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An oral history project featuring 12 2SLGBTQ+ seniors is currently on exhibit at the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw. 73-year-old Peter Lippmann and 63-year-old Lyle Weber met eight years ago and have now been married for five of those. The Saskatoon couple shared their stories with the museum for the project, titled 2SLGBTQ+ Seniors: Storytelling on the Prairies Portrait Exhibit.

"Throughout our history as a queer community, there's been a lot of silence. When there hasn't been silence, there's been a lot of negativity," Lippmann told CBC's Saskatchewan Weekend on Sunday. "We just feel that part of our community's history needs to be told, spoken and recorded so that perhaps sometime in the future some of the younger community would be able to have a better understanding of what it was like for us.



" Growing up, Lippmann said upon realizing his same-sex attraction, he didn't have the option to "go to the school librarian" and ask for books around this. Saskatchewan Weekend 15:34 Couple Peter and Lyle of Saskatoon feature in the Western Development Museum's new LGBTQ+ seniors exhibit For most of the 20th century, LGBTQ+ people in Saskatchewan remained closeted. Many lived in fear of societal discrimination and laws designed to criminalize them and their partners.

In 2022, 12 Indigenous and non-Indigenous LGBTQ+ seniors generously shared their life stories in an oral history project with the Western Development Museum. You can see that project NOW on display at the WDM .

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