The activists between these pages have stood up for the queer community, whether on their own behalf or in support of people they love. Some made a difference by confronting injustice; others dared to be fully themselves.
Mary Fairhurst Breen authored the memoir Any Kind of Luck at All and the children's book Pride and Persistence: Stories of Queer Activism. As a queer feminist author, writing is Mary's current form of activism after decades spent working for social change and equal rights. She lives in Toronto.