308 10 3176 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/4306e1d22d87ffc0b85dda4f24f1f4d5.jpg bfa49d9af27433f78b812be0d365d810 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peter Millard (1932-2001) Description An account of the resource Peter Millard was an academic, an art writer, a collector and a champion of human rights. Born in Clevendon, Wales, Peter received his higher education at McGill and Oxford before accepting an appointment in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 1962. He specialized in the literature and culture of the 18th century and was the author of many articles, papers and two books. Possessing "elegant manners, exquisite taste, and good politics", he was a man of diverse interests, an avid art collector and a fierce defender of the less fortunate and unfairly wronged. He studied and wrote widely about the visual arts, was a mentor to artists, a patron of the arts in Saskatoon, and a major donor to Prairie art galleries. He served his university in many ways, including chair of the Faculty Association, the Department of English, and the Art Committee, and don of residence. In all his positions, he exuded a rare combination of graciousness, wisdom, kindness and utter fearlessness. At his memorial it was noted his influence "was decisive in the cause of human rights across Canada". In the early 1970s he embraced the emerging gay community in Saskatoon, helped found the Gay Community Centre in the city, then the Gay Academic Union at the university, and taught its first course in gay and lesbian literature. He was a leader in most of the early battles to advance equal rights for gays and lesbians in the province, and president in 1980-1981 of the Saskatchewan Association on Human Rights. At the time of his death he was co-chair of the board of Saskatoon's Gay and Lesbian Health Services, an organization he had long supported. Peter Millard died in Saskatoon on 8 December 2001 after a short battle with a rare form of leukemia. (2003 Induction Statement) Universitaire, écrivain sur les arts, collectionneur, champion des droits de la personne en Saskatchewan, cofondateur du Centre communautaire gai de Saskatoon et de Gay Academic Union à l'Université de la Saskatchewan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lionel Trudel Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: black and white photograph Dimensions: 26 x 36.5 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 055 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/1d28b8242e60c346a19089472db203db.jpg c1ee4dd03da25654b00a08357044b824 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robin Metcalfe (1954- ) Description An account of the resource Robin Metcalfe is a Halifax-based curator, writer, poet and longtime gay and lesbian rights activist. From 1987 to 1992, he was involved in Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia, which successfully lobbied the Nova Scotia government for the explicit recognition of sexual orientation as a prohibited grounds for discrimination in the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, the first provincial jurisdiction to do so. Robin Metcalfe gives our communities a somber challenge when he states: "We are cursed with short memories. We think that the relative freedoms we now take for granted have been long with us. They have not. The ice age was only a short time ago. If the political weather becomes a few degrees cooler, it may come back. Some of us have places to run to, back to the church, to our collars, to our closet. Some of us have no place to retreat to. We can only stand and fight" (Outrage, May 1985). (1998 Induction Statement) Conservateur d'art, auteur, poète et militant de longue date pour les droits des gais et des lesbiennes. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Storme Arden Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 28 x 40.5 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 087 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/f0f3ec797f53c8fb8a08b59035582a03.jpg 5c6d65b63fc3d4df2b5c9df2b4162bee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Billy Merasty (1960- ) Description An account of the resource Manitoba-born actor and writer Billy Merasty comes from a distinguished line of First Nations artists. His uncles, the late ballet dancer Renee Highway and the writer Tomson Highway provided gay-positive role models for the young Two-Spirited man growing up in a homophobic small town in northern Manitoba. Merasty's involvement with Toronto's Native Earth Performing Arts Incorporated provided him with an artistic context in which he was accepted as a gay artist by other Aboriginal people. He is currently in the TV series Liberty Street and wrote the well-received play, Fireweed. Reflecting on his life, Merasty said, "I've always been open. Although a lot of people have told me not to be so gay if I want to be an actor, that it will limit me. I know that it has, but I'm not limiting myself, it's other people who limit me" (ICON February 1995). (1998 Induction Statement) Comédien et auteur. