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Interview with Sara avMaat

File contains a sound recording of an interview Sara avMaat. avMaat discusses her work as an artist and physiotherapist; her involvement womens' and LGBT organizations in Halifax, including Pandora and the Halifax Women's Housing Co-op; her coming out experience; and her relationships. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on November 1st, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Paula Arsenault

File contains a sound recording of an interview with Paula Arsenault. Arsenault discusses how she came to understand her sexuality, her experiences with psychiatric treatment in the 1980s, her involvement with the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Conference in early 1990s, and her interactions with feminist organizations in Pictou County and Halifax. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on December 11, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Pamela Pahl

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Pamela Pahl. Pahl discusses coming to terms with her sexuality in Brandon, Manitoba, before moving to Nova Scotia; her experiences in the military; and experiences with Pride Parades, music festivals, and LGBT groups. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on November 26th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Nancy Jardine and Vicki Froats

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Nancy Jardine and Vicki Froats. Jardine and Froats discuss their 25-year relationship, their attendance at LGBT spaces and events in Halifax, and their experiences coming out. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on December 10th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Karen Lorraine

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Karen Lorraine. Lorraine discusses her experience with discrimination in the military, her attendance at LGBT bars and social events in Halifax, her understanding of her gender and sexuality, her romantic relationships with men and women. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 3rd, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Joan MacLeod

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Joan MacLeod. MacLeod discusses her European travels and time living in the UK, her significant romantic relationships, and her interactions with LGBT events and organizations in Pictou Country and other parts of rural Nova Scotia. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 10th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Jane Wills

Item is a video recording of an interview with Jane Wills. Wills discusses her experiences as a nursing officer in the military, her travels across North American, her involvement with Metropolitan Community Churches, her relationships with women, and her choice to settle in Wolfville. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on November 29, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Fay Wambolt and Catherine Butler

Item is a video recording of an interview with Fay Wambolt and Catherine Butler. Walmbolt and Butler discuss their relationship and marriage, their experiences as out lesbians in Cape Breton, and their families' reactions to their sexuality. The interview was conducted by Joseph Lahey on January 8th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Diane Walsh

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Diane Walsh. Walsh discusses reckoning with sexuality coming from a Catholic background, her relationships with women, and her experiences working in adult education as an out lesbian. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on November 3, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Christina Toplack

Item is a video recording of an interview with Christina Toplack. Toplack discusses her involvement with the women's movement and LGBT organizations Halifax and the Annapolis Valley during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as her journey towards understanding her sexuality. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on January 14th, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Bernadette MacDonald

Item is a video recording of an interview with Bernadette MacDonald. MacDonald discusses her experiences travelling abroad before settling in rural Nova Scotia; her participation in LGBT events in Halifax, Pictou County, and the North Shore in the 1980s -1990s; her work in women's crisis centres; and the differences between urban and rural LGBT experiences. The interview was conducted by Oscar Campbell on January 23, 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Interview with Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell

Item is a sound recording of an interview with Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell. Bishop and Morrell discuss their interactions with the LGBT community and organizations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario; their political activism; and navigating communal living in Pictou County in the 1980s. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on 24 February 2022 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.

Human rights for the gay minority — a brief to the government of New Brunswick

Item is a copy of Human Rights for the Gay Minority — A Brief to the Government of New Brunswick, published May 1988. The brief was produced by the New Brunswick Coalition for Human Rights Reform to encourage legal protections for LGBTQ+ persons and was used as a reference for Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia when producing their own brief.

Holiday Gift Ideas : a Wayves supplement

Item consists of a special holiday advertising/"Gift Giving Guide" insert from the December-January 1995 issue of Wayves Magazine. Includes a year-preview astrological column by Eloise Graves, travel tips from Derek Armstrong, as well as book, music and film recommendations.

Halifax Pride week 1991 pin

File contains one pin produced for Halifax Pride week 1991. Pin has a white background with a black line drawing of a person breaking out of a triangle in the centre. The border is printed with text that reads "PRIDE WEEK 1991—HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA".

Halifax Pride '96 : Wayves supplement

Item consists of a Halifax Pride '96 supplement inserted into the June 1996 issue of Wayves Magazine. Includes events, advertisements, parade route, letters, and a note from the organizing committee.

Halifax Pride 2001 pin

File contains two pins featuring the logo for Halifax Pride Week 2001, and accompanying price information.

Halifax Pride 1998 pin

File contains one pin from Halifax Pride 1998. Pin features overlapping rainbow triangles on a black and white background and the words "PRiDE Halifax 1998".

Halifax Pride 1997 pin

File contains one pin from Halifax Pride 1997. Pin has a white background with a border of small triangles in rainbow colours, with a blue cross and pink triangle in the centre with text above and below that reads "Pride—1997".

Halifax Pride 1997 pin

File contains one white pin with a rainbow triangle border, featuring the logo for Halifax Pride Week 1997.

Halifax Pride 1996 pin

File contains one pin for Halifax Pride 1996. Pin has a white background with a border of pink and black triangles, and features two overlapping black and pink triangles in the centre, with text printed above and below that reads "Pride—96".

Halifax Pride 1988 pin

File contains one pin produced for Halifax Pride 1988. Pin is printed with a background of light blue sky and darker blue waves, with an inverted pink triangle dipping into the waves, and small purple text reading "HFX. PRIDE 88".

