File contains materials collected by Ross Boutilier relating to the re-election campaign of British Columbia Member of Parliament Svend Robinson. Materials include one newsletter from MP Robinson dated March, 1997; one photocopy of the article Svend under seige by Tom Yeung; and one letter from MP Robinson requesting donations.
File contains clippings collected by Ross Boutilier regarding anti-LGBT discrimination, same-sex spousal rights, legal appointments, and other LGBT social issues. Subjects covered by the clippings include acts of anti-LGBT discrimination in Wolfville, Queensland, and Shelburne, Nova Scotia, as well as Atlanta, Georgia; legal protections for same-sex spouses in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia; child sexual abuse in Shelbourne; the appointment of Justice Ian Binnie to the Supreme Court of Canada; the appointment of Keith Norton as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission; domestic abuse within the LGBT community; sex work in Nova Scotia; and other LGBT social issues.
File contains materials relating to both provincial and federal supreme court rulings relating to spousal benefits for same-sex couples. Materials include one report from Nova Scotia Member of Parliament Alexa McDonough dated May, 1998 regarding declining living standards and accompanying correspondence; clippings from the Cape Breton Post; correspondence; and one oversized meeting agenda and guidelines.
File contains the 1995 Greater Halifax Pride Guide, and the program for the Out on Screen Queer Film and Video Festival, held in Vancouver from August 11-17, 1997.
File contains five pages of printouts from the website LeatherRubberMaster.com featuring black and white illustrations and photos of leather club activities, some of which are pornographic in nature; and one copy of the 2002 Men of Pumpjack calendar, produced by the Pumpjack pub in Vancouver, British Columbia.
File contains promotional flyers, pamphlets, and a members training program for the Lesbian Information Line in Vancouver. File also contains one business card for Lesbian and Feminist Mothers Political Action Group, and two note cards containing information of other LGBT services.
Item is a poster for a multi-city benefit event (Seattle, Portland and Vancouver) held on August 5, 1989 in support of the Gay Games III/Celebration 90 held in Vancouver, BC from August 4-11, 1990.
Subseries contains reference materials relating to the operations of other helplines, as well as information about LGBT businesses and services, community groups, and events in Halifax, across Canada, and in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Oceania. Materials include advertisements and press releases, pamphlets, newsletters, flyers, information sheets, and directories.
File contains three pages of correspondence from the Rural Gay Men's Group, a correspondence and friendship oriented group based in Port Hardy, British Columbia, and one flyer advertising LYNX, a lesbian correspondence club based in Ottawa.
File contains pamphlets; referral cards, volunteer applications and accompanying correspondence; and one copy of the August 1983 newsletter for the Vancouver Gay Community Centre. File also contains one call log template and notes.