Justin Trudeau, Lord Elgin Hotel
Document Summary
On november 28, 2017, prime minister justin trudeau held a historic apology to lgbt people in canada. Many people who had worked for public service agencies and the military at one point, and had lost their jobs due to their sexuality attended the apology. There were many accounts of sorry" throughout the apology that many people believe had lost its meaning. He attributed the occurrences of the past to the way of thinking in the past, when rather it was viewed as a dangerous characteristic. The apology was described as white", as it did not reach outside of this culture, to apologize to those who were affected and who belong to a different ethnic group. Speci cally, the colonization that occurred with indigenous culture that had previously included multiple genders as acceptable. There was a liberal government reception following the apology, where there were military recruitment brochures handed out to those who had been expelled previously due to sexuality.
