File contains news clippings related to LGBT social and political issues, culture, and events. Subjects covered include sex and sexuality, religion, health, discrimination, legal protections, media, and events.
File contains clippings dated 2004 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues (same sex marriage, legal protections), LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2005 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues (same sex marriage, legal protections), LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2006 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2007 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2008 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2009 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2010 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2011 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2012 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2013 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2014 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2015 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2016 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues, LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2017-2018 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues (same sex marriage, legal protections), LGBT media and events.
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.
Collection contains duplicate materials from fonds in the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive. Materials in collection include posters; programs, flyers, and promotional materials; pamphlets and outreach materials; and wearable ephemera including buttons and pins, badges, medals, clothing, and other regalia. Materials in series relate to Halifax Pride and other pride celebrations, political demonstrations, Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] operations and events, Halifax Fetish Ball and Mr. Atlantic Canada [M.A.C.] Leather events, Gay and Lesbian Association [GALA] meetings and operations, events held at Rumours bar, LGBT films, and other LGBT causes and events.
File contains posters for LGBT events in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.. File contains one poster for an AIDS Vigil held at Grand Parade in Halifax; one poster advertising viewings of the AIDS Memorial Quilt at Gorsebrook School in Halifax from 1990-11-30 to 1990-12-3; one poster for a vigil commemorating the one year anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre held at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design on 1990-12-6; one poster for the Black and Blue Party hosted by Bad Boy Club Montreal in October, 1994; one poster for the We're Funny That Way in Toronto during April, 1990; one poster for the 1989 Seattle Queen City Cruise; and one poster for National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights held 1987-10-11.
File contains posters for films featuring LGBT subject matter. Films include the drama Longtime companion (1989), directed by Norman Rene; the documentary Forbidden love : the unashamed stories of lesbian lives (1992), directed by Aerlyn Weissman and Lynne Fernie; and the documentary Out : stories of lesbian and gay youth (1993), directed by David Adkin.
File contains reports relating to LGBT health care advocacy projects. Materials include event flyers; one copy of the “2005 Community Health Plan” by the Halifax Peninsula Community Health Board; a list of appendices for the 2006 Final Report by the Halifax Rainbow Health Project; one draft copy of “Improving Access to Comprehensive and Coordinated Primary Health Care for GLBTI People in Capital Health”; copies of “Improved Access to Care Final Project Reports” and “Improved Access to Care 2005 Project reporting guidelines” reports by the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition; and copies of the “Improved Access to Care 2005 Project” report by the Halifax Rainbow Health Coalition.
File contains 26 pamphlets from the Sherbourne Health Centre, the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Senior Pride Network, Canadian Cancer Society, and the Canadian Institute for Health Research on topics related to LGBT health care and family life.
File contains one copy of the 2005 Halifax Regional Health Project report Improving Access to Primary Health Care in the Rainbow Community, one copy of the 2009 discussion paper Links Between the LGBT Community and Injury by the Nova Scotia Department of Health, and one pamphlet for parents of LGBT youth produced by the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth Project.
File contains materials relating to Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's involvement in various healthcare initiatives, including the Halifax Rainbow Health Project and the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project. Materials include one copy of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project's report Improving Access to Primary Health Care for the Rainbow Community; one blank copy of the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project Survey Anonymous Questionnaire for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS; correspondence regarding Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, the Halifax Rainbow Health Project, and Spiritual Care and AIDS project dated 2005; objectives for the Improving Access to Care 2005 project report; three copies of the report Health and Wellness in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Two-Spirit Communities, published April, 2005 by the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition; one speaker information for Bob Fougere's participation in the Momentum 2005 health conference; three copies of training notes for the workshop "An Introduction to the Rainbow Community", held October 11, 2005; one map of Capital Health districts; and notes.
Series contains pins and other apparel produced for LGBT events such as Halifax pride, or featuring pro-LGBT messages. Items in this series were collected and worn by members of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS].
Sub-series contains news clippings related to LGBT social and political issues, culture, and events. Subjects covered include sex and sexuality, religion, health, discrimination, legal protections, media, and events, among others.
File contains one business card for Bob Fougere; three different sets of definitions of LGBTQ terminology; presentation notes; and correspondence between Bob Fougere and Merle Veinot regarding deaths resulting from homophobia, dated May 30th, 2003.
File contains two sets of LGBT definitions, one developed by the Halifax Rainbow Health Project, and one from the Centre for Disease Control's Healthy People 2010 initiative. File also contains a press release from the government of Nova Scotia dated February 11, 2005 regarding provincial health initiatives.
File contains conference pamphlets and notes from LGBT+ conference, including: Visible '88: Maine's 15th annual Lesbian and Gay men's symposium; Stonewall 20; How Gay are the 90'2?; Maine Lesbian and Gaymen's Symposium XIX. File also contains correspondence.
Series contains Lesbian and Gay Rights meeting minutes, financial records, lists of members and supporters, and correspondence. Series also includes video footage of demonstrations held by LGRNS and news clips relating to LGRNS protests.
File contains anti-discrimination pamphlets created by LGRNS, mock-ups and pamphlet drafts, and notes regarding the campaign. File also contains a handout that reads "You know discrimination is wrong" and a mail-out card to MLA's in support of adding sexual orientation to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code.
File undated handwritten meeting notes regarding lobbying the Nova Scotia government to include sexual orientation in the nova Scotia Human Rights Code.
File contains LGRNS mailing list 1989, a letter calling or donations to the Persons with AIDS Coalition, AGL list of donors, Grassroots Mailing Lists, list of member groups of Women's Action Coalition of Nova Scotia, list of LGRNS members and friends, organizations which support LGRNS, members of the legislative assembly, and other lists of organizations and members. File also contains stickers with the contact information of members from LGRNS.
File contains a list of conservative MP's who support including sexual orientation in the human rights legislation and lists of ministers and staff from February 1989.
Item is a list of Nova Scotia provincial ministers and their staff, used by members of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] for lobbying purposes.
File contains lists of materials needed for GayLine operations, and notes relating to GayLine's change of locations in 1987 and general operations, and correspondence regarding the 1986 budget proposal, and correspondence between Daniel Mackay and Pam Steele regarding GayLine operations dated 1986.
Fonds contains graphic materials collected by Lynn Murphy through her association with the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) of Nova Scotia, and participation in organizing Halifax Pride marches and parades, in addition to other LGBT initiatives in Halifax. Fond contains one series of posters, banners, and flags produced or collected by GALA for use in Pride marches and parades, as well as other political demonstrations, GALA meetings, and dances, or relating to event held at Rumours bar. Fonds also contains posters for LGBT-related events in Halifax, posters for LGBT films, posters encouraging safe-sex practices and political activism, as well as Pride Guide mockups from 1996 and 1998.
File contains one leather vest adorned with pins from various LGBT and leather community events. The leather patches on the back, which read "Mr Atlantic Leather 99", were made from the sash awarded to Don Murchy for winning the M.A.C. Leather competition in 1999. File also contains one t-shirt from the 2004 M.A.C. Leather competition.
Series contains duplicate copies of magazines, periodicals, newsletters, and zines from the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive. Series primarily contains issues of Gaezette, Wayves, the Wayves literary supplement Punoqun, as well as zines.
File contains a list of gay and lesbian owned and operated bed and breakfasts, compiled by the owners of the Centre Town/Ville Bed and Breakfast and accompanying correspondence. This list features businesses that have chosen to take part in an informal business association called the Maritime Rainbow Connection.