Gens Hellquist
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Gens Hellquist is a pioneer of gay liberation, a counselor, gay activist and editor, Perceptions newsletter; co-founder of the Gay Students’ Alliance (the first gay & lesbian organization in Saskatoon, 1970 – now called the Avenue Community Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity) and executive director of Gay and Lesbian Health Services. Gens is considered by many in the Saskatchewan LGBT Community to be a gay ‘icon’ and one of the forefathers of the community.