Since 1973, The ArQuives has worked hard to Keep Our Stories Alive!
We strive to make LGBTQ2+ history accessible and tell the stories of our communities.
COVID-19 UPDATE, FALL 2021
October 5, 2021
Last updated: October 5, 2021 ACCESSING THE ARQUIVES This fall, The ArQuives is open on a very limited basis, following the guidance of public health and government authorities on the evolving COVID-19 situation.Event - Going Viral: Mobilizing AIDS Archives in Digital Culture
September 17, 2021
This event (taking place on September 23, 2021 at 4pm EST) is presented by The ArQuives in collaboration with the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative, University of Toronto.Shadowboxing Exhibit and Panel at The ArQuives this Month
September 16, 2021
Stop by 34 Isabella any evening from now until Nov 2nd to see the incredible public installation by Toronto artist Abdi Osman, building on his ongoing research surrounding the gaps between experiences and representations of queer cruising, space- and place-making in the city.The ArQuives' Response to Kamloops Indian Residential School unmarked burial sites
June 15, 2021
The ArQuives joins all those grieving the 215 children who Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation discovered buried in unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.Gallant's Box - Pussy Palace Oral History Project
May 29, 2021
Ephemera on a wooden table consisting of an Xtra!"Naughty Nancy" Irwin (Video) - Pussy Palace Oral History Project
May 28, 2021
Did you know that latex dresses were perfect for a night at The Pussy Palace?Welcome Sam Cronk - Interim Executive Director
May 28, 2021
The ArQuives is happy to announce that Sam Cronk will be taking on the role of Interim Executive Director.Call for applications - Researcher/Writer for Salaam
May 27, 2021
In partnership with Salaam Canada, The ArQuives is looking to engage a part-time contract researcher/writer to assist in creating a history of LGBTQ+ Muslims in celebration of Salaam Canada’s 30th Anniversary.Undercover Cops - Pussy Palace Oral History Project
May 12, 2021
Did you know that 2 women, both undercover officers posing as patrons, infiltrated the Pussy Palace hours before the 5 men officers in plainclothes raided the event?Job Posting: Development Assistant
May 11, 2021
The ArQuives is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.Pride Toronto Announces The ArQuives & Breakaway Community Services as 2021 Honoured Groups
May 11, 2021
The ArQuives is happy to announce that Pride Toronto has jointly selected The ArQuives and Breakaway Community Services as their prestigious Honoured Groups and Charities of Choice for the 2021 Phygital Festival!The Carpet (Video) - Pussy Palace Oral History Project
April 23, 2021
Did you know that the Club Toronto bathhouse had carpeted floors?Tangible Traces: Searching for the Pussy Palace Polaroids
April 14, 2021
By Alisha Stranges and Elio Colavito Did you know that the 2000 Pussy Palace had an instant photo room?How to record oral histories during a pandemic - Pussy Palace Oral History Project
April 2, 2021
By Elio Colavito and Alisha Stranges The Pussy Palace Oral History Project is fully underway, and with that, The ArQuives’ and LGBTQ History Digital Collaboratory’s oral historians encountered unique challenges due to the pandemic which has required us to conduct all interviews remotely.All the Right Questions: Demography, Sense Memory, and the Many Narrators of the Pussy Palace Raid
March 26, 2021
By Elio Colavito and Alisha Stranges The Pussy Palace Oral History Project, a collaboration between The ArQuives and the LGBTQ+ Oral History Digital Collaboratory, has finally reached the interviewing stage.Deadline extended - Job Posting for Interim Executive Director
March 25, 2021
The ArQuives seeks an Executive Director to fill a temporary (10-month contract; possible 3-month extension) maternity leave contract commencing mid to late May 2021.Queering Wikipedia - New pages created
March 24, 2021
The ArQuives strives to try to make the LGBTQ2+ history of Canada more accessible to the public.Gender Review - New Online Exhibition
March 24, 2021
Check out one of our newest Digital Exhibitions researched and written by one of our volunteers Beck Schaefer.