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew McPhail Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: pencil on mylar Dimensions: 27.5 x 42 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 151 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/a77c6876b729c2cd2133588c3f46204c.jpg db17db0154a9798bfae888ce0ae48ecf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Meigs (1917-2002) Description An account of the resource Mary Meigs was born in Philadelphia in 1917 and grew up in Washington, D.C. She obtained a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College in 1939, where she became an instructor in English and creative writing. As a writer, she is best known for The Medusa Head (which chronicled a stormy, three-way lesbian relationship involving herself, her long-time lover Marie Claire Blais, and an unidentified woman), Lily Briscoe: A Self Portrait and In the Company of Strangers, for which she won the QSPELL Award. In the Company of Strangers recounts her experience as a cast member in the National Film Board's production of the same-titled film; it is also a perceptive meditation on time and relationships written by someone who has known both. A visual artist as well as a writer, Ms. Meigs studied painting at the Art Students' League from 1945-47 and has had one-woman shows in Boston, New York, Paris and Montreal. She lived in Montreal, surrounded by the art which she has created and her garden, another of her passions. (2002 Induction Statement) Auteure de The Medusa Head, Lily Briscoe: A Self Portrait et de In the Company of Strangers; artiste qui s'est produite en solo à Boston, New York, Paris et Montréal. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Meigs, self-portrait Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 43 x 63 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 091 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/3c2fe96ff746e6467838d49deb5b8a6b.jpg 28b9cbb03c7b2b465b047bb5001c4843 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tim McCaskell (1951 - ) Description An account of the resource Tim McCaskell, who worked in Toronto schools doing anti-racism and anti-homophobia work with students for almost twenty years, is a long-time AIDS activist. In 1988, he was a founding member of AIDS Action Now (AAN), a group formed to raise the public's awareness of AIDS issues through highly public actions and campaigns. In a 1996 letter to AAN supporters, McCaskell explained why continued action was essential. He said: "We need to tell the government that Canadians are concerned about AIDS. We need to remind them that this epidemic is not over. We need to tell them that now, as new treatments become available and there is once again hope for a vaccine, it would be criminal to abandon our efforts and unnecessarily lose more lives to this scourge." (1998 Induction Statement) Membre du collectif qui publia Body Politic, membre du Comité pour le droit à la vie privée, fondateur de Simon Nkoli Anti-Apartheid Committee, cofondateur de AIDS ACTION NOW; il a travaillé dans les écoles secondaire de Toronto pendant une vingtaine d'années afin de combattre le racisme et l'homophobie dans le système scolaire. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Steven Dwayne Bryk Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: digital image/print Dimensions: 18.5 x 28 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 152 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/451604d5741ff5c874390f0bc96afeae.jpg af65279e5da11cc0e710b5f92b58990a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jovette Marchessault (1938-2012) Description An account of the resource Writer, playwright, sculptor and visual artist Jovette Marchessault is a self-educated daughter of a working-class Quebecois family. Jovette began her career as a sculptor, attracting international attention with her multimedia Earth Mothers series, exhibited in 25 solo exhibitions in North America and Europe. She followed this triumph with two novels; Like a Child of the Earth and Mother of the Gross (trans. Yvonne Klein). The publication in 1980 of Lesbian Triptych, her trio of radical works, caused a backlash in Quebec that threatened to jeopardize her literary reputation. Her many brilliant theatre plays include The Saga of the Wet Hens, which has been performed across Canada, and The Night Cow, which has been performed throughout North America. Jovette is currently completing a new play called Madame Blavetsky, Spirite. (1998 Induction Statement) Écrivaine, dramaturge, sculpteure et artiste visuelle. