Biographie En Images: Voici Jim Egan

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Voici Jim Egan, militant pour l'嶲alit?des droits des personnes LGBTQ2S+ au Canada.

D彋ermin? Jim Egan ins鋨e une feuille de papier dans sa machine ?嶰rire. Il en a assez de ce que les m嶮ias 嶰rivent sur les hommes gais.

Ce sont ces mensonges remplis de haine qui le poussent ?passer ?l'action. ?cette 廧oque, il est souvent dangereux pour les personnes LGBTQ2S+ de prendre la parole en public. Elles prennent le risque de perdre leur emploi, de se mettre ?dos leur famille, de se faire arr皻er et d'aller en prison, si ce n'est pire, alors elles vivent leur amour en cachette.

Elles n'ont pas non plus les m瘱es droits que les personnes h彋廨osexuelles. Alors Jim 嶰rit lettre apr鋊 lettre. C'est le premier de tous les combats qu'il m鋝era durant des d嶰ennies...

Une lutte pour l'嶲alit?qui n'est toujours pas termin嶪.

La s廨ie Biographie en images est une collection prim嶪 d'ouvrages consacr廥 ?des personnalit廥 fascinantes qui ont fa蔞nn?le pass?et le pr廥ent du Canada. 丱rit par Elizabeth MacLeod, autrice acclam嶪 d'ouvrages documentaires, chaque livre comporte 嶲alement des illustrations sign嶪s par Mike Deas qui interpellent les lecteurs d'aujourd'hui et qui contribuent ?donner vie ?l'histoire.

Meet Jim Egan -- journalist and LGBTQIA2S+ activist!

Jim was born in 1921, and he had an ordinary childhood. But as he grew up, he knew he was a little different than his friends. As a young man, Jim joined the war effort and travelled the world. He discovered there were other people like himself -- he was gay. Jim hadn't even known there was a word for it when he was growing up.

At that time, being identified as a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community wasn't safe. People lost their jobs, their families, got put in jail -- or worse. Hiding who they were felt safer to most. But not Jim. He picked up his pen and started to fight for his rights. This battle would lead to protection for the LGBTQIA2S+ community under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and open the door to further equal rights, including same-sex marriage.

The Biographie en images series is an award-winning collection of titles focused on fascinating people who have shaped Canada's past and present. Written by acclaimed non-fiction author Elizabeth MacLeod, each book features comicsinspired illustrations by Mike Deas, which appeal to today's readers and help bring the story to life.

Original title: Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Jim Egan