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Oral history interview with a gay man, David, completed as part of the Foolscap project.

David, a 60 year old gay man at the time of the interview, discusses his long-term relationships and friendships in Toronto after World War II. He came out in…

Tom Warner interviews Clarissa Lagartera about her gay identity and coming out, activism as a young person, campaign for president of the students' association at the University of Winnipeg, performing as a drag king, the lack of lesbian community in…

This video is an excerpt from an interview with Chris Vogel and Richard North (2004-07-20) about gay liberation and their marriage in 1974 in Winnipeg. They discuss predominant views about homosexuality at the time, particularly in relation to Human…

Tom Warner interviews lesbian activist Chris Bearchell about her experiences in the early days of LOOT (Lesbian Organization of Toronto), writing for the Body Politic, and her experiences with leftist groups. Themes include feminism, pornography, and…

Charlie Hill is a past curator of Canadian art at the National Gallery of Canada. While at the University of Toronto, he was the first president of the University of Toronto Homophile Association in 1969, and credits activists Jearld Moldenhauer…

Brendan Healy is a theatre director and a past artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Healy discusses how Queer Liberation informs his artistry, and the importance of intergenerationality to Liberation. Healy urges us to think more…

Oral history interview with a gay man, Bob, completed as part of the Foolscap project.

Bob discusses growing up Jewish and gay in Toronto from pre-World War II onwards. He begins the interview by recounting his entrance into the Toronto gay scene…

Bear Bergman is a writer, storyteller, activist, performer, gender-jammer, and self-describes as an over-educated contrarian involved with LGBTQ. Bergman has been in activism since 1990, from the age of 16, and was the founder of one of the first…

This video is an excerpt from an interview with Barbara Thornborrow (2001), the first person to go public with case of anti-gay discrimination in the Canadian military. She discusses her treatment in the military and her subsequent legal case on…

Ashleigh Ingle is a queer anarchist. Ingles’ early activist work began with anarchist groups in Toronto, many of whom were queer, and picked up with the controversy over Queers Against Israeli Apartheid at Pride. Ingle urges that we create and…