1. Michelle D Douglas was born on December 30,1963 and is a Canadian human rights activist who launched a landmark legal challenge in the Federal Court of Canada against the military's discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ service members.
14 Facts About Michelle Douglas
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Michelle Douglas was honourably discharged from the military in 1989 under the military's discriminating "LGBT Purge".
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Michelle Douglas was dismissed under administrative release item 5d: "Not Advantageously Employable Due to Homosexuality".
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Michelle Douglas was prevented from seeking legal advice after the incident.
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Michelle Douglas subsequently launched a $550,000 lawsuit against the Department of National Defence in January 1990 where she was represented by Clayton Ruby.
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Michelle Douglas has supported other landmark rulings by participating as an intervener in the M v H and Vriend v Alberta cases in the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Michelle Douglas formerly served as the Chair of the Foundation for Equal Families and later served at chair of the board of The 519 Church Street Community Centre in Toronto.
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Michelle Douglas was a founding member of the Rainbow Railroad LGBT refugee organization in Toronto.
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Michelle Douglas was a member of the board of directors of WE Charity from 2005 to 2020.
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Michelle Douglas resigned as chair of the board of directors of WE Charity in March 2020.
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Michelle Douglas currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Michaelle Jean Foundation.
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Professionally, Michelle Douglas served as the Director of International Relations at the Canadian Department of Justice.
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Michelle Douglas retired in September 2019 after a 30-year career in the federal public service.
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Michelle Douglas was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.