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.

Records relate to the lives and rights of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwestern Ontario and in Canada more broadly. Records reflect the work of Belrose as an individual, and in conjunction with the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay (ACT-B); Gays of Thunder Bay; Northern Pride; Out and About; and more.

Includes publications, especially Thunder Gay Magazine, reACT-Believe, and FrontLine; notes, minutes, and correspondence related to formal and informal activism; and news coverage and current events in a variety of media.

The collection includes physical textual materials, video and audio cassettes, digital text, and digital audio and video recordings.

Consists of files on a variety of issues affecting LGBTQ+ people in Northwestern Ontario particularly, and in Canada and worldwide. Files include correspondence, news clippings, and documents. Many files on local issues include material authored by Belrose.

Also includes records of local groups including Gays of Thunder Bay (1980-1993), Out and About, BGLLU, Pride Central, Northern Pride youth group, and AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay / AIDS Thunder Bay.

Publications, news clippings, conference materials, bibliographies of LGBTQ+ books, magazines including mainstream publications addressing LGBTQ+ issues, and legislative briefs on LGBTQ+ issues.

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.

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)

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.

Publications and brochures, news clippings, and notes, relating to the intersection of LGBTQ+ issues and various Christian denominations.

Extensive runs of Thunder Gay Magazine (physical newsletter 1980-1987) and newsletters of the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay / AIDS Thunder Bay (digital versions of reACT-Believe 1988-2002 and FrontLine 2003-2006).

Issues available:

1980: May, July, Nov-Dec
1981: Jan-Feb, April-May, June, Aug-Sept, Oct-Nov, Dec-Jan
1982: Feb-March, June-July, Aug-Sept, Oct-Nov
1983: Dec-Jan, Feb-March, April-May, June-July, Aug-Sept
1985: December
1986: March, Fall
1987: Winter, Spring, December

News clippings and publications, relating to ordination of LGBTQ+ people, spousal benefits, and other rights issues.

Also includes newsletters of the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario.

Primarily correspondence regarding services provided by St Joseph’s General Hospital.
Also includes copy of The Alternative (Thunder Bay LGBTQ+ magazine).

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:

1: October 22, 1987

2: October 29, 1987

3: November 5, 1987

4: November 12, 1987

5: November 19, 1987

6: November 26, 1987

7: December 3, 1987

8: December 10, 1987

9: December 17, 1987

10: January 14, 1988

11: January 21, 1988

12: January 28, 1988

13: February 4, 1988

14: February 11, 1988

15: February 18, 1988

16: February 25, 1988

17: March 3, 1988

18: March 10, 1988

19: March 24, 1988

20: March 31, 1988

21: April 7, 1988

22: April 14, 1988

23: April 21, 1988

24: April 28, 1988

25: May 5, 1988

26: May 12, 1988

27: May 19, 1988

28: May 26, 1988

29:

30: June 9, 1988

Year Two:

1: September 20, 1988

2: September 27, 1988

3: October 4, 1988

4: October 11, 1988: Best of 1987-1988

5: October 18, 1988

6: October 25, 1988: AIDS Awareness Week

7: November 1, 1988: McKellar Hospital

8: November 8, 1988: Ontario Human Rights Commission

9: November 15, 1988: Transsexual

10: November 22, 1988: Mary Veltri - lawyer

11: November 29, 1988: Adam / Dr Ian Mackie

12: December 6, 1988: Dr Ian Mackie / Gwen O'Reilly

13: December 13, 1988: Dave Belrose / Ron Rogers / MCC

14: December 20, 1988

15: January 19, 1989: Live

16: January 11, 1989: Ken: A Documentary

17: January 24, 1989

18: January 31, 1989: Support Groups

19: February 7, 1989

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);

Newsletters of the Aids Committee of Thunder Bay. Includes digital copies of physically produced newsletters, and digitally produced newsletters.

reACT-Believe: 1988-2002 (48 volumes)
FrontLine: 2003-2006 (14 volumes)

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

Newsletters, constitution of the organization, and news clippings.

News clippings and media releases related to provincial and federal rights for people in same-sex partnerships.

News clippings, newsletters, correspondence with political representatives, and notes. Primarily focused on same sex marriage rights in Ontario.

News clippings and notes, on Ontario human rights ruling re: pension benefits, changes to Canadian Human Rights Act, and discrimination.

Publications and resource material on subjects including supporting youth, religious practice, reading lists.

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.

Reference material related to LGBTQ+ rights and historical information, publications including LU’s Out Spoken.
Includes some homophobic material.

Workshops and reference material on supporting LGBTQ+ youth particularly in schools, also news clippings and stories.

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.

Materials and notes from the Other Young Lives II conference.