Award honours transgender history initiative
The Ontario Historical Society has recognized the work of Borderland Pride in telling the story of Dianna Boileau, who grew up in Fort Frances and was the first person in
Source: chroniclejournal.com
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The Ontario Historical Society has recognized the work of Borderland Pride in telling the story of Dianna Boileau, who grew up in Fort Frances and was the first person in
Fort Frances is commemorating Dianna Boileau, a transgender woman who was the first Canadian to receive gender affirming surgeries in 1969 and in April 1970 and her doctor who provided counsel to Boileau and her family when she was young and supported her transition.
Boileau and Dr. Harold Challis commemorated with Ontario Heritage Trust plaque decades after their deaths