Keeping Our Stories Alive

The ArQuives was established to aid in the recovery and preservation of our histories. Its mandate is to: Acquire, organize, and preserve materials in any medium by and about 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada; and Provide public programming and access to information to promote greater awareness of 2SLGBTQIA+ histories and scholarship.

The ArQuives is the largest independent 2SLGBTQIA+ Archives in the world and since 1973 the only 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in Canada with a national scope, read further about our history and mission.

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Education Resources

Our Education Resources were developed and crafted to support educators in incorporating queer and trans perspectives into Grade 9-12 English and History curricula.

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ArQuives Collection

Our Collection can be searched online. Search by keyword, collection, organization, person, media, artifact type, among other options.

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Our Exhibits

Our current and past Exhibitions are listed on our programming page here. Check out our online Digital Exhibitions anytime.

What’s New

Introduction to Digital Preservation Webinar

On May 7, 2026, The ArQuives hosted a free virtual webinar titled Introduction to Digital Archives and Digital Preservation, presented by The ArQuives’ Digital Archivist, Natasha Fisher. This webinar was created as a resource for [...]

The Toronto Tabloid and its Queer Scenes

Kathryn Gamboa shares how the tabloids of postwar Toronto index the lively queer scenes that actively shaped the city’s history, geography, and its infrastructures. Toronto became the “tabloid capital of Canada” during the interwar period with [...]

Programming

Church-Wellesley Village Tour – July 15 2026

July 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Hustler White: 30th Anniversary!

July 21 @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Queerborough Zine Workshop

July 22 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Our Partners

Click any of our partners’ logos below to visit their respective websites.

Government of Canada
Pink Triangle Press