Reviews of French LGBTQ+ Books (Part One)
Transgender history
A compilation of descriptions for three French books centered around LGBTQ+ identities: La Merveilleuse Histoire de Mamy Blue by Gayram ; Dans L'ombre et au Soleil de Lesbos by R. Aurivel ; and Gigolo by P. Nikitin.
pdf
French
Correspondence
F0021-01-148_05_OCR
Paris, France
Pastoral and Psychological Information and Inter-aid Centre for Sexual Minorities
Transgender history
A description of the Centre du Christ Liberateur's services for sexual minorities. These include events, special interest groups, gay switchboard services, counselling, and publications.
pdf
Correspondence
F0021-01-148_02_OCR
Paris, France
Letters from Rupert Raj to Kate Bornstein
Transgender history
Letters from Rupert Raj to Kate Bornstein discussing her book, Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us, and also the state of his books. He also discusses how he's helping to write a biography on Billy Tipton and may help with the Gender Dysphoria Trust International organization. In his second letter he discusses his personal and professional projects.
Raj, Rupert
1994-06-25
pdf
Correspondence
F0021-01-209_23_OCR
Letter from Rupert Raj to Gayle Rubin
Transgender history
Rupert Raj writes to Gayle Rubin about a future co-editing opportunity.
Raj, Rupert
1994-05-09
pdf
Correspondence
F0021-01-227_02 (Compressed)_OCR
San Francisco, CA
Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Leah C. Schaefer
Transgender history
Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Schaefer about discriminatory issues within the Stanford Gender Dysphoria Program.
Raj, Rupert
1994-06-20
pdf
Correspondence
F0021-01-207_01 (Compressed)_OCR
New York, NY
Letter from Rupert Raj to Lyn McGinnis
Transgender history
Letter from Rupert Raj to Lyn McGinnis discussing interest in McGinnis's work and transgender rights.
Raj, Rupert
1993-03-16
pdf
Correspondence
F0021-01-206_01_OCR
Toronto, Ontario
Interview with Gale Comin
lesbians
gay liberation
Interview with Gale Comin, a lesbian from Calgary who discusses her involvement with Calgary's gay political scene and how it changed over the last decade. She discusses the Imperial Court of the Chinook Arch and the Gay Information Resource Centre, as well as the position of lesbians within the gay movement and the importance of coming out.
1980-06-01
Cassette Tape
English
Interview with Clarissa Lagartera
lesbians
racism
students' clubs
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 Winnipeg and Manitoba, and the divisions between gay men and lesbians. She also discusses intergenerational issues among lesbians, issues that queers of colour face and a queer of colour group she was involved with, and setting up an LGBT centre at the University of Winnipeg.
Tom Warner
1998-09-09
Cassette Tape
English
2003-047/54T
Interview with Gary Kinsman
gay men
lesbians
sociology
gay liberation
HIV/AIDS
politics
An extended interview between Tom Warner and Gary Kinsman, an academic and activist who discusses gay political activism in the 1970s and 1980s in Toronto and the maritimes.
Part 1 covers coming out and his early life, and getting involved with gay and leftist politics in the 1970s. He discusses the necessity of revolution for gay, lesbian, and women's politics, and addresses the opportunities and challenges around activism and press coverage of Anita Bryant.
Part 2 covers Pride's political potential, the Right to Privacy Committee and the Bathhouse Raids, AIDS social service work and activism, Bill 7, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Kinsman also discusses gay and lesbian studies and the homophobia at U of T.
Part 3 discusses activism in Newfoundland around pride celebration and sexual orientation protections, pornography and moral panic in the media, and washroom raids.
Tom Warner
Interview with Chris Bearchell (1993)
lesbians
politics
press
pornography
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 the class politics of the gay and liberation movements.
Tom Warner
1993-09-05
Cassette Tape
English
2003-047/05T