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Charles Henry Danielle was born on November 1st, 1830, in Baltimore, Maryland. He moved to Newfoundland in the 1860s, self-advertising as a “dancing…

The NLQRI uses gender variance to refer to a broad and inclusive range of non-normative gender practices. Treating gender as a practice rather than…

Items related to the history of AIDS in the province from 1983- 2000

The Body Politic was a queer, activist-based Canadian monthly newsletter that was published from 1971 to 1987. It is one of the most significant queer…

The Gay Association in Newfoundland (GAIN) was an organization working socially and politically for the interests of gay, lesbian, and bisexual in…

N.A.N.'s News was a newsletter published by Newfoundland Amazon Network, a collection of lesbian women, including Susan Rose, Gerry Rogers, Tree…

GALA was a student organization formed in 1987 at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). The organization eventually evolved into SAGA which is…

Tommy Sexton (1957-1993) was an actor, dancer, musician, and comedian born in St. John's, Newfoundland. He was best known for his involvement in…

GALT was a queer community organization based in St. John's during the 1990s, they ran a phone line in partnership with the Newfoundland Amazon…

Edith S. Watson (1861-1943) was an American freelance photographer who travelled throughout Canada as well as Newfoundland and Labrador in the early…

From the 1950s-1990s it was legal for employees in the federal government and Canadian military to be fired because of their sexuality and gender…