Happy Pink Triangle Day!
A decade ago, Wayves editor Hugo Dann wrote, "For us, as Canadians, Pink Triangle Day commemorates the first significant legal victory since the 1969 decriminalization of homosexuality: the acquittal of the officers of Pink Triangle Press on February 14, 1979."
At the closing session of the annual meeting of the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Rights Coalition the following July, the delegates unanimously passed a resolution creating the day of celebration. The text was written by Nova Scotia's Robin Metcalfe.
Our editorial team asked Robin, "How should Pink Triangle Day be observed, marked, celebrated?" Here's his saucy, not safe for work, response.
Click on the poster, designed by Halifax's Chris Aucoin, for a high-rez version, or check out the text in the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia.
For more information,
- here's Robin Metcalfe talking to CTV News about the day in 2015. (mp4, 5 minutes);
- here's a 2013 talk by him about the creation of the celebration, its recognition over the years, and a short history of queer rights. (mp4, 45 minutes); and
- there's a more substantial history of the declaration here.
