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.
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Liberation on the Dance Floor: Interview with Craig Jennex
November 29, 2024
Communications volunteer, Mailey, interviewed Craig Jennex about the newest exhibit at The ArQuives: Liberation on the Dance Floor. -
Gendertrash from Hell: Queer Connection and Exposure
November 12, 2024
In the early 1990s Mirha-Soleil Ross and Xanthra Phillippa MacKay formed a publishing company called genderpress. -
Community Archiving Workshop in Chicago with the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
October 20, 2024
As a community archivist, how else can one learn and gain more archival experience? -
Melissa Levin & Lesbian Helpers at The ArQuives
October 8, 2024
Volunteer Em Barton visits The ArQuives to look through fonds of the late artist, educator and advocate, Melissa Levin, before our archivists begin to process them. -
Nuit Blanche Interview with Jordan King and Nathan Bruce
October 2, 2024
One of the more fascinating artistic installations at 2024’s Nuit Blanche will be “Love Across Distance,” which uses interactive light effects to explore the nature of queer, long-distance relationships. -
Delinquency and Debauchery: G.B. Jones and the Queercore Movement
September 19, 2024
This summer, Archival Assistant Roxy Moon had the opportunity to process the G.B. -
Shameless: Researching the Life and Work of Gerald Hannon
September 12, 2024
Gerald Hannon was a fascinating public figure in Toronto’s LGBTQ2+ activism scene. -
The ArQuives announces support from the Government of Canada to help protect 2SLGBTQI+ heritage
August 14, 2024
In order to be inclusive, Canada must ensure that all people can participate fully in economic, social and political life. -
Great.com interviews The ArQuives About Preserving LGBTQ2+ History in Toronto
July 16, 2024
Danielle Ribeiro from Great.com interviewed The ArQuives as part of their ‘Great.com Talks With…‘ podcast. -
Meet Me In Leather at The ArQuives - A Celebration of an Integral Part of Queer History and Futures
July 4, 2024
There are many fascinating materials housed at The ArQuives, each of them holds a story about the history of the queer community. -
Defending, advocating and trailblazing: Toronto's Right to Privacy Committee
May 2, 2024
A deep dive into the Right to Privacy Committee material stored at The ArQuives. -
Volunteers Needed: Here’s How You Can Help Keep Our Stories Alive
April 17, 2024
This week we celebrate National Volunteer Week! -
Femme Story Archives
April 9, 2024
The Femme Story Archives team is currently conducting a project called “On our own terms: An oral history and archive of queer femme community and culture in Toronto, 1990-2000,” funded by a SSHRC Insight Development Grant and led by Principal Investigator Dr. -
Job Posting: YCW Archives Assistant
April 4, 2024
Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. -
Job Posting: Collections Manager
March 26, 2024
Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. -
Anton Wagner and Edimburgo Cabrera fonds
March 21, 2024
We’re excited to announce that the Anton Wagner and Edimburgo Cabrera fonds is now available for research on-site at The ArQuives! -
2023 Annual General Meeting
March 18, 2024
The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives invites you to the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 6:00 PM EST via Zoom. -
2024 Call for Board Directors
February 5, 2024
The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world and the only archive in Canada with a mandate to collect at a national level.