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I’m not sure if you’ve heard but I’m 1/4 French Canadian 🇨🇦 💙 @thunderheadmonument by @theonlyalaska5000

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The story of 2SLGBTQI+ experience in Canada is still being written. The panels at the monument site include community stories and link to our website where your own stories can be shared. Joyful, painful, resolute... we welcome them all.

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L’histoire des expériences 2ELGBTQI+ au Canada s’écrit au quotidien. Sur le site du monument, vous trouverez des histoires émanant de nos communautés et des liens vers notre site Web, où vous pouvez écrire les vôtres. Parlez-y de votre joie, de vos épreuves, de votre détermination... Nous accueillons vos histoires, quelles qu’elles soient.

#Thunderhead #NationalMonument #Ottawa #pride360🌈 by @theonlyalaska5000

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5 days ago

This is your brain on collective resilience.
Category: Monumental.

Get in loves, we’re ascending.
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Votre cerveau sous l’effet de la résilience collective.
Le niveau : monumental.

On transcende.

#2SLGBTQI #ThunderheadMonument #Ottawa by @theonlyalaska5000

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12 days ago

It was an honour to acknowledge the incredible local design team behind Thunderhead, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument.

#thunderhead #2slgbtqia #winnipeg taken in Ottawa, Ontario by @theonlyalaska5000

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14 days ago

A monument worthy of its own beer! To celebrate Thunderhead's arrival, we made an IPA in collaboration with @finebalancebrewing and @bdiversitygroup. Thunderbeer is a shiny brew that uses local honey, spruce tips and really good vibes! We were thrilled to work with Andrew, Mitch and Ren on this as part of Fine Balance's quarterly community projects. Big love and huge thanks!!

Wanna try? Thunderbeer is available for a limited time at the Fine Balance Brewery in Kingston.

And huge thanks to the licensees who carried Thunderbeer this summer! @brudbar_ (Barrie), @thecatincarp (Carp), @theonlycafe (Toronto), @brickhousebrewpub (Woodstock), @arabellaparkbar (KW), @thewrendanforth (Toronto), @cornerbar_orleans (Ottawa), @redhousekingston (Kingston), @theprincesscafe (KW), @kingston_brew_pub (Kingston), @thegreatergoodbar (Toronto), @bossanovato (Toronto), @thetorchbearertaproom (Oshawa), @thedylanbar (Toronto).
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Un monument digne de sa propre bière! Pour célébrer l’arrivée de Coup de tonnerre, nous avons concocté une IPA en collaboration avec @finebalancebrewing et @bdiversitygroup. Brassée avec du miel local, des pousses d’épinette et beaucoup d’énergie positive, Thunderbeer est aussi lumineuse que savoureuse. Ce fut un plaisir de travailler avec Andrew, Mitch et Ren sur ce projet faisant partie des initiatives communautaires trimestrielles de Fine Balance! Beaucoup d’amour et un grand merci à vous!

Vous voulez y goûter? Vous trouverez Thunderbeer pour un temps limité à la Fine Balance Brewery, à Kingston.

Un immense merci aussi aux établissements qui ont proposé Thunderbeer cet été. by @theonlyalaska5000

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17 days ago

The Thunderhead Monument in Ottawa recognizes historic discrimination faced by generations of 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada, reflecting the strength, activism and hope of queer and trans communities.

Thunderhead was funded through a class action lawsuit launched by survivors of the LGBT Purge against the Government of Canada. The Purge was a government campaign that systematically hunted, harassed and fired 2SLGBTQI+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP and the federal public service between the 1950s and mid-1990s.

Visit https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/art-monuments/monuments/thunderhead.html for more information by @theonlyalaska5000

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18 days ago

For almost one month, the queerest monument in the world has been open to the public. Whether it's a destination or a accidental discovery, Thunderhead has been dropping jaws and instilling joy. Come experience the wow factor for yourself in downtown Ottawa.

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Voilà maintenant un mois que le monument le plus queer au monde est ouvert au public. Que sa découverte soit accidentelle ou intentionnelle, Coup de tonnerre fait tourner des têtes et naître la joie. Venez vous laisser séduire à votre tour au centre-ville d'Ottawa.

