Linda
Linda talks about her first love and their situation when they first got together in the late 60s. It certainly was a different time. At the time of this video recording Linda was heading up the Victoria Lesbian Senior Care Society’s Coffee Talk in Victoria, VLSCS.ca
Linda’s is one of a series from the Victoria Lesbian Senior Care Society (VLSCS) Coffee Talk group, shot with the generous sponsorship of VLSCS and an anonymous donor. The purpose of the VLSCS is to support lesbian health and social needs as we age by providing safe, accessible, welcoming spaces to build community through public education and social action. www.VLSCS.ca
Brenda
Brenda recounts her experience in the Navy during “The Canadian War on Queers” – not just a book by Gary Kinsman and Patrizia Gentile but a big important book that reveals our little known Canadian history of wide spread discrimination of LGBTQ folk in Canadian Military and Federal Services. Brenda’s story is included in the book.Find the book HERE
Brenda’s story video is part of a series of videos from Whitehorse, YT that were facilitated by the Yukon Queer Film Alliance with the generous support of Arts Fund Yukon. YQFA is responsible for OUT North, the first queer film festival north of 60.
Stephen
Stephen eloquently recounts growing up in the north, his process of coming out and his part in the human rights case that solidified same-sex marriage in Yukon Territory and in Canada. Thank you Stephen both for the energy you put into changing history and for the telling of this excellent piece of LGBTQ history.
Stephen’s story story video is part of a series of videos from Whitehorse, YT that were facilitated by the Yukon Queer Film Alliance with the generous support of Arts Fund Yukon. YQFA is responsible for OUT North, the first queer film festival north of 60.
Liam
Liam talks about coming out when he was 12 years old, how supportive his family and friends have always been and how that helped him stand up for LGBTQ rights last year at his high school.
Liam’s story video is part of a series of videos from Whitehorse, YT that were facilitated by the Yukon Queer Film Alliance with the generous support of Arts Fund Yukon. YQFA is responsible for OUT North, the first queer film festival north of 60.
Some of the news stories that covered the situation at Vanier high school:
CBC Story Mar 04, 2013
A Guy Named Brian Blog Post, Mar 4th 2013
CBC News Mar. 5th, 2013
Yukon News, March 13, 2013
CBC News, Mar. 20th, 2013
Yukon News, Mar. 22nd, 2013
CBC News, Sept. 5th 2013
CBC News Sept. 17th, 2013
Lesbian News 03
Inspired by the long time editor of Lesbian News, Barbara McLauchlin, whose onmyplanet.ca video story is here, and courtesy of the stupendous personal library of Lahl, I have begun posting .pdf files from a few years of Lesbian News, Victoria’s Monthly Lesbian Feminist Newsletter – later named The Lavender Rhinoceros. I will periodically post more scanned / pdf issues of this local Victoria Lesbian Magazine.
This issue of Lesbian News, is from March of 1993, editing and production by Corinne M Devison, Joan Garcia, Diana Gault, Sally Hamill, Barbara McLauchlin, Karey Perks, Ramona Scott, Lorey Simpson and Debby Yaffe. This particular issue is titled ‘Elle News’, but has the same look and content and is produced by a similar crew.
There are two versions below, Small is a 2 MB file and Full is 13 MB. These links will open the .pdf file in a new window of your browser, from there they are downloadable.
Lesbian News
Inspired by the long time editor of Lesbian News, Barbara McLauchlin, whose onmyplanet.ca video story is here, and courtesy of the stupendous personal library of Lahl, I have begun posting .pdf files from a few years of Lesbian News, Victoria’s Monthly Lesbian Feminist Newsletter – later named The Lavender Rhinoceros. I will periodically post more scanned / pdf issues of this local Victoria Lesbian Magazine.
This is the first issue of Lesbian News, Victoria’s Monthly Lesbian Feminist Newsletter, circa 1989, edited by Debby Gregory.
There are two versions below, Small is a 1 MB file and Full is 9.2 MB. These links will open the .pdf file in a new window of your browser, from there they are downloadable.
Lesbian_News_09_1989 Small 1MB
Lesbian_News_09_1989 Full 9MB
Danielle
Danielle, a trans woman, talks about her long history of political work in the trans and women’s communities and of finding herself. Thank-you Danielle, for all the good work that you do.
Danielle passed away in March of 2014 from a very aggressive cancer. RIP Danielle. A memorial page has been set up for Danielle on facebook; Here.
Danielle’s story was part of a series of videos collected at Vancouver Pride in 2012. This series was partially sponsored by Qmunity in Vancouver.
Barb
Barb has a lot of herstory in her hometown. She has been involved in the lesbian and gay community since she moved to Victoria in 1973.
Among her accomplishments is that she was one of the organizers of the very first Pride March in Victoria.
Barb recently published a book about the theatre community: Here We Go Again, An hysterical account of Canadian Theatre’s Coming of Age
Sylvie
Sylvie is a French Canadian Lesbian, who was raised in the Catholic faith.