Lesbian National Parks and Services ended up being established in 1997 to place a lesbian existence into the landscape. In complete uniform as Lesbian Rangers, Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan patrol parklands, challenging the typical public’s ideas of tourism, entertainment, and also the “natural” environment. Designed with informative brochures and well-researched knowledge, they’ve been a noticeable homosexual existence in areas where ideas of history and biology exclude all but an extremely few.
The Rangers come in near constant demand and now have performed “tours-of-duty” across Canada and abroad such as the Sydney Gay/Lesbian Mardi Gras (Australia) and Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (United States Of America) in all method of surface from areas to town streets to college halls. They will have additionally written brochures and publications, developed postcards and videos, recruiting and informing since to 1997. The Rangers’ work is on going.
“Do unto lesbians unto you. While you could have lesbians do”
First done: July 1997, Banff National Park, Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta
Photos by Don Lee and Laura Vanags of this Banff Centre, Wolfgang Gunzel, Zab, Sheila Spence and Art Gallery at University of Lethbridge