Lucie Handley-Girard hired as Archivist
I was officially hired as an Archivist for the CLGA last Friday. It seemed however, that I have been here since last summer when I was Archives Assistant as a student at U of T’s iSchool. Now that I...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Archives? Playing Cards!
We don’t play our cards close to our chest at the CLGA. Quite the contrary! We have a fascinating collection of playing cards available for researchers to shuffle through without the risk of upsetting...
View ArticleFlashback 3000 | CLGA’s Annual Soiree
The future is now. CLGA’s premier event is back for its 5th year. TD Bank is proud to present Flashback 3000 November 18, 2017 Bram and Bluma Appel Salon Toronto Reference Library A night of dinner,...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Archives? Police Raids
Police raids of LGBTQ2+ spaces in Canada are not just memories from decades past. We have a wealth of information in our vertical files regarding the raids of the Pussy Palace in Toronto in 2000,...
View ArticleSajdeep Soomal and Tobaron Waxman hired as Trans Collection Project Assistants
With the support of the Community One Foundation and the Foundation Rainbow Grant, the CLGA designed a position focused on collecting and preserving trans history. With the generous support of Rachel...
View ArticleLGBTQ Education Timeline
For the 2014 WorldPride, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) and Pride Toronto collaborated on the LGBTQ Education Timeline poster. It was initially created to show the historical changes in...
View ArticleBrian King Fabulous Researcher Fund 2018!
The CLGA created The Brian King Fabulous Researcher Fund to honour the memory of Brian King, one of the original Flashback Gala creators. Brian’s enthusiasm and devotion to the cause were, and are,...
View ArticleRequest for Proposals: Name Change Consultant
Summary and Background The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives seeks proposals for a consultant to guide the organization in selecting a new name that better reflects our mandate to support the archives...
View ArticleYCW Job Posting: Archives Assistant
YCW Job Posting: Archives Assistant The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) is hiring an Archives Assistant (YCW) for a 18-week term, beginning November 27, 2017. The position will expose the...
View ArticleDon McLeod’s New Book is Out Now
One of our longest-serving volunteers, Don McLeod, has launched his new book Lesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada: A Selected Annotated Chronology, 1976-1981. The chronological reference guide...
View ArticleDis/patches from the Foreign Office
In dis/patches from the Foreign Office, Trans Collection Project Assistant Sajdeep Soomal explores newspaper articles, legal cases, and other ephemera stored in the CLGA’s international collection. The...
View ArticleVolunteers At The Archives
We recently sat down with Harold Averill, who has been volunteering with the CLGA since 1978 as an archivist, and Adam Fernandes, who joined the Gala committee of the CLGA as the volunteer coordinator...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Archives? Sex, Women and Disability
In February 1980, the Body Politic released an article discussing the challenges that gay-identifying disabled people, encounter. In the article, the author, Gerald Hannon, emphasises the exclusion of...
View ArticleMyseum Intersections Festival
The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives is happy to collaborate on four innovative exhibitions for the Myseum of Toronto‘s Intersections Festival. The annual festival that explores intersectional...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Archives? Glad Day Bookshop Signs
The bookstore (slash coffee shop slash dance hall) has faced innumerable gains and setbacks over the past almost fifty years. It is reflective of a community that has also evolved significantly over...
View ArticleRico Rodriguez: Escondidos No More
Escondidos No More’ is a new exhibit highlighting the Latinx queer community in Toronto. The exhibit is being put on by Myseum:Intersections as part of its Arrivals+Departures exhibition. The post Rico...
View ArticleThe CLGA @ MYSEUM:INTERSECTIONS Festival – Arrivals + Departures
Myseum:Intersections is an annual festival in Toronto that explores the “intersectional perspectives of Toronto.” The exhibit will screen Gendertroublemakers (1993) and run a free button-making...
View ArticleContract Administrative Assistant (9 months, 15 hours/week)
The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization, with a focus on Canadian content, the CLGA acquires,...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Archives? LGBTQ2+ Kids’ Lit
If you have been to the Archives, then you know that there are all sorts of unexpected and incredible things tucked away in every corner. After going through the Archives myself, I was caught off-guard...
View ArticleContract Community Outreach Coordinator (8 months, 15 hours/week)
We are seeking a Community Outreach Coordinator for an eight month contract (15 hours/week with a flexible schedule) to work in collaboration with the Executive Director and CLGA Committees. The...
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