Super Queeroes
On the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada, CBC Arts presents profiles of a number of "queeroes," LGBTQ+ artists, musicians, writers, et al, who have made a significant contribution to queer culture in Canada. The online version of this feature includes numerous video interviews, illustrations, and other features.
ITEM 2019.008 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Desert of the Heart – Jane Rule
Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience – Kent Monkman
Craig Russell
Hosanna – Michel Tremblay
Dionne Brand
Tegan and Sara
My Prairie Home – Rae Spoon
The Teaches of Peaches – Peaches
Africville – Faith Nolan
Buffalo Boy – Adam Stimson
Confused: Sexual Views – Paul Wong
Ellen Page
Rufus Wainwright
General Idea
Billy Newton-Davis
I'm Afraid of Men – Vivek Shreya
Adult Onset – Ann-Marie Macdonald
Elvira Kurt
Attila Richard Lukacs
The Jade Peony – Wayson Choy
Mado Lamotte
Syrus Marcus Ware
k.d lang
Sky Gilbert
Dan Levy
Evergon
Richard Fung
Nicole Brossard
Ivan Coyote
Piece of My Heart: A Lesbian of Colour Anthology – Makeda Silvera
Daniel MacIvor
Joe Average
Straight for the Heart – Lea Pool
WIll Munro
Kiss of the Fur Queen – Tomson Highway
Les Feluettes – Michel Marc Bouchard
Wanting in Arabic – Trish Salah
Funny Boy – Shyam Selvadurai
Rise Up – Lorraine Segato
Botticelli in the Fire – Jordan Tannahill
CAN'T / WON'T – Allyson Mitchell
CAN'T / WON'T – Deirdre Logue
Making of Monsters – John Greyson
Beverly Glenn-Copeland
A Movie a Day – Midi Onodera
J'ai tue ma mere – Xavier Dolan
No Skin Off My Ass – Bruce Labruce
High School Confidential – Carole Pope
Timothy Findley
Candy Palmater
William Hutt
Mirha-Soleil Ross
Marie-Claire Blais
In Conflict – Owen Palett
Witch Prophet
The Lollipop Generation – G.B Jones
Thom Fitzgerald