The fonds contains records pertaining to AIDS ACTION NOW! dating from 1982 to 2005. The records reflect the governance of AAN! and its administrative activities, its activism, and its educational and outreach efforts. The fonds includes meeting minutes, flyers, briefs, correspondence, brochures, ma…
2.63m of textual records
102 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm and smaller
History / Biographical
This administrative history does not encapsulate the work of AIDS ACTION NOW! in its entirety, but reflects some of the initiatives documented in the fonds, providing context to the records.
In 1987, a group of gay activists, health care professionals and former politicians were brought together by Michael Lynch to discuss the state of HIV/AIDS research, treatment and care. This group included Gary Kinsman, George Smith, Alan Dewar, James McPhee, Michael Hulton, Dennis Conway, Wayne Boone, Russell Armstrong, and Tim McCaskell.
At the time, the government had failed to establish standards of care, had not supported research, or provided access to newly available treatments. The Federal Conservative Health Minister Jake Epp had made multiple homophobic comments and was doing little to address HIV/AIDS. There was a sense that PLWHA were abandoned by the government due to homophobia. This failure to establish standards of care meant that HIV/AIDS patients received care that varied depending on the hospital or doctor they were dealing with. Some hospitals would conduct tests that others refused to, visitors were oftentimes turned away, and nurses and orderlies would refuse to treat patients.
In November 1987, Lynch published an article entitled “‘Silence= Death, US Gays Fighting Homophobic Policies - What About Us?” The article solidified the group’s position that the government’s homophobia was standing in the way of meaningful action on HIV/AIDS.
On February 4, 1988 the group organized its first public meeting at Jarvis Collegiate. Between 300 to 400 people were in attendance. This meeting led to the establishment of AIDS ACTION NOW! The Toronto based grassroots activist group was established to represent and fight for PLWHA. It sought to transform HIV infections into a chronic manageable illness by ensuring that research, health care and social service systems delivered optimal care. Four demands were put forward and included:
The immediate availability of aerosolized pentamidine to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia
Consensus conference on standards of care
Government action to make experimental treatments available
Adequate funding to make Canada a leader in AIDS research
AIDS ACTION NOW! has advocated for people living with HIV/AIDS through demonstrations, educational efforts, the development and submission of briefs, lobbying politicians, national press campaigns, and initiatives with partnering organizations.
On March 25, 1988, AAN! organized its first demonstration. At the time, pneumocystis pneumonia was the leading cause of death for people living with HIV/AIDS. Seemingly healthy people would die within weeks after being infected with PCP. In Canada, patients would be administered pentamidine intravenously once they got diagnosed with PCP. However, there was growing research coming out of the United States that demonstrated that weekly doses of aerosolized pentamidine administered to PLWHA could prevent or lower the rate of PCP infections. However, without Canadian trials, Health Canada would not provide approval for the aerosolized pentamidine, which prevented doctors from prescribing it to their patients. In February 1988, Health Canada approved the Fisons’ aerosolized pentamidine trial. This clinical trial would provide half of its participants with a placebo rather than the treatment. Given PCP’s high mortality rate, there was a high chance that some of the participants would die proving something that had already been demonstrated with the American trials. The March 25 demonstration was organized to protest this Fisons trial. The 500 demonstrators left the 519 Church Street Community Centre carrying empty coffins, and made their way to the Toronto General Hospital where the trial was being conducted. A few weeks later, Fisons made the announcement that they would establish a compassionate arm, which would provide treatment to those who did not meet the specifications of the trial.
As a response to Health Canada’s failure to approve of the aerosolized pentamidine, AAN! developed a guide and phone line that provided information on how to get a prescription for the treatment and where it could be purchased in the United States. The guide was distributed at doctors’ offices, AIDS Service Organizations and hospitals throughout Toronto. AAN! worked together with ACT and PWA to provide funding for those who could not afford the drug.
On May 18, 1988 the Canadian AIDS Society held its national conference in Ottawa. AAN! held a die in front of the conference and burned an effigy of Health Minister Jake Epp. This protest made national headlines. The following week, AAN! activists returned to Ottawa and held a press conference in front of Parliament Hill, where they consumed treatments that were not yet approved in Canada.
Lynch was hospitalized for PCP in 1988, and McCaskell took over the role of chairperson. On October 5, 1988, the first AIDS ACTION NOW! annual general meeting was held. McCaskell was elected as the chairperson and the first AAN! steering committee was established.
A federal election was scheduled for the fall of 1988. As a response to the Progressive Conservative’s government record on AIDS, AAN! ensured that Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was met with angry AIDS activists at all his Toronto campaign events. On October 22, a rally was organized to protest the government’s failure to permit the use of non-approved treatments through the Emergency Drug Release Program. AAN! activists burned an effigy of Mulroney and made national headlines. In January 1989, the new Minister of Health Perrin Beatty announced that requests for non-approved HIV/AIDS treatments could be submitted to the EDRP, which included aerosolized pentamidine. The Fisons aerosolized pentamidine trial was terminated with this announcement.
In the fall of 1988, AAN! called for anonymous HIV testing and the creation of a National Treatment Registry. AAN! developed briefs and met with Members of Parliament to advocate for the registry.
In February 1989, AAN! organized protests outside of the Don Jail calling for better access to care for PLWHA. The AAN! Prisons Subcommittee eventually led to the establishment of the Prisoners AIDS Support Network (PASAN) in 1991.
