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Photo of Johnny Abush with two relatives at a dinner table in a home.

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,…

Jude Patton's buisness cards. Patton was a certified physican's assistant, and a marriage, family, and child counselor.

Filmed by Celio Barreto
September 8, 2016
Toronto, Ontario
Dye coupler print of a film still
Gift of Douglas Stewart
Courtesy of The Family Camera Network and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

Unknown photographer
Circa 1995
New York, New York
Dye coupler print from a digital image of a gelatin silver print
Gift of Courtnay McFarlane
Courtesy of The Family Camera Network and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

Singer, composer and actor, k.d. lang is a lesbian icon whose influence reaches far beyond Canada's borders. Born in Consort, Alberta, lang was the first mainstream celebrity in North America to come out as a lesbian, against the advice of many who…

Unknown photographer
1980s
Toronto, Ontario
Dye coupler print from a digital image of a dye coupler print
Gift of Junior Harrison
Courtesy of The Family Camera Network and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

Following careers as an educator and a lawyer, Keith Norton served in the Ontario Legislature from 1975 to 1985. From 1977 to 1985 he held Cabinet posts in Community and Social Services, Environment, Health and Education, Colleges and Universities.…