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Alan (Al) Roy Stewart fonds AIDS (Disease)
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Alan (Al) Roy Stewart fonds

  • MS-15-21
  • Fonds
  • 1980-2019
Fonds contains materials collected by Al Stewart as part of his involvement in the Maritime leather community, his LGBT advocacy work at Saint John's United Church in Halifax, and his involvement in the broader LGBT community in Nova Scotia. Leather community records document the activities of the TightRope leather brotherhood, Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contests, and other leather groups across Canada and the United States. Materials include administrative records, photographs, promotional materials, correspondence, newsletters, and catalogues. United Church materials primarily relate to Stewart's efforts to attain Affirmed status for St. John's United Church, and include reference materials, correspondence, and newsletters. Fonds also contains objects and ephemera related to the leather community, Affirm, and Stewart's membership in the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union [NSGEU], as well as personal photographs, correspondence, and LGBT publications.

Stewart, Alan Roy

Look beyond — the faces and stories of people with HIV/AIDS

File contains one copy of the photobook Look Beyond — the Faces and Stories of People With HIV/AIDS by photographer Michelle Valberg. Book contains photographs of several Nova Scotians, including Janet Conners, Timm Baker, Wilson Hodder, and Charles Gillis [also known by his drag name, Lulu LaRude].

To the point : AIDS

File contains one copy of the book To the Point: AIDS, edited by Diana L. Hynson and Carmen M. Gaud, published 1993. This book provides suggestions and strategies for how Christian churches can respond to the AIDS crisis.

Super-poz comic book

File contains one issue of the comic book Super-poz, written and illustrated by Daniel-Claude Gendron and translated from French to English by George Paradalis.

Wilson Hodder photographs, correspondence, and celebration of life programs

File contains materials related to the life and passing of Wilson Hodder. Hodder was a prominent LGBT activist in Nova Scotia, who successfully petitioned for spousal survivors benefits for same-sex couples under the Canada Pension Plan following the passing of his partner, Terry Martin.

File contains 30 colour photographs taken by Hodder of the 1998 Ottawa Pride parade, three photographs of Hodder and friends, correspondence between Hodder and Mike Sangster, two copies of the program from Hodder's celebration of life, and two program inserts.

Red ribbon pin

File contains one circular pin with a white background and picture of a red ribbon in the centre.

AIDS Walk for Life pin

File contains one AIDS Walk for Life pin. Pin features a red ribbon and is printed with text that reads "AIDS Walk for Life —Marche Pour La Vie".

Canada : moving forward – AIDS 2010 pin

File contains one pin produced in connection with the Canada : Moving forward -- AIDS 2010 event. Pin features a black background with a grey-blue border, and a red ribbon with a maple leaf on the end in the centre. Red text around the border reads "Canada: Moving Forward" with smaller red text beneath reading "AIDS 2010".

Objects and wearable ephemera

Series contains pins, stickers, one tote bag, one bracelet, and one air freshener collected by Al Stewart through his involvement with the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union [NSGEU] and various LGBT community groups and events, including Affirm United, the TightRope leather brotherhood, Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contests, and Halifax Pride.