Jackie Shane
As a pioneering trans soul singer in the 1960s, Jackie Shane’s unapologetic and authentic presence in Toronto contributed to the local R&B music scene and made her an enduring queer icon in Canada.
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The Ontario Legislature passed Bill 125 designating Jan. 21 Lincoln Alexander Day. The passage marked a rare event in which a bill passed second and third reading in the same day. In 1968, Alexander became the first Black MP, later serving as minister of labour under Joe Clark. He became the first Black lieutenant governor of Ontario in 1985. Alexander’s contributions to this nation’s inclusiveness and tolerance exceed measurement.
