Graham Haig
@grahamdhaig.bsky.social
Gay rights activist. Litigant in Haig v Canada (1992), added sexual orientation to Canada’s Charter. Speaking again after 30 years. Facing eviction Feb 19.
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I was a teenage gay activist | Graham Haig | Substack
In 1992 I won gay rights for everybody in Canada. I've been quiet about it since then. Stories are for old timers to tell, I'd say. Well, now I'm an old timer, so it's time to tell my story. I hope yo...
grahamhaig.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I'm asking the community I helped build for help to stay housed. 📖 Read the story as I write it live (free): grahamhaig.substack.com
❤️ Help me keep my home: gofund.me/12fac9011
Please share if this matters to you.
❤️ Help me keep my home: gofund.me/12fac9011
Please share if this matters to you.
I started telling my story on substack last spring. Last August I lost my job. Now I'm 61, facing eviction on Feb 19.
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I started telling my story on substack last spring. Last August I lost my job. Now I'm 61, facing eviction on Feb 19.
I deliberately disappeared after winning. The battle wounded me deeply. I built a quiet life, deeply satisfied that LGBTQ+ youth after me had the rights I fought for. But history forgot. Even AI summaries of Canadian gay rights don't mention the case.
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I deliberately disappeared after winning. The battle wounded me deeply. I built a quiet life, deeply satisfied that LGBTQ+ youth after me had the rights I fought for. But history forgot. Even AI summaries of Canadian gay rights don't mention the case.
It was the first case to establish sexual orientation under Section 15 of the Charter. The court created Canada's first "positive remedy" — "reading in" the protection to federal law. It became the foundation all that followed, including marriage equality.
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
It was the first case to establish sexual orientation under Section 15 of the Charter. The court created Canada's first "positive remedy" — "reading in" the protection to federal law. It became the foundation all that followed, including marriage equality.