Research: Homophobia and Violence
- File
- 1964 - 2003
Part of David Belrose fonds
Posters produced by AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay and others, event posters, news clippings and magazine articles. Many on the subject of homophobia and violence.
Research: Homophobia and Violence
Part of David Belrose fonds
Posters produced by AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay and others, event posters, news clippings and magazine articles. Many on the subject of homophobia and violence.
Research: Counselling, Social Work, Legal Rights
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Brochures, news clippings, and copies of articles, particularly on the subjects of counselling and social work, and legal rights.
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Workshops and reference material on supporting LGBTQ+ youth particularly in schools, also news clippings and stories.
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Includes news clippings, LGBT publications, posters and brochures for local events and services. Also includes materials for training and education programs about LGBTQ issues and homophobia.
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Out and About: Thunder Bay newsletter for the LGBTQ+ community. Includes issues, material to be printed, annual general meeting.
Also includes membership / mailing lists
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Meeting minutes and speaking notes, correspondence among steering committee, events planning, and proposed constitution for Out and About.
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Correspondence between members of the steering committee, events planning. Also includes many publications from other organizations, including the Northern Women's Centre.
Research: Gays of Thunder Bay and Thunder Bay History
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Information regarding Gays of Thunder Bay, including the organization's history and constitution. The organization later became Gays and Lesbians of Thunder Bay, and then Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals of Thunder Bay.
Also includes Belrose's writing about the history of LGBTQ+ organizations in Thunder Bay, information about the Backstreet Athletic Club Auxiliary, and news clippings and stories related to same-sex spousal rights and anti-discrimination laws.
Also includes copies of homophobic material.
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Primarily correspondence regarding services provided by St Joseph’s General Hospital.
Also includes copy of The Alternative (Thunder Bay LGBTQ+ magazine).
Human Rights - Same-Sex Couples
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News clippings and media releases related to provincial and federal rights for people in same-sex partnerships.
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Includes a complete run of Thunder Gay Magazine as produced for local television 1987-1991. The program addressed a variety of topics affecting LGBTQ+ people locally.
Also includes various television and radio news programs, and informational videos produced by the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay.
AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay Videos
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Video programming produced by the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay.
AIDS, Sexuality, and Youth (1989): program with multiple guests and call-in line
Life Line: AIDS and You (1992): 4-part program
Living with AIDS (1996)
Public Service Announcements (2003): produced by Confederation College film students
News and Current Affairs Programming
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Includes programming on LGBTQ+ issues produced by local news media, including TBT News and CBQ/CBC Thunder Bay.
Audio:
Gay Liberation Movement (1974): Radio interview by Margie Taylor with Michael Farewell and David Belrose on Gay Liberation
Thunder Bay Gay Life (1977): Radio documentary on gay and lesbian life, community, and experiences in Thunder Bay. Includes several interviews.
Toronto Bathhouse Raid (1981): Interview with Thunder Bay gay man identified as Doug on the Toronto bathhouse raids, political challenges, and a defense fund.
Open Line with Rick Smith (1981): Call-in program with guests Doug and Mike representing Gays of Thunder Bay.
Great Northwest (199): Radio interview by Lisa Laco with Paul Morralee and David Belrose on gay and lesbian issues in Thunder Bay.
Video:
The Rick Smith Show: AIDS (1985): Public affairs call-in show on the topic of AIDS. With guest Michael Sobota.
The Rick Smith Show: AIDS (1986): Public affairs call-in show on the topic of AIDS. With guest Joan Anderson (AIDS Committee of Toronto).
AIDS Forum (1986): TBT News story on AIDS Forum held in Thunder Bay.
The Rick Smith Show: AIDS Awareness Week (1987): Public affairs call-in show on AIDS Awareness Week. With guests David Belrose (AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay) and Dr Sam Graham (Thunder Bay District Health Unit). First of two parts.
