🇨🇦 Beloved 2SLGBTQIA+ member Chris Morrissey passed away 2025-Apr-14 😢 🙏

Update: extended obituary
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GkaxA6EzAe_2v2XDePrgz_zGjc-MtFMQ/view
* staggering legacy: Order of Canada; 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, refugees ...

Passed away: Chris Morrissey, OC
https://www.dignityseniors.org/news-community-2slgbtqia-seniors/2025-4-15-chris-morrissey-oc-passed-away

Chris Morrissey 1944–2025 [Quirk-E]
https://quirk-e.ca/memorials/chris-morrissey

B.C.'s Chris Morrissey, fierce advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ immigration rights, mourned by community
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chris-morrissey-vancouver-obituary-1.7513295

#ChrisMorrissey #LGBTQ #QuIRKE #RainbowRefugee

Chris Morrissey - Obituary.pdf

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As Canada Day 🇨🇦 approaches (July 01), a very happy day to all our rainbow refugees! 🥳 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/it-just-makes-me-feel-home-lgbtq2s-newcomers-celebrate-first-pride-in-canada-1.6946214

Article mentions:
* African Centre for Refugees: https://africancentre4refugees.org
* Rainbow Railroad: https://www.rainbowrailroad.org

Not mentioned (Vancouver, B.C.)
* https://linktr.ee/rainbowrefugee

1000's gather in downtown Toronto for one of Canada's largest Pride parades
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/thousands-gather-in-downtown-toronto-for-one-of-canada-s-largest-pride-parades-1.6946727

#Pride #Canada #Toronto #refugees #LGBT #AfricanCentre4Refugees #RainbowRailroad #RainbowRefugee

'It just makes me feel home': LGBTQ2S+ newcomers celebrate first Pride in Canada

When Zhya Aramiy was living in Turkey and Iraq, he had to keep his Pride flags hidden away.

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