Rhea Rollmann is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John’s and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She’s a founding editor of TheIndependent.ca, and a contributing editor with PopMatters.com. Her writing has appeared in a range of popular and academic publications, including Briarpatch, Xtra Magazine, CBC, Chatelaine, Canadian Theatre Review, Journal of Gender Studies, and more. Her work has garnered three Atlantic Journalism Awards, multiple CAJ award nominations, the Andrea Walker Memorial Prize for Feminist Health Journalism, and she was shortlisted for the NL Human Rights Award in 2024. She also has a background in labour organizing and queer and trans activism. She is presently Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John’s.
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Acclaimed musician/writer couple Beverly and Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland share reflections on their love story and history together, on visiting Newfoundland, and on fighting hatred with courage and song