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Awake the World event records 1998

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.

Accepting 'I'm gay'

File contains one newspaper clipping titled "Accepting 'I'm Gay'" from The Mail Star, Saturday, September 16, 1995.

Newspaper clippings about cruising, legal aid pamphlets, and materials about legal cases

File contains a pamphlet about public sex and legal aid resources; clippings regarding public sex in Seaview Park and about legal cases in Canada; a pamphlet for victims services; correspondence; a list of legal cases of interest to the Gay and Lesbian community; a report from the Canadian Human Rights Trust; a reference list of lawyers for Tea Party; a pamphlet about washroom and park arrests; contact information for various individuals; In Defence of Privacy: Or Bluntly Put, No More Shit, in ACTION! Vol. 3 No. 1, Jan. 1, 1983; and a paper titled "Sex Crime in 1994".

Brochures, releases, newsletters, and articles regarding homophobia and lesbian conferences

File contains pamphlets regarding homophobia, lesbianism, and sexual orientation. File also contains pamphlets on the National Lesbian Forum, correspondence from Concordia University, materials from the Right to Privacy Committee, releases from EGALE Canada, and newsletters regarding women's rights and rights for LGBT+ individuals.

Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other records regarding controversy surrounding anti-gay newspaper articles written by Arnie Patterson

File contains various newspaper clippings dating between 1988-1992, including anti-gay opinion articles written by Arnie Patterson published in The Sunday Daily News; correspondence issuing complaints about the anti-gay articles; a clipping from 1989 containing an anti-gay letter to the editor in support of Arnie Patterson; and various newspaper article speaking out against the anti-gay articles.

CARAS meeting minutes 1988 - 1992

File contains Churchmembers Assembled to Respond to AIDS [CARAS] meeting minutes 1988 - 1992. File also contains internal reports, meeting notices, and notes.

Materials regarding Halifax Pride Week 1991

File contains two brochures; one copy of Gaezette No. 6, June 1990; a pamphlet from Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia for Lesbian and Gay Pride 1990; correspondence; a clipping dated June 25, 1990 titled "Pavilion takes gay experience to public"; and a copy of the 1991 Pride Week logo.

News release for the amendment to the Human Rights Code Chapter 214, clippings, correspondence, and ephemera

File contains an amendment to chapter 214 news release; clippings; memos; press release in support of including LGBT individuals in the Human Rights Legislation; pink triangle armband; correspondence; calls for donations; a list of individuals and organizations who wrote to MLA's with sending a copy to LGRNS; draft copy of an opinion article for the Halifax Herald; transcripts of an assembly debate; and a submission in respect of the Human Rights Act Bill 136.

LGBT community resources, correspondence, notes and press releases from organizations in support of protection for LGBT+ individuals

File contains a copy of resources for the LGBT+ community and recommended readings, notes and memos, and correspondence. File also contains materials from Atlantic Gay and Lesbians in Health Care and Social Services, including a statement of purpose, a press release regarding a conference, and newsletters.

Newspaper clippings and published documents regarding gay rights in Newfoundland

File contains a September 1990 article titled "Newfoundland hedges on human rights protection"; a memo about anti-gay discrimination in a St. John's night club; a document titled "Here to Stay! Lesbians and Gays in Newfoundland and Labrador Fighting for Our Rights"; two newsletters titled "Reaching Out: Together we can survive AIDS" (Vol.1, No.2 from September 1990, and Vol.2, No.1 from February 1991); a news brief on anonymous AIDS testing; a brief on LGBT discrimination in Newfoundland and Labrador; a copy of newspaper clipping dated May 1, 1988 titled "Protection of homosexual minority not a concern, health minister says".

GALA correspondence, financial statements, committee reports, and clippings

File contains financial statements 1987 - 1989, 1991; correspondence between the GALA committee and members 1989 - 1990; the association's memorandum; meeting minutes 1990; committee reports 1989; meeting notices; and a newspaper clipping from The Daily News, 1990 titled "CODCO program awarded prize for gay rights support".

Reports and articles regarding gay rights

File contains a notice of a meeting from Coalition for Human Rights Reform New Brunswick 1988 and several documents titled "Strategy for Gay Rights", "AIDS, Human Rights and the Revival of Lesbian/Gay Politics in the Maritimes" by Anne Bishop, 1989, "Rights Now" Strategy for Gay and Lesbian Rights", a paper on discrimination against Gay and Lesbians, and a paper titled "Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in Nova Scotia". File also contains LGRNS missions statement.

GALA press release, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and a copy of the Human Rights Code

Press release from Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) calling for action from the government regarding anti-gay discrimination; news articles and clippings regarding human rights protection for LGBT+ Nova Scotians; correspondence; a copy of the Human Rights Act Chapter 214 amended 1991; and the Autumn 1991 issue of Equality.

LGBT anti-discrimination law Ontario

File contains briefs from the Coalition for Gay Rights Ontario regarding the inclusion of LGBT+ individuals in the Human Rights Code. File also contains a newprint paper containing information on Gay Rights and information on LGBT+ people.

Press release regarding picket in front of the Carleton Hotel on Argyle Street

File contains a press release announcing a picket to protest the management of the Jury Room Lounge, which had been refusing service to the gay and lesbian community. File also contains a letter to members of the Gay Alliance for Equality regarding a 1975 citation to recognize exceptional service by the Movement for Citizens' Voice and Action to promote the equality of lesbians and
gay men.