Fonds primarily contains records of the GayLine a phone helpline for LGBT Nova Scotians funding by GAE/GALA that operated between 1972-1996. In 1994 the name was changed to the Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Line. Fonds contains three series; one containing administrative and financial records, one containing recruitment and training materials, and one containing reference materials for volunteers. Materials include monthly and annual reports; meeting minutes; call logs and templates; staff notebooks; correspondence; pamphlets; volunteer training session materials, application forms and guidelines; flyers; legal briefs and resources; newsletters; essays; bibliographies; and directories.
Collection contains duplicate materials from fonds in the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive. Materials in collection include posters; programs, flyers, and promotional materials; pamphlets and outreach materials; and wearable ephemera including buttons and pins, badges, medals, clothing, and other regalia. Materials in series relate to Halifax Pride and other pride celebrations, political demonstrations, Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] operations and events, Halifax Fetish Ball and Mr. Atlantic Canada [M.A.C.] Leather events, Gay and Lesbian Association [GALA] meetings and operations, events held at Rumours bar, LGBT films, and other LGBT causes and events.
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.
Fonds contains records documenting Ross Boutilier's legal challenges over same-sex benefits and equal treatment in Nova Scotia and provincial and federal legislation to gain access to same-sex marriage. Other series include production and administrative records of Wayves magazine, committee records of Halifax Pride, and newspaper clippings about the LGBTQ community in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Canada.
File contains a list of all members of the executive of the Gay Alliance for Equality [GAE] from 1985-1988, including positions and approximate terms. File also contains a first draft of Christians Assembled to Respond to AIDS (CARAS) "Brief to the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS".
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Barney Savage, chair of the Student Union of Nova Scotia, on the Student AIDS Task Force. The interview was conducted with CKDU's Ken Burke. The episode was recorded on September 16, 1986 and was broadcast on January 12, 1987 on Title Waves, a CKDU program.
Series contains audio reels from CKDU radio with interviews and reports conducted by CKDU radio hosts on health topics, including LGBTQ+ issues and AIDS.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Walter Schlech of the Victoria General Infectious Disease Division on a change in the code of ethics that would allow them to break the confidentiality of patients who have tested positive for AIDS to inform others who may have come into contact with the virus. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Connie Clark. The episode was recorded on August 26, 1987, and was broadcast on August 27, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a variety of topics including news, AIDS porn at clubs, and an interview about JJ Lyn's new club. The episode was recorded on July 26, 1987, and was broadcasted on July 27, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Lutheran minister Bob Petit speaking about AIDS and the church, as well as news and a community calendar. The episode was recorded and broadcast on November 16, 1987.
Series contains materials from the organization Churchmembers Assembled to React to AIDS (CARA or CARAS) and includes meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, and educational materials. Fonds also contains records from two projects run by CARA: Morton House, a hospice for people living with AIDS, and AIDS-LINK, a project aimed at connecting people with AIDS to resources and support.
File contains records of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS public education committee from 1987-1992. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, committee reports, memos, contact lists, notes, and reference materials created for or used to inform education initiatives. File also contains minutes, agendas, and reports related to Inform-AIDS helpline operations.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Madeline Comeau regarding the Metro Area Community on AIDS (MACAIDS) updates with CKDU's Donna Mayer. The episode was recorded on August 14, 1987, and was broadcast on the same day, and on August 17, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Rosemary Gill of Dalhousie Health Services and head of the University's task force on AIDS. She discusses how she sees one or two students a day scared they've contracted HIV/AIDS, and thinks most people would be better off not being tested despite this. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Erin Goodman. The episode was recorded on November 30, 1987, and was broadcast on the same day on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Outlook. This episode is on education and AIDS with Madeleine Comeau. It aired September 16, 1987 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program, and was rebroadcast September 21, 1987 on Title Waves, another CKDU radio program.
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.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Kevin Orr of the AIDS Committee of Toronto while he was in Halifax for a meeting of the Canadian Public Health Association the previous year. CKDU's Ken Burke spoke with Orr about the privately managed education groups springing up across the country to inform people about AIDS. The AIDS Committee of Toronto was a model that helped form many others like it, including in Metro Halifax. The episode was recorded on January 14, 1987, and was broadcast on January 20, 1987.
File is an audio reel that contains an episode of Outlook. This episode is the eighth part of a series entitled Issues of Faith. The episode features Jim Anderson, Lutheran, with Madeleine Comeau of the Halifax Metropolitan Area Committee on AIDS. It aired March 1987 and was rebroadcast March 11, 1987; April 1, 1987; and July 17, 1987 on Title Waves, a CKDU radio program.
File includes a copy of a conference paper and a response; an article titled "AIDS and Pastoral Care: A Question of Love"; an information sheet about Morton House; and an information sheet about CARAS.
