...From 1997 and GAY to 2021 and QUEER!
Guests: Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan
Music: God is Gay
Shawna and Lorri are Winnipeg-based performance artists whose work spans three plus decades. Their work is fuelled by the love of their community and their concern for social justice. In 1997, the art project they were working on, One Gay City, was banned! The mayor refused to proclaim Pride and homophobia was pushing back against the progress being made. Fast forward 23 years to 2021 and the posters that were too provocative in 1997 are up and proud and in the bus shelters they were originally meant to be exhibited in. Shawna and Lorri talk about their beloved Winnipeg and the climate in the 90s that played into that banning. They also talk about how their art and Winnipeg has changed, but one thing has remained clear throughout all this time. Winnipeg is one GAY city! Gay! Gay! Gay!
LINKS
Shawna Dempsey and Lorrie Millan Website
Film: Lesbian National Parks and Services: A Force of Nature
Film: One Gay City: A History of LGBT Life in Winnipeg
Info on 2021 Art Project: One Queer City 2021 Art Project /School of Art / University of Manitoba
