File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1992 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains posters, programs, and pamphlets for AIDS-related causes and events in Nova Scotia.
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 also contains one pamphlet on domestic violence in LGBT relationships.
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 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 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 also contains pamphlets for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia, as well as programs for Halifax Pride 1991 and the play David For Queen.
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 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 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 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 also contains one pamphlet on homosexuality and the bible.
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 also contains one page of LGBT demonstration chants.
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 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 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 records related to the 1998 AIDS Awake the World event, including one red ribbon, handwritten notes regarding AIDS-AWAKE event planning, one card, 1998 event pamphlets and schedule, a list of participants, performer biographies, Safe Harbour Church and AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia brochures, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
File contains correspondence, clippings, and notes regarding the Spirituality and AIDS Conference, held December 3 1994, and the relationship between religion and homosexuality.
Fonds contains materials collected by Halifax-based AIDS activist Larry Baxter. Materials in fonds document Baxter's involvement or interactions with a variety of Nova Scotian AIDS-related organizations, including Churchmembers Assembled to Respond to AIDS [CARAS], AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS], and the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition. These materials include administrative and financial records, internal and external reports, memos and correspondence, proposals and planning materials, workshop materials, and reference materials. Fonds also contains Baxter's collection of news clippings covering a broad range of LGBT and AIDS-related issues, and his collection of pamphlets regarding AIDS-related issues and concerns.
File contains one album containing newspaper clippings dating from 1988 to 1989 regarding protecting homosexuality under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code and laws regarding homosexuality.
File contains reference materials and educational resources regarding homosexuality and religion, and parenting LGBT children. Materials one copy of the pamphlet Beyond the bible, produced by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG], and one package of educational materials produced by the Committee on Gay and Lesbian Concerns of Hartford Meeting that includes essays, articles, sermons, meeting minutes, pamphlets, and questionnaires.
File contains a one page advertisement from LGRNS urging readers to call their MP's in support of adding sexual orientation to Human Rights Legislation; this advertisement has been digitized and only exists in digital format due to preservation concerns. File also contains the receipt for the cost of running the ad.
File contains four clippings regarding the Buchanan government, lack of action regarding equal human rights, and equality for LGBT individuals. Clippings have been digitized and exist as a digital copy only.
File contains articles, essays, pamphlets, newsletters, and clippings discussing issues related to homosexuality and its relationship to Christianity. Materials primarily relate to liturgical debates surrounding the sinfulness of homosexuality and pastoral care for congregants with HIV/AIDS. Materials include the complete September, 1990 issue of The United Church Observer; one complete copy of the second printing of Homosexual catholics : a new primer for discussion, published by Dignity, Inc; and excerpts from the newsletters Youth Update, The Self-Help Newsletter, and Resources for Liturgy, among other publications.
File contains two newspaper clippings from Wayves Magazine dated October 2005 and November 2008. File also contains two magnets, from 2008 and 2009, and one business card.
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.
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].
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.
File contains two clippings regarding Janet Conners' activism and honours, one letter addressed to Janet and Randy, three photographs of Randy and Janet, and one photograph of Randy, Janet, and their son Gus.
File contains clippings and interview transcripts regarding the Conners' activism, the death of Randy Conners, and Janet Conners' subsequent announcement of her AIDS diagnosis. File also contains copies of correspondence related to Randy's death.
File contains clippings regarding a planned blood fractionation plant in Bedford, Nova Scotia, the treatment of blood products in Quebec, and Janet Conners' activism.
File contains clippings regarding fines imposed against the Canadian Red Cross for their involvement in the tainted blood scandal, and clippings regarding the trial of Dr. Roger Perrault.
File contains clippings from newspapers in Nova Scotia and Ontario regarding HIV/AIDS, bloodborne illnesses, the Krever inquiry, and Conners' AIDS advocacy efforts.
File contains speaking notes; clippings about AIDS, and Conners' honorary degrees and activism; one AIDS Coalition general contact form; correspondence regarding Randy's death, Janet's honorary degrees, and AIDS-related activism; one program from Dal spring convocation at which Janet was awarded an honorary degree; and three photos from the Rotary Club Paul Harris dinner at which Janet was honoured.
File contains speaking notes, correspondence regarding Janet's activism and appointment to/resignation from the Minister of Health's Council on HIV/AIDS; correspondence and administrative documents related to a potential film project based on Conners' life; testimony and legal documents from the Krever inquiry; clippings about the Red Cross; materials related to Janet's nomination for the CIBC Young Women of Distinction Award; citations for Conners' honorary degrees; and notes. File also contains Conners' first jump skydiving certificate, which she earned following her recovery from AIDS complications..
File contains correspondence and clippings related to the Krever inquiry and subsequent efforts by the Janet Conners Infected Spouse and Children Association to gain supports from the government for the families of those infected with HIV/AIDS by tainted blood products. Correspondence in this file is primarily between Janet Conners, her lawyer Dawn J. Ring, and Canadian politicians.
Fonds contains materials related to Janet Conners' advocacy work for recipients of tainted blood products and other persons with HIV/AIDS. Janet's and her husband, Randy Conners, contracted HIV when Randy, a hemophiliac, was treated with infected blood. After publicly announcing Randy's diagnosis in 1991, the Conners provided testimony to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada [the Krever Inquiry], and became advocates for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Janet revealed her HIV positive status upon Randy's death in 1994. Materials in fonds include legal documents, correspondence, speaking notes, press releases, day planners, awards and honorary degrees, and photographs.
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 one pin, two clippings from The Daily News dated March 8, 1993 regarding Gloria Steinmen's visit to Halifax and Dalhousie's Women's Centre, an invitation to a show for International Women's Day 1993, and one clipping from The Mail Star dated December 21, 1992.
Series includes photographs and textual materials related to gay pride marches and events in Nova Scotia as well as documentation from the 1987 March on Washington.
