File contains Halifax Pride planning materials from 2006, including agendas, correspondence, one events guide, planning materials for an event at Venus Envy, one interfaith service brochure, one pamphlet regarding gay health, and one chart listing event coordinators and their responsibilities.
Series contains records relating to Ross Boutilier's involvement in the organization of the Halifax Pride parade, including committee records, financial records, reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, notes, memos, schedules, parade and Pride Guide planning materials, advertisements and press releases, and posters and pins worn or collected during Halifax Pride parades.
Item consists of a Halifax Pride '96 supplement inserted into the June 1996 issue of Wayves Magazine. Includes events, advertisements, parade route, letters, and a note from the organizing committee.
File contains one pin from Halifax Pride 1998. Pin features overlapping rainbow triangles on a black and white background and the words "PRiDE Halifax 1998".
File contains committee record for Halifax Pride 1998. Materials include financial records, notes, correspondence, schedules and other planning materials, invoices, logo mock-ups, advertisements, and advertisement submission forms.
File contains one pin from Halifax Pride 1997. Pin has a white background with a border of small triangles in rainbow colours, with a blue cross and pink triangle in the centre with text above and below that reads "Pride—1997".
File contains committee records for Halifax Pride 1997. Materials include Pride schedules, clippings featuring stories about the parade and plans for television advertisements during Pride Week, Pride logo mock-ups, notes, correspondence, agendas, contact lists, advertisements, and correspondence.
File contains one pin for Halifax Pride 1996. Pin has a white background with a border of pink and black triangles, and features two overlapping black and pink triangles in the centre, with text printed above and below that reads "Pride—96".
File consists of reports, letterhead stationary, Pride logo contest submissions, notes, correspondence, draft schedules for Pride Week, proposed Pride workshops, Pride Guide planning materials, and press releases.
File contains one pin produced for Halifax Pride 1988. Pin is printed with a background of light blue sky and darker blue waves, with an inverted pink triangle dipping into the waves, and small purple text reading "HFX. PRIDE 88".
Fonds consists of Gerard Veldhoven's published writing, correspondence, and speeches. Veldhoven's writings cover subjects including same-sex marriage, LGBT parenting and families, Pride celebrations, and LGBT social issues. Fonds also contains clippings and correspondence related to Veldhoven's experience as part of the first same-sex couple to be married in Nova Scotia, as well as his activism, writing career, and honours.
Series includes posters, banners and flags created or collected by the Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) for various events. Series contains one subseries of posters (and negatives) for events held at Rumours, a bar owned and operated by GALA, and another subseries of banners and flags used during Pride marches, demonstrations, and GALA meetings.
Item is banner made of a white bedsheet, with "GALA N.S." painted in large black letters above "Gay and Lesbian Association" in purple, over a background of abstract coloured swirls.
Item consists of the sixth issue of the tenth volume (July-August) of the 1993 run of the Gay and Lesbian Association newsletter, Gaezette. Issue includes an editorial about "indecent acts" at a St. John's mall written by Patrick Barnholden, personal reminiscences from Leith Chu, a recap of the "great shirtless war" at Rumours by Robin Metcalfe, a preview of the Atlantic Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual conference, photos from Pride Week collected by Lynn Murphy, a recap of Peggy's Festival of Queer Video and Film by Gary Kinsman, and other regular columns (by Ross Boutilier, Jane van Kansas, and John Balser), reviews, news updates, and event listings.
Item consists of the fifth issue (June) of the 1988 run of the Gay Alliance for Equality newsletter, Gaezette. Includes features about the 1988 Halifax Pride celebrations by Alan Stewart, an article on the PWA (Persons With AIDS) Coalition, a "Horatio Beeswanger" humorous interview, events listings, and other regular features.
Series contains banners and flags created or collected by members of the Gay and Lesbian Association for use in Pride marches, GALA meetings, and other political demonstrations in Nova Scotia.
Item is a hand-painted banner made of white cotton covered in purple handprints and colourful brush marks, featuring the acronym "CODCO" in black text over a large pink triangle. The Newfoundland-based comedy troupe CODCO participated in the 1992 Halifax Pride parade.
Item is a hand-painted banner made of a white bedsheet decorated with a pink maple leaf and glitter glue with "CODCO" in the centre. Newfound-based comedy troupe CODCO participated in the 1992 Halifax Pride parade.
File contains clippings collected by Ross Boutilier covering Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside's initial refusal to declare Gay Pride week and subsequent change of heart. File also contains one copy of Dr. Eugene Hill's letter of support to Mayor Woodside, and associated clippings documenting the backlash to Dr. Hill's letter and his subsequent resignation.
File contains one tote bag produced by the Canadian Labour Congress. Tote bag is made of black fabric, and is printed with an inverted pink triangle with black text written into each side of the triangle reading "Solidarité—Pride—Fierté.
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.
