"GAIN dance"

The Body politic, December 1985.jpeg

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Title

"GAIN dance"

Description

Article in The Body Politic about a dance GAIN (Gay Association in Newfoundland) was hosting in conjunction with the Chicago House AIDS hospice performance fundraiser for queer people who are dying of AIDS. The event was being hosted as a Christmas party in several locations in Canada, including St. John's, Halifax and North Bay. The same events were being hosted in Chicago and Edinburgh, Scotland as well.

This article was posted in the Body Politic newsletter. 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 publications in Canadian history, and played a significant role in amplifying the Gay Liberation Movement and provided a crucial space for queer voices to be heard.

Creator

Pink Triangle Press

Source

Pink Triangle Press and Canadian Museum for Human Rights https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic121toro/page/6/mode/2up?q=newfoundland

Publisher

Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Internet Archive

Date

November 1985

Format

jpeg

Language

English

Type

Newsletter article

Collection

The Body Politic

Citation

Pink Triangle Press , “"GAIN dance",” The Newfoundland and Labrador Queer Archive, accessed October 18, 2024, https://nlqueerarchive.com/items/show/49.