Capt. Arne Backhouse told CBC's Mainstreet Halifax in an interview Wednesday that the flag raising ceremony held on site Tuesday was something he "never expected to happen."
The flag is located at the main gate of 14 Wing Greenwood on its own separate post. Anyone driving into the wing will drive right past it.
"It has happened at other bases and wings over the last couple of years across Canada. But it has never happened here in Greenwood and really, all this took was asking the question whether or not we could do it," Backhouse said.
Backhouse is the positive space ambassador at 14 Wing Greenwood, which is located in the Annapolis Valley and about two hours from Halifax. He identifies as transgender, but specifically bi-gender. Bi-gender falls under the transgender umbrella. Backhouse said his gender expression for the most part is male, but sometimes it's female.
The positive space initiative was rolled out within the defence team in 2017. It's comprised of a group of positive space ambassadors, like Backhouse, who offer peer support to the LGBTQ community as well as members who aren't part of that community.
You misspelled "fags".
Not really prepared for WW3.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/14-wing-greenwood-raises-transgender-flag-for-first-time-1.5625786
Not really prepared for the Boer War.
It would take Canada 200 years to even get ready for the 100 Years War.
When the light blue and pink fades away in the wash.
They will really have their flag.
The same one the French have.
Nailed it.
Boring old jokes on the French.
For your information, the French are wrecking the shit of islamic extremists in Africa.
Trudeau would probably invite them all in Canada and give them free housing, free money, and free Canadian women.
I don't remember who said it but:
"Its easy to be the care free hippy country when you have a Kevlar blanket at your southern border"
Look at these fucking queers.
I bet Trudeau drapes himself in that flag, as he gives his boyfriend the “cometh here” eyes
Transgender flag? Holy mother of cuckasaurus. Imagine being a young male soldier, trained to kill and you have to carry that fucking flag around.
WTF is with eastern canada. Its like a different country.
Flags minus the L