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Part of an oral history project that collected stories from anonymous men who were arrested as found-ins during the 1981 Bathhouse Raids in Toronto.

Mark discusses his sexuality, his relationship to the community, the night of the raids, the…

Clip is an excerpt from an interview with Toronto family lawyer Martha McCarthy discussing the case "M v H", a challenge for spousal support following the dissolution of a same-sex partnership. The case resulted in a landmark decision of the Supreme…

In this oral history interview Michael Dafoe, 53 years old, describes his life as gay teacher and historian in Toronto. The interview begins with Michael discussing his background. He mentions he was born in Winnipeg to an upper middle-class family,…

This video is an excerpt from an interview with Michael Hendricks & René Leboeuf (2004-07-30), discussing topics such as AIDS, ACT-UP, Sex Garage; police violence against gays and lesbians; La Committee sur la Violance; and their case for equal…

Miriam Smith is a professor of social sciences at York University. Trained as a political scientist, for the past twenty years Smith's scholarship centres on LGBT politics and documenting the history of the Gay Liberation Movement in Canada.…

This video is an excerpt from an interview with Mona Greenbaum (2004-08-02) as she discusses her own personal experience in starting a family in Quebec, from not being able to access a fertility clinic, leading into the Lesbian Mother's Association…

Morgan Page is a trans feminist performance and video artist, and activist in Canada and the United States. Her activist and artistic work focuses on decriminalizing sex work and HIV, and she helped organize the No More Apologies’ Conference for…

This video is an excerpt of an interview with Nancy Rosenberg (2004) as she discusses her pension case, CUPE, and discrimination against LGBTQ+ peoples in trying to access legal and medical benefits with relation to their partners.

Nik Redman is a Black, Caribbean, queer, trans, parent, activist, and DJ. Redman was involved in the Black activist community, then later became involved in Ottawa's queer community, Queer Nation, AIDS rallies, and worked for CKLN Pink Antenna, a…

Clip is an excerpt of an interview with Peter Bochove, co-owner of the Richmond Street Health Emporium. Bochove talks about the 1981 raid, part of "Operation Soap" run by Toronto Police.