Michelle Douglas

About Michelle Douglas

Michelle D. Douglas is a Canadian human rights activist who launched a landmark legal challenge in the Federal Court of Canada against the military's discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ service members. Douglas herself served as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1989. She was honourably discharged from the military in 1989 under the military's discriminatory anti-gay purge. In 2024, Douglas received an honorary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University.

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