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Laliberté Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: black and white photographic print Dimensions: 15.5 x 23 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 148 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/6b39d71f5a795f8ebb667f3b98613166.jpg 133dfe874257363843ab26d833f443d8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ann-Marie MacDonald (1958- ) Description An account of the resource Ann-Marie MacDonald is a writer and actor. Her work for the theatre includes the play Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) and the script and lyrics for the musical comedy, Anything That Moves. She plays the comic role of Frances in the recent feature film, Better Than Chocolate and is the author of the novel Fall On Your Knees. MacDonald is passionate about diversity and only ever writes about everything. (2000 Induction Statement) Écrivaine et comédienne, auteure du roman à succès Fall On Your Knees. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nigel Dickson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: colour photographic print Dimensions: 21.5 x 21.5 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 089 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/9ba37611a02b13f5baecc971777aa0fc.jpg 509add2c1be77167368f5051b7b90a16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Michael Lynch (1944-1991) Description An account of the resource Dr. Michael Lynch, Canadian-American university professor, activist, writer, scholar, father and centerfold model for both Honcho and Mandate magazines, was struck down by AIDS. He taught modern poetry, fiction and writing at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1971 to 1990. He was one of the first advocates for lesbian and gay studies by teaching one of the first courses with gay themes offered at a Canadian university. He hosted conferences on Walt Whitman and his paper, Here is Adhesiveness: From Friendship to Homosexuality, was awarded the first Crompton-Noll Award from the Lesbian and Gay Caucus of the Modern Language Association in 1981. He served as an early editor of that organization's newsletter from 1981 to 1990. Dr Lynch was founder or early organizer of numerous gay organizations in Toronto: The Gay Alliance Towards Equality, the (Toronto) Gay Academic Union, the Committee to Defend John Damien and Gay Fathers of Toronto. He was a member of the editorial collective that published The Body Politic. When AIDS came to public attention in 1981, Dr. Lynch was one of the first leaders in Toronto to respond to the crisis. His article, Living With Kaposi's caused a stir because it analyzed AIDS from a sex-positive, gay liberationist perspective. Dr. Lynch was a co-founder of the AIDS Committee of Toronto and served as chairperson in 1984. He originated the idea of Toronto's AIDS Awareness Week in 1983 and helped to found AIDS Action Now! In 1988, he was organizer of the Toronto AIDS Memorial and the founder of the Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies. In 1989, his book of poetry, These Waves of Dying Friends, was published. (2001 Induction statement) Professeur, militant, écrivain, universitaire, père de famille et nu des pages centrales. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gerald Hannon Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: black and white photograph Dimensions: 17.5 x 23 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 086 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/066261d90c707c266842861dc738d046.jpg 5bb4eb8be8cf1ffad1f0eb2612807236 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alan Li (19-- - ) Description An account of the resource Dr. Alan Li, an immigrant from Hong Kong, is a Toronto-based physician, community organizer and human rights activist. Since the early 1980s, he has been the driving force behind Gay Asians Toronto. He co-founded Hong Kong 10%,Club, the first registered gay community organization in Hong Kong. He was also the founder of the Asian Community AIDS Services, and the multicultural Coalition against Homophobia. He was the first openly gay National President of the Chinese Canadian National Council, an advocacy organization with 30 chapters across Canada. As a physician, he has served many people with HIV/AIDS at Casey House Hospice as well as marginalized populations at Regent Park Community Health Centre. "I spent most of my life building safe spaces for marginalized communities: gays and lesbians, people of colour, immigrants and refugees. Safe spaces where we nourish and develop the multifaceted aspects of our full identities so we can participate meaningfully in society. Only when we recognize the unique gifts and worth of every individual, respect our distinctiveness and celebrate our diversity, can we be a society that maximizes all potentials and achieves true harmony." (Alan Li, 2000 Induction Statement) Physicien, organisateur communautaire et militant des droits de la personne. