What Happened on this Day in Queer History? (WHDQH):
Originally a class-mandated project on non-violent protests created by Maria Pulzetti at the University of Virginia in 1996, the Day of Silence is now an annual protest in the month of April to raise...
View ArticleThe ArQuives – How We Move Forward and Continue to Keep our Stories Alive!
The ArQuives building will remain closed to all staff and volunteers based on government and health officers’ recommendations. Our employees will return to the office only when non-essential workers...
View ArticlePride and Remembrance – The Origin Story, 25 Years In the Making
One day in 1994, Alan Belaiche remembers going out for a long bike ride – a training session for an athletic charitable event he’d signed up for. The post Pride and Remembrance – The Origin Story, 25...
View ArticleInterns at Work Keeping Our Stories Alive
than Rosenberg is a Masters of Information Science student at the University of Toronto. As part of his degree, he has been processing a donation made in 2013 to The ArQuives. The post Interns at Work...
View ArticleWhat Happened on this Day in Queer History?
A new project inaugurated by our publication on the Day of Silence, April 24th, What Happened on this Day in Queer History consists of a series of critical short essays paying homage to the important...
View ArticleNotice of 2019 AGM and Nomination to Board of Directors
The ArQuives (Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) invites you to the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM). When: Monday, June 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm Where: The AGM will take place on Zoom due to COVID-19...
View ArticleWhat Happened on this Day in Queer History?
On May 19th, 2012, the Miss Universe Pageant announced that it would overturn a rule that had previously discriminated contestants’ eligibility based on their sex assigned at birth. The post What...
View ArticleWhat Happened on this Day in Queer History? (May 20)
On this day in CDN queer history, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in M v. H, 1999—a landmark case for gay rights and family law—that section 1 and 29 of the Ontario Family Law Act violated section 15...
View ArticleYCW Archival Assistant
The ArQuives is hiring an Archives Assistant (YCW) for a 12-week term, beginning June 22, 2020. The position will expose the student to a variety of archival situations designed to improve skills and...
View ArticleOut North
Three years in the making, Out North, An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada, published by The ArQuives and Figure.1 Publishing, is now available in bookstores across Canada. The post Out...
View ArticleThe Video Project
The following is an interview with Jonathan Brent, a Toronto-based filmmaker, content creator, videographer and ArQuives volunteer who joined the communications committee earlier in the year. The post...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter
We stand in solidarity with those protesting the police murder of George Floyd, anti-Black police brutality, and everyday state violence against Black, Indigenous people and all people of colour. The...
View ArticleWhat Happened on this Day in Queer History – The Fruit Machine Documentary
Our field investigation has determined that you are a homosexual. How do you respond to this charge?" The post What Happened on this Day in Queer History – The Fruit Machine Documentary appeared first...
View ArticleCall for Applications: MITACs Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Canadian Queer...
We are pleased to announce a competition for a 1-year MITACs Accelerate Post-Doctoral Fellowship position hosted by York University and The ArQuives! The post Call for Applications: MITACs...
View ArticleCanada’s last pandemic wasn’t 1918. It started in 1982.
Canada’s last pandemic wasn’t 1918. It started in 1982. The post Canada’s last pandemic wasn’t 1918. It started in 1982. appeared first on The ArQuives.
View ArticleJob Posting: Development Officer
The ArQuives (formerly the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization with a focus on Canadian content, The...
View ArticleIntroducing the Trans Collections Guide
The LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory is excited to announce the completion of the Trans Collections Guide for The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives! The post Introducing the Trans Collections...
View ArticleWhat Happened on this Day in Queer History – July 3
On this day, four years ago, in CND queer history, the Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter brought the annual march to a halt to speak out against racism at Pride Toronto, and the police brutality...
View ArticleJob Posting: Development Officer
The ArQuives (formerly the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization with a focus on Canadian content, The...
View ArticleWhat Happened on this Day in Queer History – July 20
On this day in CDN queer history, the 2005 amendments to the Civil Marriage Act of Paul Martin’s minority government were given Royal Assent, guaranteeing gay and lesbian couples the right to marry...
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