The Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project announced its list of community heroes this afternoon.
First up is Karen Finnigan, who received the Reverend Darlene Young Community Hero Award. Finnigan is a social worker for the Cape Breton District Health Authority who has worked to create safer spaces for LGBTQ Cape Bretoners.
The second is Jesiah MacDonald, who received the Raymond Taavel Media Award. MacDonald became an accidental spokesperson for transgender rights when it was reported that he was being charged by MSI for a medically necessary hysterectomy, claiming that it was part of his transition process. MacDonald was quoted as saying, “Someone’s got to talk about it because if I don’t stand up and say this is what happened to me and this is why it was wrong, then what if it happens to somebody else?”
And last, but certainly not least, is prideHealth, the recipient of this year’s Corporate Stewardship Award. A collaboration between Capital Health and the IWK, prideHealth has been doing a lot of work over the past year, from creating an It Gets Better video, to hosting discussions and forums and more.
Kudos and congrats to all the winners!
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