The Rick Smith Show: AIDS Awareness Week (1987): Public affairs call-in show on AIDS Awareness Week. With guests Michael Sobota (AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay) and Dr Sam Graham (Thunder Bay District Health Unit). Second of two parts.
The Rick Smith Show: Whatever Happened to AIDS (1987): Public affairs call-in show on responses to AIDS. With guest Michael Sobota (AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay.)
AIDS Awareness Week (1987): TBT News story on AIDS Awareness Week events in Thunder Bay.
City Not Funding AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay (1989): 1989 City Council discussion related to funding of AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay. Resolution to provide funding is not passed. TBT News story on the denial of funding.
The Rick Smith Show: AIDS (1989): Public affairs call-in show on AIDS. With guest Michael Sobota (AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay.)
Rick Smith Show: Same-Sex Benefits Legislation (1994)
NNW Group - Northern Connections
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News clippings, writing pieces by youth, Northern Connections publication, brochures and newsletters from United Church and other organizations. Wide variety of topics including same sex marriage, homophobia, community safety, and supporting youth.
Other Young Lives II Follow Up
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Material from Rainbow Youth Connection, Northern Connection Newsletter, Northern Pride Support Group; writings by local authors; poetry and song lyrics. Material related to schools issues, counselling, and social work. (A significant amount developed by David Belrose and Barbara Spencer (and others) for training/consulting.) Material from Other Young Lives: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth conferences, including planning, feedback, and survey results. Planning notes for Northern Connection Newsletter.
Includes homophobic material.
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Committee meetings and planning materials for Thunder Pride / Pride in the Park 2011.
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Reference material related to LGBTQ+ rights and historical information, publications including LU’s Out Spoken.
Includes some homophobic material.
Thunder Gay Magazine (television)
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A complete run of Thunder Gay Magazine, as produced by Doug Broman for Thunder Bay Television. Shows varied in length, with early episodes 15 minutes, later episodes usually 30 minutes, and some hour-long. Each generally focused on a primary topic of interest to LGBTQ+ viewers, and also included news updates and information about social events.
All are available on VHS cassette and some are also available digitally.
Year One:
Year Two:
Subjects noted on VHS cassettes but not linked with an episode number:
Homophobia (1987);
Safer Sex (1987);
Safer Sex (1988);
Safer Sex Live (1989);
Glass Menagerie (1989);
Customs & Glad Day Books (1989);
Christmas Wrapped in Sayble (1989);
Marion & Sylvia (1989);
GLFN Interview (1989);
Ron & Trevor (1989);
Gays & Military (1989);
Multiculture (1989);
Massop/Duluth (1989);
Outing (1990); In The Spirit Of Our Grandmothers (1990); GLFN (Toronto) Conference (1990);
Battering (1990);
GLFN (1990);
GLFN 2 (1990);
Bill 7 (1990);
Misc (1990);
Live: Gwen O’Reilly (1990);
Her Giveaway (1990);
Out of Touch and ACT-B Response (1991);
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News clippings, newsletters, correspondence with political representatives, and notes. Primarily focused on same sex marriage rights in Ontario.
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News clippings and notes, on Ontario human rights ruling re: pension benefits, changes to Canadian Human Rights Act, and discrimination.
Research: Youth, Religious Practices
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Publications and resource material on subjects including supporting youth, religious practice, reading lists.
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Materials and notes from the Other Young Lives II conference.
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Material related to complaints against the Lakehead District School Board regarding systematic homophobic harassment in schools. Complaints filed by Gabriel Picard and Ellen Chambers Picard. Also includes many news clippings and stories related to the complaint.
Also includes other material related to Thunder Bay schools, and safety, violence, and homophobia.
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News clippings, posters and brochures for events, primarily related to the Canadian government decision on same sex marriage in 2004-2005. Most records have a local focus.
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Northern Pride: a “support and education group for gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth”
Records include contacts, posters, schedules, and planning notes for the Northern Pride support group. Also includes photographs and newsletters.