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

Pussy Palace Oral History Project wins Heritage Toronto Award

The ArQuives is thrilled to announce The Pussy Palace Oral History Project won Heritage Toronto's Public History (Large Project) Award. The winners of the annual Heritage Toronto Awards were announced on October 21, 2026 at [...]

On Our Own Terms: What We Long For When We Look Back

Perhaps part of what draws us back to the queer cultures of the 1990s is a longing for a time when community seemed less mediated by the perpetual performance of visibility. It is tempting to [...]

Programming

Sapphic Screening – Bodies Bodies Bodies

October 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Introduction to Web Archiving at The ArQuives

November 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Juxtaposition Poetry Collective Writing Circle

November 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Our Partners

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Government of Canada
Pink Triangle Press