Dear _ ,
In the present time, I'm contributing to your future by building queer & inclusive community at work & in this city 
I have provided resources to a few families of gender-diverse youth 
, & I'm organizing other networks of 2SLGBTQIA+ mutual care 
I’m finding chosen family, resisting climate collapse 
, & reimagining kinship such as you will know. We’re all responsible for each other’s emergence 
#FuturesOfFamily #2SLGBTQIA #ChosenFamily #ClimateJustice #Solidarity #CareNotControl
Very sad to report that Chris Morrissey, OC passed away![Chris Morrissey was a Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ activist who successfully challenged Canada’s immigration laws in 1992 when her Irish-American partner’s application for immigration was rejected.
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Hearing from other couples experiencing the same issue, Morrissey and her partner Bridget Coll founded the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force (LEGIT) in Vancouver to assist same-sex couples of different nationalities find legal loopholes to enable their cohabitation within Canada.
In 2002, the federal government introduced new laws that allowed one common-law partner to sponsor another.
She co-founded and led Rainbow Refugee in Canada, an organization that assists 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals to leave countries where persecution exists and resettle in Canada.
Among Chris’s many accolades, she was a recipient of the Officer of the Order of Canada award and one of Dignity Seniors Society’s inaugural Q-Elders Project recipients.
From transition homes for women leaving violence, to our local 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre (now QMUNITY), Queer seniors advocacy, and disability justice at the City of Vancouver, there are so many ways that her work lives on through bettering the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada.
Chris passed away peacefully surrounded by her chosen family. Until her final days, she remained dedicated to supporting immigrants, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups through her advocacy and community work.](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/343/930/299/125/902/original/306564bf059826a7.png)
