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

D termin , Jim Egan ins re une feuille de papier dans sa machine crire. Il en a assez de ce que les m dias crivent sur les hommes gais.

Ce sont ces mensonges remplis de haine qui le poussent passer l'action. cette poque, 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 ter 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 mes droits que les personnes h t rosexuelles. Alors Jim crit lettre apr's lettre. C'est le premier de tous les combats qu'il m nera durant des d cennies...

Une lutte pour l' galit qui n'est toujours pas termin e.

La's rie Biographie en images est une collection prim e d'ouvrages consacr's des personnalit's fascinantes qui ont fa onn le pass et le pr sent du Canada. crit par Elizabeth MacLeod, autrice acclam e d'ouvrages documentaires, chaque livre comporte galement des illustrations sign es 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