B.C. LGBTQ2 activist who fought the government and won inducted to Order of Canada

An Icon of Vancouver’s queer communities has been honoured with induction to the Order of Canada.told Global News. “You’re kind of blown away for a while. I’ve known for a while now and I think it’s being seen to be part of something that’s so big.”Fuller ran Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium from 1990 to 2015, a West End bookstore that has long been a community hub and resource for the region’s LGBTQ2 community.

Fuller noted it was “ironic” that she was now being honoured by the same government she’d fought decades ago. “We’re here for her because she’s a leader, she inspires us, she makes us better, she has made B.C. a better place and Canada a better place for us all.”In addition to her advocacy for freedom of speech and LGBTQ2 rights, Fuller has fought for renters’ rights and against so-called “renovictions.”“Having it, hard not to advocate,” she said. “It’s not easy but I think it’s important. Because it’s such an invisible disease nobody really knows about it so you have to talk about it.

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