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The LGBT Purge: The True Story
Montreal-based journalist Shawn Dearn has released the second season of his award-winning podcast, Queer Legends: The True Story of Canada’s LGBT Purge. Impeccably researched, it tells the story of...
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Meet Lois in Lois Szabo Commons!
On Monday, July 29th at 7:00 pm, step into history with Lois Szabo, a 2SLGBTQ+ community builder, as she engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Kevin Allen of the Calgary Gay History...
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Queer Summer in the City
In the lead up to Calgary Pride, the city gets decidedly queerer. Thank you to everyone who came out for our park-side gay history event on Monday with Lois in Lois Szabo Commons. It was the perfect...
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Queer History Happenings @ YYCPRIDE
Here are two upcoming events at the Central Library of interest to queer history enthusiasts. August 26th, 6:30-8:00 PM Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge The Canadian government...
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Our Past Matters at Calgary Pride
In celebration of Calgary Pride 2024, we’re giving away a copy of Our Past Matters. Find it, in one of the inner city Little Free Libraries. {Maybe leave a book for someone else, while you are there!}...
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The YYCGayHistory Collection Launches
It is with delight, wonderment, and gratitude that we announce the launch of the Calgary Gay History Project Collection at the University of Calgary Archives. Image by Andy Nichols, 2024, University...
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YYC Pride Roundup
Phew. Queer history was popular during Calgary Pride 2024! The Calgary Gay History Project was featured in The Scene (twice) and on CityTV. A couple of podcasts dropped featuring interviews with Kevin...
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Rainbow Elders Portrait Collection
{This week, we have a guest post from Calgary photographer Wilmer Aburto. In autumn 2023, Wilmer collaborated with the Rainbow Elders to capture portraits of members from our city’s 2SLGBTQIA+...
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Be your own queer historian!
October is queer history month in Canada. We want to highlight some local and digital queer history resources that are public and accessible. Curious historians take note! The new Calgary Gay History...
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Launch Party for the YYCGayHistory Collection
Yahoo—it’s queer history month! On Tuesday, October 22nd, from 5-8 PM, we will celebrate the accession of the Calgary Gay History Project Collection into the University of Calgary Archives. Please...
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