Have you heard of the Brunswick Four? These women helped to launch a new era of gay rights activism in Canada. To learn more, check out Tom Warner’s book: “Never Going Back Again: A History of Queer Activism in Canada.”

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Lesbians didn’t just hang out in bars! Makeda Silvera created new spaces for queer people of colour to gather in Toronto. You can find Silvera’s novel, The Heart does not Bend, at the Toronto Public Library!
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Let’s dive in to Toronto’s post-war queer tabloids! The publications discussed in this video include TAB, Flash, Justice Weekly, The Rocket, Hush, and True News Times. The illustrations in this video come from midcentury lesbian pulp novels.

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The Continental Hotel was a popular lesbian bar in the 1950s and 60s. Let’s explore this piece of queer history!

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