Wayne Davis was born and raised in Drumheller, Alberta and joined the RCMP in 1967. He served eight years as a community police officer in Duncan and Sidney, British Columbia before transferring into administrative positions. He excelled in his career and enjoyed another ten years of service in progressively higher- ranking managerial roles. After attaining the rank of Staff-Sergeant and serving loyally for 18 years with a successful and exemplary career his RCMP superiors found out he was gay and in 1986 he was forced out the RCMP as part of the LGBT Purge.
Also in attendance: Steven P. Deschamps LCol CD (Ret’d)
Monday March 10 from 6-8pm
Cowichan Branch
2687 James St. in Duncan
Free. No Registration.
The impactful Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge Pop-Up Exhibition, is now on display at the Cowichan Branch courtesy of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights until March 28, 2025. We are happy to host a Q+A, informal tour and talk.
From the 1950s to the 1990s, the Government of Canada investigated, harassed and expelled 2SLGBTQI+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP and federal public service during what came to be known as “the Purge.” Thousands of careers and lives were destroyed through this sweeping national policy, which came to be known as the LGBT Purge. But 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians led political and legal campaigns to change the policy and ensure protection under Canadian human rights law. This historical exhibit highlights their stories.
