File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Adams. Adams discusses her involvement with LGBT choirs, organizations, and political activism in the 1980s and 1990s; her coming out experience, her work in libraries, her thoughts on the sociopolitical environment in Antigonish, and her spirituality. The interview was conducted by Oscar Campbell on November 5th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Larder. Larder discusses living in rural Nova Scotia, her coming out process and relationships with family, her experiences with harrassment, her works as a counsellor, and her involvement with lesbian social groups. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on December 15th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Walsh. Walsh discusses raising her children, working as a children's entertainer and artist, her relationships with family and romantic partners, and coming out in her forties. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on October 28th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a video recording of an interview with Sydney Lancaster. Lancaster discusses their sexuality and gender identity, their involvement with the LGBT community in Alberta and Nova Scotia, LGBT visibility in Nova Scotia and their move to the province in 2010, and social justice theories and initiatives. The interview was conducted by Anne Summerhays on November 9th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a letter written by John Marr, Public Relations Officer, outlining the Gay Alliance for Equality's activities and rationale for wanting to join forces with MOVE.
File contains briefs from the Coalition for Gay Rights Ontario regarding the inclusion of LGBT+ individuals in the Human Rights Code. File also contains a newprint paper containing information on Gay Rights and information on LGBT+ people.
File contains a copy of resources for the LGBT+ community and recommended readings, notes and memos, and correspondence. File also contains materials from Atlantic Gay and Lesbians in Health Care and Social Services, including a statement of purpose, a press release regarding a conference, and newsletters.
File contains two brochures; one copy of Gaezette No. 6, June 1990; a pamphlet from Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia for Lesbian and Gay Pride 1990; correspondence; a clipping dated June 25, 1990 titled "Pavilion takes gay experience to public"; and a copy of the 1991 Pride Week logo.
File contains an amendment to chapter 214 news release; clippings; memos; press release in support of including LGBT individuals in the Human Rights Legislation; pink triangle armband; correspondence; calls for donations; a list of individuals and organizations who wrote to MLA's with sending a copy to LGRNS; draft copy of an opinion article for the Halifax Herald; transcripts of an assembly debate; and a submission in respect of the Human Rights Act Bill 136.
File contains a Pride Week Proclamation for Pictou County; text of an article titled "Gays and Lesbians Marvel at Phenomenal Gains"; and clippings about Veldhoven's marriage to Norman Carter, Carter's death, and Veldhoven's activism.
File contains an article on a gay conversion therapy ban in Nova Scotia, correspondence regarding the ban, and letters to the Prime Minister in support of a Canada-wide ban on conversion therapy.
File contains a pamphlet about public sex and legal aid resources; clippings regarding public sex in Seaview Park and about legal cases in Canada; a pamphlet for victims services; correspondence; a list of legal cases of interest to the Gay and Lesbian community; a report from the Canadian Human Rights Trust; a reference list of lawyers for Tea Party; a pamphlet about washroom and park arrests; contact information for various individuals; In Defence of Privacy: Or Bluntly Put, No More Shit, in ACTION! Vol. 3 No. 1, Jan. 1, 1983; and a paper titled "Sex Crime in 1994".
File contains a September 1990 article titled "Newfoundland hedges on human rights protection"; a memo about anti-gay discrimination in a St. John's night club; a document titled "Here to Stay! Lesbians and Gays in Newfoundland and Labrador Fighting for Our Rights"; two newsletters titled "Reaching Out: Together we can survive AIDS" (Vol.1, No.2 from September 1990, and Vol.2, No.1 from February 1991); a news brief on anonymous AIDS testing; a brief on LGBT discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador; a copy of newspaper clipping dated May 1, 1988 titled "Protection of homosexual minority not a concern, health minister says".
File contains one brochure for International Women's Day 1991, various newspaper clippings about Take Back the Night March, opening of a women's centre, and letters to the editor.
File contains various newspaper clippings dating between 1988-1992, including anti-gay opinion articles written by Arnie Patterson published in The Sunday Daily News; correspondence issuing complaints about the anti-gay articles; a clipping from 1989 containing an anti-gay letter to the editor in support of Arnie Patterson; and various newspaper article speaking out against the anti-gay articles.
File contains pamphlets regarding the Human Rights Code Nova Scotia, a copy of Bill no. 136 to amend the Human Rights Act, and reports on human rights violations.
Photograph depicts Dr. Brenda Hattie (centre) signing a marriage certificate, flanked by (left to right) Reverend Darlene Young, Young's partner Mun Lei Kai, and the two unnamed Australian women who were married.
Photograph depicts Dr. Brenda Hattie (centre) signing a marriage certificate, flanked by (left to right) Reverend Darlene Young, Young's partner Mun Lei Kai, and the two unnamed Australian women who were married.
Photograph depicts Mun Lei Kai (centre) signing a marriage certificate, flanked by (left to right) her partner Reverend Darlene Young, Dr. Brenda Hattie, and the two unnamed Australian women who were married.
Photograph depicts Mun Lei Kai(centre) signing a marriage certificate, flanked by (left to right) her partner Reverend Darlene Young, Dr. Brenda Hattie, and the two unnamed Australian women who were married.
Photograph depicts Reverend Darlene Young (centre) signing a marriage certificate, flanked by (left to right) Dr. Brenda Hattie, Young's partner Mun Lei Kai, and the two unnamed Australian women who were married.
Item is a poster for "LBGTQ Rights in Canada" presentation at CBUSU Women's Centre on November 25, 2013. Panel guests include Gerard Veldhoven, Stevi Gerrior and Jesiah MacDonald.
File contains a press release announcing a picket to protest the management of the Jury Room Lounge, which had been refusing service to the gay and lesbian community. File also contains a letter to members of the Gay Alliance for Equality regarding a 1975 citation to recognize exceptional service by the Movement for Citizens' Voice and Action to promote the equality of lesbians and gay men.