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"Silence = Death" Sticker
A Pink Triangle sticker with the words silence = death written on it. This was the slogan first coined in the 1987 political poster and was commonly used by the coalition ACT UP to demand government action during the AIDS epidemic.
The sticker was…
The sticker was…
GAIN Foresight May 1983
Gay Association in Newfoundland monthly newsletter. The newsletter opens with a note from the president of G.A.I.N. who mentions a private members bill introduced in the House of Commons to add sexual orientation to the list of prohibited categories…
"Celebrating Lesbian and Gay Pride Week"
The article in the Muse discusses the need for sexual orientation to be included in the province's Human Rights Code, noting that the ushering in of a Liberal government would be an opportunity to do what the Conservatives did not. The article also…
GAIN Foresight July 1986
Gay Association in Newfoundland monthly newsletter. The Gay Pride Weekend had been held that June, and the newsletter provides a review of events, including a rally in Bannerman Park, a dance at Grad House, and a fundraising benefit at Priscilla's…
AboutFace, October 1991
This was the second issue of a reboot of the original AboutFace newsletter published by CHAN in the 1970s. GALT recognised the foundational work done by CHAN and sought to reestablish the newsletter as a source of local gay and lesbian news and…
AboutFace, June 1991
This newsletter was a reboot of the original AboutFace newsletter published by CHAN in the 1970s. Gays and Lesbians Together (GALT) recognised the foundational work done by CHAN and sought to reestablish the newsletter as a source of local gay and…
N.A.N.'s News Vol 1, No 3
Includes announcement of 4th annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Week, June 19-25, 1995 by Deputy Mayor Andy Wells at St. John's City Hall. Notes partnership between NGALE and NAN for Pride Week events.
Contains Pride Week schedule, including March for…
Contains Pride Week schedule, including March for…
N.A.N.'s News Vol 1, No 2.
Issue of the NAN newsletter. Contains a letter to NAN asking why the lesbian dances were advertised on the radio, citing fear of being outed to family or coworkers. The response notes that no member of NAN purposefully put it on the radio, and that…
"Pride '83"
A short banner that mentions the success of the Gay Association in Newfoundland (GAIN)'s first ever pride week hosted in the summer of 1983. They speak to the president of GAIN at the time, Theresa Walsh and discuss the origin of pride in the…
GAIN Foresight October 1987
Gay Association in Newfoundland monthly newsletter. In this newsletter, Priscilla’s Bar (379 Duckworth St., St. John's; now the Republic) is mentioned as Newfoundland’s only gay bar; it hosts a support dance for GAIN. The newsletter also advertises…