Michelle Douglas

For the Scottish badminton player, see Michelle Douglas (badminton).
Michelle Douglas
Born1963 (age 62–63)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Known forLGBTQ2+ rights activist

Michelle D. Douglas (born December 30, 1963) 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. Douglas herself served as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1989. She was honourably discharged from the military in 1989 under the military's discriminatory anti-gay purge. In 2024, Douglas received an honorary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University.

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