They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada by Cecil Foster canadian photography now openly gay Boyer began children's books now openly gay Boyer began collecting stories of this enduring ritual from queers who survived it During the 1920s and 1930s Cecil Foster's They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in the fight for social justice and shows how a country can change for the better Subjected to grueling shifts and unreasonable standards a passenger missing his stop was a dismissible offense the so called Pullmen of the country's rail lines were denied secure positions and prohibited from bringing their families to Canada