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GAIN Foresight January 1986
Monthly newsletter for GAIN members. Contains news of upcoming events such as a dance being held at the women’s center, an AIDS blood test clinic, and a possible showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show being shown at MUN. There are also news items…
GAIN Foresight April 1986
Monthly newsletter for GAIN members. Contains news on upcoming events such as the monthly GAIN meeting and the next dance, and personal ads for someone seeking a carpenter, another selling a stereo, an ad for a two-woman show, and an ad for a bar.…
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…
Amendment proposed for NL Human Rights Act: ban discrimination based on sexual orientation
A brief segment stating that the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Association recommended that the Newfoundland Human Rights Act include a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation. The segment also mentions GAIN being commended for…
G.A.I.N. Dances
Short article promoting two G.A.I.N. dances: a Halloween dance on November 2, 1985, and a regular dance, on November 23. The article explains what G.A.I.N. is, and that the profits made from their dances fund their various operations, rent, and…
"Gay teens face hidden obstacles" / "Confronting homophobia"
Two articles in the Women Speak newsletter. The first is written by feminist therapist Susan McConnell on the difficulties of sexual identity development for queer teens. It also includes an ad for her therapy practice. The second is a satirical…
"Sexuality 89: a Positive Perspective"
A bulletin in the fall 1988 copy of Women Speak that promotes the second annual symposium about sexuality in St. John's. It was sponsored by Planned Parenthood and included a number of workshops focusing on issues from AIDS to sexual orientation.…
"Abuse in the closet: Violence in lesbian relationships"
Article on the need to recognize intimate partner violence (IPV) in lesbian relationships and the stigma of talking about IPV in lesbian communities. The author argues that this issue is not often taken seriously and that there are limited supports…
"Reproductive technologies are disempowering women"
Article on reproductive technologies and IVF. It discusses how lesbian women are excluded from writings on fertility and often judged by physicians as not having the "appropriate potential for parenting."Waterlily was published quarterly from…
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…
Women and stress
This "women and stress" chart, published in Hatch's newsletter, was created by a group of women at a workshop in Labrador and aimed to help women visualize their stressors and the ways these connected to larger structures of injustice in their world,…
"Gay Studies group forms on campus"
Article in the Muse announcing the formation of a Gay Studies Group at Memorial University, a space for students, faculty, and staff, to engage with academic topics and research related to gay studies/queer studies. Interviews member Ron Knowling,…
"Vigil for people with AIDS"
Article in the Muse describing a vigil held on June 20th, 1989 in the TSC at Memorial University remembering those lost to AIDS. The vigil spanned two days and was attended by members of the Anglican Synod, community members, and representatives from…
"Biking for custody across the country"
Article about Carol and Cheryl, members of the Lesbian Mothers' Defence Fund Calgary, who cycled from Vancouver to Newfoundland in 4 months to raise money and publicize their cause. The women raised hundreds of dollars and created contacts across…
"Movement aids gay community development"
Article reporting on progress in the development of gay spaces and groups in Nova Scotia that mentions a rumour that a group in Harbour Grace was interested in forming a chapter of the Canadian Homophile Association of Newfoundland (CHAN).This…
"Newfoundland gays urge broad reading of Charter rights"
Article reporting that the Gay Association in Newfoundland had presented a brief to the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Equality Rights to advocate for gay liberation. Wally Upward presented on behalf of GAIN, the Provincial Advisory Council on the…
"'...deemed necessary to discriminate...'"
Article that details how two women in the armed forces held a small marriage ceremony in Argentia, and were later dismissed along with several other women, as a direct result of their involvement or presumed involvement. In total, nine women were…
"CHAN narrowly escapes folding"
Article reporting that, after the Community Homophile Association of Newfoundland’s annual election the previous November left three executive positions unfilled, CHAN members filled the vacant positions at their January meeting and saved the…
"GALA at MUN"
Article about the development of GALA, the Gay and Lesbian Association for students at Memorial University. The article highlights the purpose and importance of and need for the organization, and mentions that they are awaiting ratification at the…
C. H. Danielle Masquerade Ball Invitation
An invitation to an “Oriental Costume and Masquerade Ball” happening January 12, 1888 in Athens, New York. The director is listed as C.H. Danielle. Costumes were available for $1.00 each on the day of the event courtesy of Danielle’s Albany Costume…
Letter from John E. Godman to Frederick A. Brazill, June 23, 1902
A letter written by John E. Godman in reply to previous correspondence with Frederick A. Brazill. Godman writes about the Potts family and a particular unnamed member, who Brazill had previously inquired about due to receiving a letter from them.…
Alternative Presses - Guy to Goddess: An Intimate Look at Drag Queens
A review of a recent book (1994) by Bill Richardson on drag queens, with photography by Rosamund Norby. Though the queens interviewed are not identified by location, it is mentioned that one of the queens is from Newfoundland.
