Fonds contains photographs of LGBT-related events in Halifax, taken by Dr. Brenda Hattie. Photographs depict one of the first same-sex marriages to take place Nova Scotia, officiated in July 2005 at Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church by the church's pastor, Reverend Darlene Young; and the 2008 Community Hero Awards, organized by the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project. Fonds also contains one photograph of Dr. Hattie and Reverend Young following a Safe Harbour service.
Series contains photographs taken by Dr. Brenda Hattie at the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project [NSRAP]'s first Community Hero Awards, held in October, 2008 at Pier 21. The event was hosted by Cape Breton-based comedian Bette MacDonald, and honoured Halifax-based LGBT activist Daniel MacKay for his service to Nova Scotia's LGBT community.
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 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.
File contains posters for events at Rumours, a bar in Halifax that was owned and operated by the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia (GALA) from 1982 to 1995. File includes one poster for the Rumour's goes to the movies event, held on May 21-23, 1993; one poster for the Winter blues meltdown, held on 1994-02-25; three posters for the Valentine's weekend event, held on February 12-13, 1994; and three posters for the Jest for laughs comedy show, held on 1993-09-06.
File contains posters for the Gay and Lesbian Association 1992 general meeting, and the Black and Blue Party hosted by Bad Boy Club Montreal in October, 1994.
File contains posters for the 2005, 2007, and 2009 Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contests. Contests were held in Halifax; Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick; and Saint John, New Brunswick respectively.
File contains two copies of a flyer advertising events in Halifax featuring Simon Nkoli, a gay South African political activist. Events include a talk held at Rumours bar, and the preceding meet and greet held on the same date at Veith House.
Files contains a series of four pamphlets produced by the Gay and Lesbian Association [GALA] to provide resources to individuals questioning their sexuality.
File contains mail-out materials produced by Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] advocating for the inclusion of protections relating to sexual orientation in the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. These protections were successfully added to the Act in 1991.
File contains a video recording and transcript 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.
Item is transcript 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.
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.
Item is a transcript 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.
File contains a transcript and 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.
Item is a transcript 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.
Item is a transcript 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.
Item is a transcript of an interview with Lynn Jones. Jones discusses her relationship with former partner, L; living in Edmonton, Vancouver, and Montreal before moving to Nova Scotia; her experience conceiving a child via artificial insemination; and her experiences with blackmail and discrimination. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on November 30th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a transcript 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.
File contains a transcript and 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.
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.
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 transcript 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 transcript 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 transcript and 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.
Fonds contains materials produced by Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] as part of their lobbying efforts to gain human rights protections for members of Nova Scotia's LGBTQ+ community, including correspondence, briefs, presentations, and notes. Fonds also contains correspondence, notes, and clippings regarding the establishment and operations of the Halifax chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG].
File contains correspondence between Jan Morrell (on behalf on Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia), and Hon. Eleanor Norrie, Minister of the Civil Service Commission, regarding proposed amendments to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act stipulating protections for LGBTQ+ persons.
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.
File contains correspondence regarding the founding and operations of a Halifax chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG], as well as notes, one essay regarding parents of LBTQ+ children, and clippings of letters to the editor regarding spousal benefits for same-sex partners.