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Man-kin Li Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 28 x 38 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 098 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/4827361fef99c12c31b2f31a70ee6692.jpg 076c5b15de94fa264629478151a60b34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bev Lepischak (1953- ) Description An account of the resource Bev Lepischak was born in 1953 on a small farm in rural Manitoba, where she learned that hard work and careful nurturing could make things grow under even the harshest conditions. Bev studied Social Work at the University of Manitoba and worked in Churchill and Winnipeg where she also earned her credentials as a lesbian. Within a month of coming to Toronto in 1981, Bev began volunteering for the Toronto Counselling Centre for Lesbians and Gays where her natural leadership skills soon saw her becoming Chair of the Board. During the 1980’s and 90’s, she made her mark on every organization in which she was involved: Jessie’s Centre for Teenagers; WCREC; the Guelph Sexuality Conference; and especially Central Toronto Youth Services where she worked from 1993 to 2004. As a community development worker, Bev trained professionals and community groups throughout Ontario about the needs and issues of queer youth, coordinated the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Youth, organized two major “Other Young Lives” conferences, and supported countless other initiatives. Bev received many accolades over the years, including the Guelph University Lifetime Achievement Award for Sexuality Education in 1997 and the David Kelley Community Award in 2000, but her proudest achievement has been the creation of Supporting Our Youth (SOY). This program, which began in 1997, has been groundbreaking for its vision of queer community building across the generations, its range of cultural, recreational and mentoring activities, and its ability to evolve to meet new challenges. Now part of Sherbourne Health Centre, SOY supports some 20 unique initiatives including projects focused on newcomer and black queer youth, trans youth, and queer youth with disabilities. Bev’s private life mirrors her passionate and nurturing spirit as much as her public life. She met her soulmate, Anna Travers, in the mid-eighties and welcomed the chance to co-parent two little girls. Bev’s home is her refuge – a place to cook, garden and, of course, to gather people in. (2005 Induction Statement) Bev Lepischak naît en 1953 sur une ferme au Manitoba, où elle apprend qu’un dur labeur et un soin précis peuvent favoriser une croissance dans des conditions pénibles. Bev étudie en travail social à l’Université du Manitoba, puis œuvre à Churchill et Winnipeg où elle fait ses armes comme lesbienne. Un mois après son arrivée à Toronto en 1981, Bev devient bénévole au Toronto Counselling Centre for Lesbians and Gays; ses qualités innées de leadership l’amènent à présider le conseil d’administration. Durant les années 1980 et 1990 elle laisse sa marque sur chaque organisme où elle œuvre : Jessie’s Centre for Teenagers, WCREC, Guelph Sexuality Conference et, surtout, Central Toronto Youth Services où elle travaille de 1993 à 2004. À titre d’agente de développement communautaire, Bev forme des professionnels et des organismes communautaires partout en Ontario, les sensibilisant aux besoins des jeunes GLBT. Elle coordonne la Coalition de la jeunesse gaie et lesbienne, organise deux conférences « Other Young Lives » et appuie d’innombrables initiatives.. Bev reçoit plusieurs honneurs au fil des ans, y compris le Guelph University Lifetime Achievement Award for Sexuality Education (1997) et le David Kelley Community Award (2000), mais sa plus importante réalisation est la création de Supporting Our Youth (SOY). Ce programme initié en 1997 est révolutionnaire dans sa vision intergénérationnelle concernant l’édification d’une communauté gaie, dans ses activités culturelles, récréatives et de mentorat, et dans son habilité à relever de nouveaux défis. Aujourd’hui intégré au centre de santé Sherbourne, SOY appuie plus de 20 initiatives uniques, y compris des projets centrés sur les nouveaux arrivants, les jeunes GLBT noirs, les jeunes transgenres et les jeunes gais handicapés. Tout comme dans sa vie publique, un esprit passionné et attentionné nourrit la vie privée de Bev. Elle rencontre son âme-sœur, Anna Travers, au milieu des années 1980 et saute sur l’occasion de parrainer deux petites filles. La résidence de Bev est son refuge : un lieu où cuisiner, jardiner et, bien entendu, recevoir des gens. (2005 Déclaration d’Induction) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gail Kenney Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: archival quality black and white photographic print Dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm (H x W) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 087/02