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…
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…
Ray Condon while teaching in Nigeria
Ray Condon was an AIDS activist born in 1945 in Calvert, Newfoundland. He was a trailblazing teacher in the province who became an activist after his 1991 diagnosis and spent the rest of his life fighting for 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Newfoundland and…
GAIN Foresight December 1984
Gay Association in Newfoundland monthly newsletter. It details a Halloween dance held on October 27th that included a costume contest, and another dance on November 17th. It reports that a Christmas party was being held on December 15th at Grad…
"Out of the closets into the world"
A letter to the editor of the Muse, Memorial University of Newfoundland's student newspaper, by a fourth-year education student using the pseudonym "John Novak". The writer calls on gay students to come out of the closet and speak their minds - "come…
Frederick Brazill pictured with Charles Danielle's Coffin
Picture of Frederick Brazill looking into Charles Danielle's coffin, inside the Octagon Castle.
"Frustration in Newfoundland"
Letter to the editor of The Body Politic from a reader in St. John's written in the aftermath of CHAN's folding, outlining what the author sees as the reasons it folded and what would be necessary for a new organization to take its place. They…
"Sixty Speak out at GSB Conference"
Article about a conference held by the Boston Gay Speakers Bureau. One presenter, Charles Bonnell, held a workshop in which he discussed misinformation surrounding homosexuals. He also educated the attendees on the occurrence of gay relations within…
Dancing Assemblies and Lessons in Masonic Hall
Announcement by Charles H. Danielle in the Harbour Grace Standard advertising dance classes to individuals of all ages, for practice and pleasure. The dance classes and assembly were free.
GAIN Foresight June 1985
Gay Association in Newfoundland monthly newsletter. It includes information on upcoming events, including dances at the Graduate House on July 13th and August 14th; a beach party on July 14th; softball games every Sunday; general meetings of GAIN on…
Gay and Lesbian Studies Group panel ad
Listing in The Muse for a panel discussion being held on the Hughes Commission and the lesbian and gay community.
Lesbian and Gay Issues Supplement ad
Call published in the Muse for submissions for the paper's upcoming Lesbian and Gay Issues Supplement. The listing also encourages individuals to drop by The Muse's office to share their ideas.
GAIN Foresight May 1985
Gay Association in Newfoundland monthly newsletter. It notes that a dance had been held on April 13th at Grad House, fundraising for famine relief in Ethiopia, and announces that GAIN's next general meeting would be on June 11 and its next dance on…
"Magistrate's Levee"
This article details an assault that took place against Professor Charles Henry Danielle. James Brian assaulted Danielle, and claimed that his action was self-defense. The court found him guilty, however, and sentenced him to pay a fine of $20 or…
Dancing Assemblies
Listing for dance classes offered by Charles Henry Danielle in the Harbour Grace Standard.
Letter from Clarence H. Waugh to Frederick A. Brazill, February 15, 1903
Clarence Waugh, a former acquaintance of Charles H. Danielle in the United States, discusses Danielle in this letter to Frederick A. Brazill written after Danielle's death, referring to him as Charles Clark. Clarence highlights Charles'…
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…
"Atlantic Gays Hold Conference"
Newspaper article that reports on the Atlantic Gay Movement conference of 1977 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference dealt with issues of bilingualism in the gay movement and increasing organization numbers in the Atlantic region.
"Gays at MUN: a cramped closet"
An article in the Muse, Memorial University of Newfoundland’s student newspaper, that comments on the social climate of being “out” at the university. The article remarks about a changing sentiment about homosexuality but notes there is no gay…
"Grand Fancy Costume Ball"
A short notice in the Evening Telegram inviting St. John’s patrons to a fancy-dress costume ball in Harbour Grace put on by Professor Charles Danielle’s students. It notes that if enough people would be travelling to the event, fares would be half…
Paul Goodman poem excerpt
Snippet from an erotic poem by American writer and social philosopher Paul Goodman that describes Middle Cove Beach. This article was posted in the Body Politic newsletter. The Body Politic was a queer, activist-based Canadian monthly newsletter that…
“Rural outreach: ‘What? Gay people here?’”
Article about gay and lesbian rural outreach in Atlantic Canada. Mentions the recent formation of GAIN and describes its fundraising events and efforts to build a membership base, quoting organizer Beth Lacey.This article was posted in the Body…
"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…
Lesbian and Gay Issues Supplement - Muse vol. 42, no. 15
The Muse's 1992 and Lesbian and Gay Issues Supplement. Contains several original contributions, some simply under the author's first name or a pseudonym, including an article on queer themes in mainstream comics; an account about coming out to one's…
Lesbian and Gay Issues Supplement - Muse vol. 34, no. 20
The Muse's 1984 and Lesbian and Gay Issues Supplement. The first page displays a full-page cartoon drawing of a gay couple kissing behind some bushes, and speech bubbles coming out of the bushes expressing homophobic sentiments. The second page…
Letter from Clarence H. Waugh to Frederick A. Brazill, January 8, 1903
A letter written by Clarence H. Waugh, a former acquaintance of Charles H. Danielle in the United States, in reply to Frederick A, Brazill, dated January 8, 1903. The letter thanks to Brazill for sending a photo, an obituary card for Charles, a…
GAIN Foresight February 1986
Monthly newsletter for GAIN members. It announces that a telephone line will operate out of Wally Upward’s house, the opening of a new gay bar, Pricella’s, and efforts to have sexual orientation added as prohibited grounds of discrimination to the…