It s been more than three decades since the city first recognized the LGBTQ2S+ community and a lot has changed. Despite the gains, the long journey isn t over yet.
Keith Purdy, bartender at Texas Lounge, which adjoins Goliath's Bathhouse, explains what happened when police entered the establishment searching for prostitution and indecency but found none.
Twenty years after officers raided a gay bathhouse, the Calgary Police Service and members of its gender and sexual diversity advisory committee are offering help to expunge the records of several bathhouse patrons in a bid to foster reconciliation.
The Calgary Police Service is acknowledging the pain and trauma caused by a raid at a bathhouse in the city 20 years ago and is recommitting to improving its relationship with the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Twenty years after officers raided a gay bathhouse, the Calgary Police Service and members of its gender and sexual diversity advisory committee are offering help to expunge the records of several bathhouse patrons in a bid to foster reconciliation.