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.
File contains a transcript of an interview with Carol Millett. Millett discusses her attendance at LGBT dances and social events in Halifax, her coming out story, and her experiences with homophobia in the workplace. The interview was conducted by Joseph Lahey on December 7th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording and 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 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.
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.
File contains a transcript and 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.
File contains a transcript and 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.
File contains 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.
File contains a transcript and 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.
File contains a transcript and 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.
File contains a transcript and 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, 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.
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 transcript and sound recording of an interview Sharon Beaseley. Beasley discusses her work in food distribution, her experience using a sperm donor to conceive with her former partner, her involvement with the Youth Project and other LGBT organizations and events, and her relationships and coming out experience. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on December 8th, 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 Sue and Nicky Perkins. The Perkins' discusses their 40-year relationship and subsequent legal fight for marriage equality in Nova Scotia, coming out after 13 years together, and their participation in NSRAP, Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, and other LGBT groups and events in Halifax. The interview was conducted by Jacqueline Gahagan on November 27th, 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 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 and sound recording 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.
File contains a transcript and video recording of an interview with Sydney Lancaster. Lancaster discusses their sexuality and gender identity, their involvement with the LGBT community in Alberta and Nova Scotia, LGBT visibility in Nova Scotia and their move to the province in 2010, and social justice theories and initiatives. The interview was conducted by Anne Summerhays on November 9th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains one copy of the preliminary announcement email and 1 invitation to the wedding of TightRope members Jim Turner and Paul Nicholl, held September 23, 2006. File also contains a cocktail napkin from the event.
File contains materials relating to the Halifax Rainbow Health Project's involvement with the Joint Advisory Committee for Improving Access to Primary Care for GLBTI People In Capital Health. Materials include a job posting for the Transition Coordinator for the GLBTI Initiative, dated 2004; two draft copies of the agenda for the meeting of the Advisory Group for Improving Access to Comprehensive and Coordinated Primary Care for GLBTI People in Capital Health, held May 31, 2004; one draft copy of terms of reference for the Advisory Group for Improving Access to Comprehensive and Coordinated Primary Care for GLBTI People in Capital Health; notes; correspondence dated 2004; and one draft copy of a press release for the Primary Care Project.
File contains administrative records of the joint committee of the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC] and AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS], which document the union of these two groups as the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS]. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, planning documents, notes, and correspondence regarding joint operations and a potential organizational merge, as well as reference materials regarding similar organizational mergers.
File contains one pin produced in support of activist Karen Andrews and her struggle to have her same sex partnership and co-parented children recognized as a family under Ontario health legislation. Pin has a white background and is printed with white text that reads "WE ARE FAMILY—Karen Andrews/Local 1996—Access to OHIP Committee".
File contains one copy of the zine Killing dad. Volume contains graphic illustrations of a sexual and sometimes violent nature collaged with photographs and text.
File contains one cream coloured swallow-tailed gonfalon flag with two lavender stripes running diagonally across. Flag was used in demonstrations and marches organized by the Gay and Lesbian Association.
File contains leather community events calendars and schedules covering events in both Nova Scotia, across Canada and the United States, and some European events. Materials include one schedule for the Mr. Atlantic Canada (M.A.C.) Leather 2003 contest weekend, held October 4-6, 2002; one calendar produced by the TightRope brotherhood featuring both TightRope gatherings and other leather community events across Canada, the United States, and Europe from 1994-1995; and two copies of the Hot Boots calendar for 2002-2003.
File contains event cards and brochures for leather contests and meet-ups in Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnatti, Ohio; and one program for the 2002 International Mr. Leather contest, held in Chicago from May 23-27, 2002.
File contains bylaws and policies from various leather groups and organizations in Ontario and Nova Scotia. Documents include Mister Leatherman Toronto Policies and Judges Handbook, National Leather Contest Rules and Requirements and the Official Contestant Packet, Logistic notes, Bylaws from the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, and the Constitution and Bylaws of the Ottawa Knights.
File contains five pages of printouts from the website LeatherRubberMaster.com featuring black and white illustrations and photos of leather club activities, some of which are pornographic in nature; and one copy of the 2002 Men of Pumpjack calendar, produced by the Pumpjack pub in Vancouver, British Columbia.
File contains one white banner produced or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) for the 1990 Halifax Pride parade featuring the text "We are family! Lesbian and Gay Pride 1990" and two interlocking venus symbols painted in overlapping black and pink text.
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 pamphlets 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 three copies of the script for the short play Jeopardy, written and performed by members of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS]. The play was performed at a demonstration advocating for the addition of legal protections based on sexual orientation under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. These changes were eventually enacted in 1991.
File contains meeting minutes from Lesbian Gay Rights Nova Scotia (LGRNS) dating from 1987 - 1990. File also contains committee member roles and contact information.
File contains two copies of the information sheet for the 2001 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Youth Project winter retreat, one year-end financial report, correspondence, and notes.
File contains promotional flyers, pamphlets, and a members training program for the Lesbian Information Line in Vancouver. File also contains one business card for Lesbian and Feminist Mothers Political Action Group, and two note cards containing information of other LGBT services.
File contains three copies of a letter from Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project to Mr. Kevin Chapman, Director of Health Policy and Economics for Doctors Nova Scotia in which the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project argues for provincial coverages for transgender healthcare. Letter is dated April 12, 2010.
File contains materials relating to the Halifax Rainbow Action Project. Materials include letters of intent from Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, AIDS Coalition Nova Scotia, and Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youth Project; one full copy and two partial copies of amendments to the Halifax Rainbow Health Project partnership agreement with the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition; one draft copy of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project Inclusion Program outline; correspondence dated 2004-2005; one Halifax Rainbow Health Project budget dated March 31, 2004; two copies of a Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project meeting agenda dated March 30, 2004; notes; and one information packet for the 2004 Many Faces Diverse Voices conference, put on by the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition.