#Thunderhead #OttawaTourism #NationalMonument by @theonlyalaska5000

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19 days ago

So many amazing photos of Thunderhead have been taken this past month since the opening. Swipe through for some of our faves — all in the running to win a pair of VIP meet & greet tickets to see @peachesnisker in Toronto. Keep tagging us ✨

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Depuis l’inauguration du monument, d’impressionnantes photos ont fait leur apparition sur Instagram! Passez quelques-unes de nos préférées en revue : elles sont en lice pour le tirage d’une paire de billets VIP pour aller voir (et rencontrer!) @peachesnisker en spectacle à Toronto. Continuez de nous identifier dans vos photos! ✨

#Thunderhead #NationalMonument #Pride🌈 by @theonlyalaska5000

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Ottawa’s queer geography is alive with history.

Across generations and cities, queer and trans communities have created spaces to gather, connect, celebrate, resist and find one another. These aren’t just venues, they are sanctuaries where we can safely exist, organize, and express joy. Modern nightlife culture simply wouldn’t exist without them.

Today, Thunderhead stands as part of that living history. Now open in downtown Ottawa, steps from the ByWard Market and Centretown, the monument is rooted in a neighbourhood shaped by generations of 2SLGBTQI+ nightlife—spaces of refuge and resistance during the LGBT Purge, and continue to bring people together today.

Read more about Ottawa’s queer nightlife history at Ottawaatnight.ca

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La géographie queer d’Ottawa est vibrante d’histoire.

De génération en génération et d’une ville à l’autre, les communautés queer et trans ont façonné des espaces pour se rassembler, tisser des liens, célébrer, résister et se retrouver. Ces espaces sont des sanctuaires où nous pouvions exister en sécurité, nous organiser et exprimer notre joie. Les communautés queer et trans ont façonné la vie nocturne moderne.

Aujourd’hui, Thunderhead s’inscrit dans cette histoire vivante. Désormais ouvert au centre-ville d’Ottawa, à deux pas du ByWard Market et Centretown, le monument s’enracine dans un voisinage façonné par des générations 2STLGBTQI+, des espaces de refuge et résistance pendant la Purge LGBT, et qui continuent de rassembler les gens aujourd’hui.

En savoir plus sur l’histoire de la vie nocturne queer d’Ottawa sur ottawalanuit.ca by @theonlyalaska5000

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a month ago

The @thunderheadmonument is now open!

The Nightlife Office had the privilege of attending the nighttime unveiling of this new 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument celebrating community resilience.

Congratulations, Ottawa, on this new chapter in 2SLGBTQI+ history and Happy Pride!
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Le Coup de tonnerre est désormais ouvert!

Le Bureau de la vie nocturne a eu le privilège d’assister à l’inauguration nocturne de ce nouveau monument national 2ELGBTQI+ qui célèbre la résilience de la communauté.

Félicitations, Ottawa, pour ce nouveau chapitre de l’histoire 2ELGBTQI+ et joyeuse Fierté! taken in Ottawa, Ontario by @theonlyalaska5000

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Queue the thunderous drumroll: the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument is now open to the public! Our contributors, our communities, our country — we have waited so long for this. Thunderhead is here, forever and for always. We hope you get to experience it soon.

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Que les tambours résonnent : le Monument national 2ELGBTQI+ est désormais ouvert au public! Les personnes qui l’ont rendu possible, nos communautés, notre pays – nous sommes beaucoup à l’avoir longtemps attendu. Coup de tonnerre est maintenant ouvert de façon permanente, et pour les générations à venir. Nous espérons que vous en ferez bientôt l’expérience.

#Thunderhead #NationalMonument #Ottawa #Opening by @theonlyalaska5000

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a month ago

This monument is inspired by the forces of nature and the forces of community.

A thunderhead cloud is alive with unstoppable energy. In Anishinabe teachings, thunderclouds are home to the Thunderers whose storms renew the land and make things right.

Like our communities, these clouds are powerful and bring change.

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Ce monument s’inspire des forces de la nature et de nos communautés.

Nuage d’une énergie inépuisable, le cumulus abrite, chez les Anishinabeg, les esprits du tonnerre qui rétablissent l’équilibre en régénérant le territoire de leurs tempêtes.

D’une grande puissance, ces nuages – tout comme nos communautés – sont porteurs de changement.

#Thunderhead #NationalMonument #inspo by @theonlyalaska5000

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