PRIDE 2012 - Party time
We are looking for passionate people dedicated to serving the GLBT community.
THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ARE OPEN: Editor, Assistant Editor, New Media Editor, Advertising Salespeople
OutWords and its predecessor, Swerve, have been the voice of the GLBT community in Manitoba since 1994. OutWords provides news, analysis and entertainment, including features and personality profiles. If you have lots of energy and want to be part of the OutWords team and help it grow while serving the GLBT community, contact editor@outwords.ca
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The first official Pride march in Winnipeg was a celebration, but it could have been a protest instead. On July 15, 1987, the Government of Manitoba passed legislation that recognized the rights of gays and lesbians. A couple of weeks later, the march took place. A group in Winnipeg were planning some sort of event for a couple of weeks after the vote took place in the Manitoba Legislature, they just weren’t sure what that would be until after the final count took place. "It was either going to be a demonstration if it didn't pass, or a celebration it if passed," said Albert McLeod, a two-spirit activist who was there at the first parade.
Jenna Talackova is one of the few people in this world who can say they have taken on Donald Trump and won. She has gone from obscurity to being one of the most recognizable faces in the world. Her image has been splashed over TV screens, newspapers and magazines everywhere. If you Google her name, you will get more than 44 million hits. She is the most famous trans-woman since Christine Jorgensen stepped off a plane in New York in February 1953. Not bad for a slim 23-year-old contestant in the Miss Universe Canada pageant.
