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United States File LGBTQ people and culture
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Event invitations and programs

File contains invitations to several drag balls in Toronto and New York, as well as programs for the 2010 and 2017 Halifax Pride celebrations.

Leather event cards, brochures, and programs

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.

TightRope event notices ; leather organization newsletters, correspondence, and event notices

File contains notices and flyers for events held by the TightRope Leather Brotherhood, as well as newsletters, correspondence, and event notices from other leather organizations. Materials include copies of the newsletters Smoke Signals, produced by Poconowarriors in Pennsylvania, and The Brand, produced by the Chicago Hellfire Club; correspondence, pamphlets, and registration forms from Spearhead Leather/Denim Social club in Toronto; event notices and registration forms from East Coast Bears, based in Fredricton; correspondence from the Ottawa Knights; one registration form for the Toone Towne event held by Firedancers Texas ; and notices for TightRope events held between May and August, 1999.

Clippings regarding the LGBT community in international celebrity news

File contains newspaper clippings collected by Ross Boutilier regarding the LGBT community in international celebrity news. Subjects covered include the murder of Gianni Versace, the shooting of Scott Amendure by former Jenny Jones Show guest Jonathan Schmidtz, the television program Xena: Warrior Princess, Dennis Rodman, Ellen DeGeneres' public coming out announcement, Melissa Etheridge, female impersonator Christopher Peterson, Allen Ginsberg's cancer diagnosis, and relationship columnist Dan Savage.

Clippings regarding the LGBT community

File contains clippings collected by Ross Boutilier relating to LGBT issues. Subjects covered include the deportation of Alla Pitcherskaia, LGBT inclusion efforts at Xerox, homophobia, LGBT terminology, the closure of the Red Herring Co-operative Book Store in Halifax, LGBT toys, and organ donations.

Leather community event calendars and schedules

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.

Clippings regarding anti-LGBT discrimination, same-sex spousal rights, legal appointments, LGBT social issues

File contains clippings collected by Ross Boutilier regarding anti-LGBT discrimination, same-sex spousal rights, legal appointments, and other LGBT social issues. Subjects covered by the clippings include acts of anti-LGBT discrimination in Wolfville, Queensland, and Shelburne, Nova Scotia, as well as Atlanta, Georgia; legal protections for same-sex spouses in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia; child sexual abuse in Shelbourne; the appointment of Justice Ian Binnie to the Supreme Court of Canada; the appointment of Keith Norton as Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission; domestic abuse within the LGBT community; sex work in Nova Scotia; and other LGBT social issues.

Erotic gear catalogues; Toronto Pink Pages 1993

File contains one copy of the Spartacus Enterprises of Oregon catalogue, one copy of JT's Stockroom mail order catalogue, one copy of a retail price list of erotic accessories, and one copy of the 1993 Toronto Pink Pages directory of lesbian and gay businesses.

Boston Pride parade 1992 photos

File contains photographs of the 1992 Boston Pride parade and accompanying correspondence. Photos were taken by Sally McShane and sent to Al Stewart on 1992-07-15.

Reference materials regarding hospices across Canada and the United States

File contains documents, pamphlets, notes, and operating budgets from AIDS-specific Hospice programs across Canada and the United States including Casey House in Toronto, Barrett House in Toronto, and The Shanti Project in San Francisco. File also contains pamphlets regarding workshops and resources for people with AIDS, and correspondence to the Attorney General regarding a list of directors.

LGBT+ conference materials and notes

File contains conference pamphlets and notes from LGBT+ conference, including: Visible '88: Maine's 15th annual Lesbian and Gay men's symposium; Stonewall 20; How Gay are the 90'2?; Maine Lesbian and Gaymen's Symposium XIX. File also contains correspondence.

LGBT event posters

File contains posters for LGBT events in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.. File contains one poster for an AIDS Vigil held at Grand Parade in Halifax; one poster advertising viewings of the AIDS Memorial Quilt at Gorsebrook School in Halifax from 1990-11-30 to 1990-12-3; one poster for a vigil commemorating the one year anniversary of the Polytechnique Massacre held at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design on 1990-12-6; one poster for the Black and Blue Party hosted by Bad Boy Club Montreal in October, 1994; one poster for the We're Funny That Way in Toronto during April, 1990; one poster for the 1989 Seattle Queen City Cruise; and one poster for National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights held 1987-10-11.

HIV/AIDS awareness, safe-sex, and anti-discrimination posters

File contains three posters encouraging safe-sex as HIV/AIDS prevention; one poster admonishing the Reagan administration, the Centre for Disease Control, and the Vatican for their lack of action in preventing the AIDS epidemic; and one poster featuring the European Parliament's resolution on sexual discrimination in the workplace.