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.
Series comprises records documenting the evolution and history of the Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, including meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and programming and workshop materials.
Subseries contains Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] society bylaws and resolution, bylaws and policies from leather groups from Ontario and other groups from Atlantic Canada, membership applications, and historical records of M.A.C. Leather.
File contains lists of previous sponsors, a poster draft for Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] 10th Anniversary, a draft of a recruitment e-mail, medallion lists for titleholders, a comprehensive guest list from 1999 - 2008, member involvement, and e-mail transcripts.
File contains one poster for the Mr. Menz Sunday Brunch at Menz Bar in support of Menz Bar attending the Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contest in Saint John, NB. Event took place between 2005 and 2008.
File also contains correspondence from Bruce Walker to Robert Stead and Danny Chandler regarding Lloyd Simmon's death; an obituary; newspaper clippings about Bruce Walker and Lloyd Simmons; and a speech given by Bruce Walker at Acadia University. Bruce Walker was a lawyer and Lloyd Simmons was a school principal who faced controversy for living as an openly gay individual.
File contains photographs of Juanita Pooley and her partner, Clairmarie Haley, dated 1984. Film also contains one undated news clipping about a legal dispute over unpaid taxes between the City of Halifax and the gay and lesbian nightclub Rumours, as well as an obituary for Carolyn Jean Hayes.
File contains two obituaries for Safe Harbour MCC Reverend Darlene Young; 1 printed out from Walker Funeral Home's website, and one photocopy of Jon Tattrie's article "Rainbow church moves on after beloved minister's death" for the Chronicle Herald.
File contains flyers for Affirm United; one poster for Jesus for the Non-Religious, a lecture with the Right Reverend Bishop John Shelby Spong; pamphlets on homosexuality and the churchs; one cartoon about gay bashing; one pamphlet for St John;'s United Church; and one copy of the essay Supporting Our Gay Loved Ones : A Parents FLAG Perspective.
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.
File contains three copies of the event card for the Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] 2007 contest, titled Pirate de la Chaleur. Contest was held in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick on September 2, 2007.
Series contains materials related to speaking engagements at Acadia University in Wolfville and Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. Materials include correspondence; speaking notes; presentation slides; and course syllabi.
