We’re heartbroken to share that the Monument will not be opening in summer 2025, as planned. This is frustrating and disappointing for all of us.

Construction, which began in May 2024, has been slower than anticipated. Our building partner, the National Capital Commission, has had to contend with a number of challenges due to the complex nature of the construction, which have thrown the project off schedule.

Despite the delay, everyone is committed to the realization of this project, and the LGBT Purge Fund is working hard to keep the project moving forward.

We are now working towards an opening in summer 2026. We will keep you posted as that date becomes more clear. In the meantime, please follow us on social for updates, on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and be sure to sign up for the Thunderhead Monument newsletter at the footer of the monument’s webpage.

Thank you for supporting this project. We’re going to get there!

In July 2024, we placed tobacco deep in the foundations of the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument with the support of Elder Claudette Commanda from the Kitigan Zibi First Nation.

It was a moving afternoon. We walked onto the site after a fierce thunderstorm and found that, by surprise, we were 13 people in the circle. This number is important as it represents the 13 moon cycles in the Anishinabe calendar and the 13 sections on the turtle’s back. It also, of course, represents the 13 provinces and territories. The ceremony was emotional, beautiful and powerful. It was a very special moment on the journey to build the Thunderhead monument.

Thunderhead will sit on unceded and traditional Anishinabe Algonquin Nation territory. We’re deeply honoured to use this land.