File contains records of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS public education committee from 1987-1988. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, committee reports, policies and guidelines, project proposals, planning materials, schedules, reference materials, notes, budgets, internal evaluations, correspondence, and workshop materials.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Dr. Rosemary Gill of Dalhousie University Health Services. Dr. Gill, the head of a task force set up to consider ways to deal with AIDS in the university population, spoke with CKDU's Robert Wagner about the issue.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Phil Shaw of the AIDS Committee of Toronto on Patient Zero (Gaetan Dugas), a Quebec man thought to be the first case of AIDS in the United States. He discusses the fear generated by the fact that Patient Zero lived in Toronto, and Dartmouth from 1977-1979, and journalist Randy Shilts' book claiming that Patient Zero was solely responsible for the spread of AIDS in North America. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Donna Mayer. The episode was recorded on October 15, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Hillary Wass, a Vancouver doctor who specialized in treating AIDS patients, on the tragedy of AIDS and watching so many of her patients die, as well as her work on behalf of the victims. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded on November 18, 1987, and was broadcast on the same day on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Women's Time. This episode features an interview with Dr. Hillary Wass, hosted by Erin Goodman. Wass, a Vancouver doctor, gave a lecture at Dalhousie University on AIDS on November 18, 1987. The episode aired November 19, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Madeline Comeau, committee director of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS (MACAIDS) on safer sex and AIDS. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded on February 5, 1988, and was broadcast on February 23, 1988 on Title Waves and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Walter Schlech of the Victoria General Infectious Disease Division on his work and attitude towards AIDS as he spends roughly a day a week on the disease. The interview was conducted by CKDU's John Cairncross. The episode was recorded in March 1988.
File is an audio reel containing reports on various subjects, including the Nova Scotia People With AIDS Coalition opening, and a women's night at Rumors bar in Halifax. The episode was recorded on April 24, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with a founding member of the Nova Scotia People With AIDS Coalition, a local group to combat ignorance and provide support for those concerned about the disease. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded in April 1988, and was broadcast on April 26, 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Reverend Bob Petite, parish priest of St. George's Anglican Church and a member of the organizing committee for the National AIDS Vigil in Halifax, on the event (held the next day). The interview was conducted by CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded on May 24, 1988, and was broadcast on the same day on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features an interview with CKDU's Donna Mater and J.J. Lyons (LGBT and AIDS activist and past chairperson of Halifax's Gay Alliance for Equality) on AIDS and gay men, news, and a community calendar. The episode was recorded on January 18, 1988, and was broadcasted on the same day.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features two parts: the first is an interview with CKDU's Robert Matthews and Eric Smith (the Cape Sable Island teacher removed after his HIV diagnosis and member of the Provincial AIDS task force) on AIDS testing and its dangers. The second part is an interview with Tom Harpur, a religious writer and former editor of the Toronto Star, speaking with Robert Matthews on his stance on homosexuality as a radical Christian. The episode was recorded on February 22, 1988, and was broadcasted on the same day.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a women's night report, a founding member of the People with AIDS coalition (PWA), a safer sex promotion, and a community calendar. The episode was recorded on April 24, 1988, and was broadcasted on April 25, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features J. Royden Trainor, an author of legal LGBT texts, on the SUNS AIDS project. The episode was recorded on March 7, 1988, and was broadcasted on September 12, 1988.
Subseries contains documents relating to the operation of Morton House, a residence and hospice in Halifax operated by CARAS for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Morton House was established in 1988 and closed in the early 2000s.
File contains documentation and correspondence regarding 2277 Brunswick Street, which became the site of Morton House. Materials include the Morton House proposal, property deed, correspondence regarding mortgage guarantees, and rental policy documents.
File contains CARAS charity registration documents, reference materials regarding operating a registered charity, draft bylaws, information regarding renewal of the registration, the certificate of incorporation, revocation of registration, and correspondence.
File contains the CARAS memorandum of association submitted to legal services and municipal affairs. File also contains the incorporation of CARAS under the societies act.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor George Weber, the Secretary General of the Canadian Red Cross Society of Canada, on blood transfusions, screening, and the risk of AIDS infection through blood in Canada. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Craig Benjamin. The episode was recorded on March 28, 1988, and was broadcast on March 29, 1988, and April 4, 1988 on Title Waves and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features "The Search the the Vivvs" [sic], authors Sharon Kingman and Steve Connor Phillips, "have you been tested for AIDS?', and a safe sex promotion. The episode was recorded on April 4, 1988, and was broadcasted on the same day.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 1 of 2 featuring an interview on AIDS in Russia, as well as a Sweden AIDS play, and Robert's news. The episode was recorded on May 8, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 9, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features the year in review, including rights/a task force on AIDS, the SUNS combat AIDS project, a lesbian conference, and bill C-54. The episode was recorded on December 24, 1988, and was broadcasted on December 26, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Pierre Lavigne, an epidemiologist who reported that for the first time in Nova Scotia heterosexuals tested positive for AIDS, citing the same bisexual man as the carrier. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Lisa Blackburn. The episode was recorded on January 6, 1988, and was broadcast on January 10 on Title Waves, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Fred Wells, one of the founding members of the Nova Scotia People With AIDS (PWA) Coalition. The interview was conducted by CKDU's John Cairncross. The episode was recorded on April 23, 1988, and was broadcast on April 28, 1988, and April 29, 1988 on Title Waves and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 2 of 2 featuring an interview on AIDS in Russia. The episode was recorded on May 15, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 16, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Reverend Bob Petit, an AIDS vigil, and news. The episode was recorded on May 22, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 23, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a movie review of Big Business, news, and an AIDS hospice in London. The episode was recorded on July 3, 1988, and was broadcasted on July 4, 1988.
