We are pleased to announce a competition for a 1-year MITACs Accelerate Post-Doctoral Fellowship position hosted by York University and The ArQuives! Continue Reading
We stand in solidarity with those protesting the police murder of George Floyd, anti-Black police brutality, and everyday state violence against Black, Indigenous people and all people of colour. Continue Reading
The following is an interview with Jonathan Brent, a Toronto-based filmmaker, content creator, videographer and ArQuives volunteer who joined the communications committee earlier in the year. Continue Reading
Three years in the making, Out North, An Archive of Queer Activism
and Kinship in Canada, published by The ArQuives and Figure.1 Publishing, is now available in bookstores across Canada. Continue Reading
Our field investigation has determined that you are a homosexual. How do you respond to this charge?” Continue Reading
The ArQuives is hiring an Archives Assistant (YCW) for a 12-week term, beginning June 22, 2020. The position will expose the student to a variety of archival situations designed to improve skills and allow the archives to improve public access to its rich holdings of LGBTQ2+ heritage. The successful applicant will create online archival exhibitions and if circumstances allow, to arrange & describe records, and assist with reference services. Continue Reading
We are especially interested in submissions from the more acutely marginalized groups within the larger LGBTQ2+ community (ie. Black, Indigenous, people of colour, trans, gender non-conforming, disabled folks, folks experiencing poverty, and/or lack of housing). The maximum size of an entire submission is 1 GB. Please size your images for this limit before submitting your… Continue Reading
On this day in CDN queer history, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in M v. H, 1999—a landmark case for gay rights and family law—that section 1 and 29 of the Ontario Family Law Act violated section 15 of the Charter in limiting spousal benefits to heterosexual couples. Continue Reading
On May 19th, 2012, the Miss Universe Pageant announced that it would overturn a rule that had previously discriminated contestants’ eligibility based on their sex assigned at birth. Continue Reading
The ArQuives (Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) invites you to the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM). When: Monday, June 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm Where: The AGM will take place on Zoom due to COVID-19 Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/95916408184?pwd=Y08zQzlhallrbE5nMDFqYTljQ1FCZz09 Meeting ID: 959-1640-8184 Meeting password: 526-425 Call in: +1 647 374 4685 Canada, +1 647 558 0588… Continue Reading
We are pleased to announce a competition for a 1-year MITACs Accelerate Post-Doctoral Fellowship position hosted by York University and The ArQuives! Continue Reading
We stand in solidarity with those protesting the police murder of George Floyd, anti-Black police brutality, and everyday state violence against Black, Indigenous people and all people of colour. Continue Reading
The following is an interview with Jonathan Brent, a Toronto-based filmmaker, content creator, videographer and ArQuives volunteer who joined the communications committee earlier in the year. Continue Reading
Three years in the making, Out North, An Archive of Queer Activism
and Kinship in Canada, published by The ArQuives and Figure.1 Publishing, is now available in bookstores across Canada. Continue Reading
Our field investigation has determined that you are a homosexual. How do you respond to this charge?” Continue Reading
The ArQuives is hiring an Archives Assistant (YCW) for a 12-week term, beginning June 22, 2020. The position will expose the student to a variety of archival situations designed to improve skills and allow the archives to improve public access to its rich holdings of LGBTQ2+ heritage. The successful applicant will create online archival exhibitions and if circumstances allow, to arrange & describe records, and assist with reference services. Continue Reading
On this day in CDN queer history, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in M v. H, 1999—a landmark case for gay rights and family law—that section 1 and 29 of the Ontario Family Law Act violated section 15 of the Charter in limiting spousal benefits to heterosexual couples. Continue Reading
On May 19th, 2012, the Miss Universe Pageant announced that it would overturn a rule that had previously discriminated contestants’ eligibility based on their sex assigned at birth. Continue Reading
The ArQuives (Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) invites you to the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM). When: Monday, June 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm Where: The AGM will take place on Zoom due to COVID-19 Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/95916408184?pwd=Y08zQzlhallrbE5nMDFqYTljQ1FCZz09 Meeting ID: 959-1640-8184 Meeting password: 526-425 Call in: +1 647 374 4685 Canada, +1 647 558 0588… Continue Reading
A new project inaugurated by our publication on the Day of Silence, April 24th, What Happened on this Day in Queer History consists of a series of critical short essays paying homage to the important events that have shaped queer history in Canada. Continue Reading
than Rosenberg is a Masters of Information Science student at the University of Toronto. As part of his degree, he has been processing a donation made in 2013 to The ArQuives. Continue Reading
One day in 1994, Alan Belaiche remembers going out for a long bike ride – a training session for an athletic charitable event he’d signed up for. Continue Reading
The ArQuives building will remain closed to all staff and volunteers based on government and health officers’ recommendations. Our employees will return to the office only when non-essential workers are able to go back to work. Continue Reading
Originally a class-mandated project on non-violent protests created by Maria Pulzetti at the University of Virginia in 1996, the Day of Silence is now an annual protest in the month of April to raise awareness and support of LGBTQ2+ youth. Continue Reading
The ArQuives will be temporarily closed to the public and all volunteers to support Toronto’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. We will close from March 14, 2020 through April 6, 2020, at which time we will revisit the situation to consider extending the closure, as needed. As the number of immuno-compromised folks in… Continue Reading
In light of COVID-19, we are sadly postponing our March 28th Qaleidoscope Gala and we will connect with ticket holders once our action plan is developed. We want our vibrant community to remain healthy – and ready to dress up and dance when the time is right! Continue Reading
This decade saw queer bars continue to concentrate on Church Street further defining what we now know as the Church-Wellesley Village. Continue Reading
Here’s a brief line-up of the events, exhibitions, and engagements that are on The ArQuives’ calendar. Continue Reading
Archivist and librarian Aaron Cain, who nominated Mirha-Soleil for this honour, speaks to her contributions. Continue Reading
A Spotlight on Off-Site Volunteers Continue Reading
Telephone: 416-777-2755
Email: queeries@arquives.ca
Street Address:
34 Isabella Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1N1
Mailing Address:
The ArQuives
P.O. Box 699
663A Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z9
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Friday
Please note that The ArQuives offices will be closed for winter holidays from December 21, 2019 to January 6, 2020. We will resume normal hours on January 7, 2020. All reference requests made to queeries@arquives.ca after December 12, 2019 will be answered in January 2020.
NOTE TO RESEARCHERS:
Some of our materials are
stored off site. Before visiting the archives, please send us an email
at
queeries@arquives.ca listing in
detail the topics and sources that you wish to consult and we will let you
know when they will be available. We aim to
respond to email inquiries within 4 business days.
The ArQuives is located on the lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Haudenosaunee, the Anishnaabe and the Huron-Wendat. Today, Toronto is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
The ArQuives strives to gather the stories of the unheard and silenced voices of the 2SLGBTQ+ first peoples of this land. We acknowledge that some stories have already been lost, and we aim to ensure that those that remain and those that are to come are preserved for the future.
The ArQuives has an access ramp to the front door and a lift from the first floor to the second floor. There are volunteers available to operate the lift.
There is an accessible washroom on the first floor. All washrooms are gender-neutral.
The ArQuives is a scent-free environment.
Please contact The ArQuives if you have any specific questions about accessibility that we can help with at queeries@arquives.ca.