Canada Honors LGBTQ+ Victims of the Purge | Ottawa News

Canada has unveiled its first national monument honoring LGBTQ+ people, called Thunderhead, in Ottawa — a powerful symbol of healing, remembrance, and celebration. Born from a landmark $145 million settlement that compensated thousands wrongfully fired from federal jobs during the decades-long “Purge” (1950s–1990s), the $15 million monument stands near Parliament Hill, blending Indigenous symbolism with modern art — including mirrored tiles and glass squares evoking disco balls — to honor those erased by systemic discrimination. Led by Michelle Douglas, who was fired from the Canadian Armed Forces in the 80s for being gay, the project also funds exhibits educating the public on this hidden history. Named after Anishinaabe teachings of renewal, Thunderhead is more than stone and glass — it’s a call to action against global LGBTQ+ persecution, reminding us that erasing identities is never right.

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