Gaezette : volume 9, number 9 : November, 1992

Item consists of the ninth issue of the ninth volume (November) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial on the Canada Clause of the Charlottetown Accord written by Gary Kinsman, an article about an official order to to LGBT discrimination in the Canadian Armed Forces written by Kevin Elliott, an article on Human Rights Act breakthroughs (also by Elliott), a Simon Thwaites case update, a recap of the second Gay Men's Gathering written by Raymond Taavel, a review of the OutRights conference, a profile of Michael Callen by James Shedden, and interview with Lizard Jones by Andrea Ward and Ellen Star Isaacs, and other regular columns (by Jane Kansas and Gerard Pollender), reviews, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 8 : October, 1992

Item consists of the eighth issue of the ninth volume (October) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial on AIDS Awareness Week by Maxwell Yalden, a reprint of an article on safer sex for lesbians written by Nancy Solomon, an article on the state of the AIDS epidemic by James Shedden, an interview conducted by Patrick Barnholden with Sibongele Jacks of Puppets Against AIDS, an article about LGBT demographics firm Overlooked Opinions written by Bill Strubbe, a review of a screening of "Forbidden Love" written by Liz Van Berkle, and other regular columns (by Kevin Elliott, Jane Kansas, reviews, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 7 : September, 1992

Item consists of the seventh issue of the ninth volume (September) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial by Kevin Elliott, a preview of the second Gay Men's Gathering by Ross Boutilier, an article by Gary Kinsman on the failure of the provincial AIDS strategy, a short piece about Simon Thwaites (also by Elliott), and other regular columns (by Jane Kansas and Bruce Moore), reviews, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 6 : June-July, 1992

Item consists of the fifth issue of the ninth volume (June-July) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes a tribute piece about C. Dale Oxford, an interview of Kevin Hynes by Patrick Barnholden about living with HIV in Newfoundland, a preview of the Halifax Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Video & Film Festival by Gary Kinsman, a From the Front Lines article by James Shedden, an article by Padraic Brake on the founding of the Gay and Lesbian Association for Support in Western Newfoundland, an article about a crackdown on LGBT people in Nicaragua, and other regular columns, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 5 : June, 1992

Item consists of the fifth issue of the ninth volume (June) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette.

Cover illustration is a portrait of Barry Nichols as "MooseMan".

Issue includes an editorial by Patrick Barnholden, an interview of "MooseMan" artist Barry Nichols by Patrick Barnholden, a recap of the Halifax AIDS Society conference, an article by Kevin Elliott on the New Brunswick Human Rights Act protections related to sexuality, a preview of the Centre for Art Tapes-presented First Halifax Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Film Festival, a From the Front Lines article by Robert Allan, a look back at the history and impact of Stonewall 23 years later, and other regular columns, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 4 : May, 1992

Item consists of the fourth issue of the ninth volume (May) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial by Gary Kinsman about federal Conservative hypocrisy stemming from Human Rights Commission decisions, an interview of performance artist (and Centre for Art Tapes artist in residence) Shawna Dempsey by Brenda Barnes about Dempsey's new "Mermaid in Love" piece, an article by Kevin Elliott about the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, a recap of the OutWrite '92 conference by Andrew Ellis, a From the Front Lines piece by James Shedden, a recap of the Gay Men's Retreat by Ross Boutilier, and other regular columns, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 3 : April, 1992

Item consists of the third issue of the ninth volume (April) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial by Gary Kinsman about the Supreme Court of Canada's "obscenity" ruling, a reprinted article by Eugene Robinson about gay intolerance in Argentina, a review of the 19th Maine Lesbian and Gaymen's Symposium, an article by Clay Bond about gay visibility, a From the Front Lines column by James Phillips, the first chapter of Jeremy C. Rudel's "Wanderings" series, and other regular columns, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 2 : March, 1992

Item consists of the second issue of the ninth volume (March) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial about Edgar Z. Friedenberg's piece from the previous issue, an article by Kevin Elliott about the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission's forthcoming ruling about the future of Pandora, an article about federal support for gay rights written by Sam Archer, and other regular columns, news updates, reviews, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 10 : December-January, 1992-1993

Item consists of the tenth issue of the ninth volume (December-January) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial on the double-standard about AIDS coverage as it relates to Magic Johnson's HIV diagnosis written by Brian Beazley, a profile of Debi Sundahl by Sue Campbell, Cheryl Tatjana Nicol's interview of Jen Fraser about being young and a lesbian in Cape Breton, a look at the future of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia after 20 years, a review of 10 Percent magazine by Sehlat GreyHound, a review of the Montreal Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference by Gary Kinsman, and other regular columns (by Robert Allen and Jane Kansas), reviews, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 9, number 1 : February, 1992

Item consists of the first issue of the ninth volume (February) of the 1992 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette.

Cover illustration is a portrait of Isaac Julien.

Issue includes an article by Edgar Z. Friedenberg on the William Kennedy Smith trial, a reprinted interview between Isaac Julien and Gillian Morton about Julien's film "Young Soul Rebels", an article about Pandora magazine by Patrick Barnholden, and other regular columns, news updates, and event listings.

Gaezette : volume 8, number 9 : November, 1991

Item consists of the ninth issue of the eighth volume (November) of the 1991 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes a review of Todd Haynes's film "The Pleasures of Poison" by William Baird, an interview of Todd Haynes by Daniel Prodonick, a short look forward at a the new structure of Gaezette after the departure of Kevin Elliott, a From the Front Lines article by Dan Hart, a review of James Barr's "Quatrefoil" by Patrick Barnholden, a frank examination of the financial issues facing the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia, along with other regular news updates and events listings.
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