In the spring and summer of 1989, AAN! focused its attention on the upcoming Fifth International AIDS Conference that was being held in Montreal. These AIDS conferences were generally centered around the work of medical professionals, government bureaucrats, and pharmaceutical companies, not people living with HIV/AIDS. Leading up to the conference, AAN! received the floor plan of the convention centre with the help of Montreal City Councillor Raymond Blain. Over 300 activists from groups including ACT UP, AAN! and Réaction Sida stormed the event with signs and banners. Activists made their way up to the stage and McCaskell gave an impassioned speech criticizing the Mulroney government’s record on AIDS, called for anonymous testing and denounced the scapegoating of sex workers. An ACT UP spokesperson read the Montreal Manifesto - The Declaration of Universal Rights and Needs of People Living with HIV. The manifesto was an international bill of rights for PLWHA and was put together by the AIDS activist groups.
In April 1990, Health Minister Perrin Beatty announced that a National AIDS Strategy would be developed within the next 6 months. The National AIDS Strategy secured funding and coordination for research, prevention, education and services. This National AIDS Strategy would include a National Treatment Registry, meeting one of the demands made by AAN!
In 1990, AAN! launched the Treatment Information Exchange project (TIE). TIE was developed to improve access to treatment information for health care providers, AIDS organizations, PLWHA and medical researchers. In September 1989, AAN! received funding from the Trillium Foundation to cover the cost of printing and mailing, and to hire a coordinator for the project. In February 1991, TIE was incorporated as the Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) so that it could qualify for charitable status and government funding.
In 1990, the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Richard Schabas proposed that Ontario Minister of Health reclassify AIDS virulent rather than communicable. Schabas suggested that anyone who was suspected of knowingly spreading the virus be quarantined. The AIDS reclassification would make this possible, as it would give health care officials the right to detain people. Schabas also believed that it was too risky to have sex with someone who was HIV positive even with a condom. As a response to Schabas’ claims and quarantine proposal, AAN!, ACT, Casey House, PWA Foundation organized a demonstration and press conference demanding for his resignation. Schabas’ quarantine plans were blocked.
In the fall of September 1990, the Ontario Liberal Party was defeated by the New Democratic Party. During the election campaign AAN! organized protests at the All Candidates Meeting at the 519 and the Women’s College Hospital. The group presented their proposal for an “Ontario AIDS and HIV Strategy'' to the government. Within a month of the election, the provincial government approved province wide anonymous HIV testing and representatives from AAN! were appointed to the new Provincial Advisory Committee on AIDS. However, there was no mention of HIV/AIDS in the throne speech and AAN! was unsuccessful in their attempts to schedule a meeting with the Health Minister. This election coincided with AAN!’s new focus on the high cost of drugs. While new treatments were emerging, the costs were inaccessible to a large portion of PLWHA. Private drug plans made the cost of drugs more accessible but not everyone worked for employers that provided drug insurance. Alternatively, the provincial drug benefits card covered the cost of medication for those over the age of 65 or for those on public assistance. Many PLWHA were faced with the choice of quitting their jobs to go on public assistance or continue to work while their health deteriorated. Drugs were free under public assistance, however public assistance was so low that it was difficult for PLWHA to afford housing, nutritious food and other essentials that were integral for those with weakened immune systems.
In January 1991, AAN! met with the Minister of Health Evelyn Gigantes, and presented her with a brief that discussed the variety of issues from high cost of drugs, poverty and the need for a provincial AIDS strategy that included a catastrophic drug plan.
In 1991, AAN! organized a demonstration protesting Canada’s involvement in the Gulf War, calling the government to redirect funding from the war to HIV/AIDS funding. The demonstration highlighted the link between racism, imperialism and government AIDS inaction.
On June 26, 1992 AAN! organized their first die-in at Lesbian and Gay Pride Day and demanded for increased AIDS funding. The following year, a second die-in was organized at the event with thousands of participants who protested the provincial government’s inaction on AIDS. In December 1993, AAN! held a demonstration that ended at the Ontario Minister of Health’s office demanding for a catastrophic drug plan.
In April 1994, AAN! interrupted the Ontario legislature by dumping bags of fake money on the politicians from the visitor’s gallery in protest of the NDP’s inaction. Activists also dressed up as statues at Queen’s Park and held signs calling for a drug plan. Shortly after, AAN! stormed the stage at the provincial NDP conference in Hamilton. On November 30, the government announced that a catastrophic drug plan would be implemented by April 1995. The Trillium Drug Program covered the cost of drugs if they surpassed a certain percentage of an individual’s income.
In April 1995, AAN! held a press conference to announce the release of the report card they had developed grading Canadian pharmaceutical companies on their AIDS research effort.
The National AIDS Strategy was set to expire in 1997. AAN! organized demonstrations, press conferences, and distributed 15,000 postcards urging the Federal Liberal Government to renew the strategy. They took out a full page advertisement in the Globe and Mail with the headline “Prime Minister Chrétien: Don’t Give Up on AIDS”. In April 1997, the government announced that they would renew the National AIDS Strategy.
In the spring of 1998, the Wellesley Hospital was slated to close. The Wellesley Hospital had been the centre for AIDS care in Toronto. All of its programs would be taken over by Saint Michael’s Hospital which had had a history of restrictive sexual health and HIV/AIDS services. AAN! and its community partners lobbied the Minister of Health to make Saint Michael’s a public hospital.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains records pertaining to AIDS ACTION NOW! dating from 1982 to 2005. The records reflect the governance of AAN! and its administrative activities, its activism, and its educational and outreach efforts. The fonds includes meeting minutes, flyers, briefs, correspondence, brochures, mailouts, and newsletters.
Contains series:
1- Governance and Administration
2- Activism
3- AAN! Outreach and Resources
4- Partnering and External Groups
5- Subject Files
Related Material
102 CT
T Shirt
Clean it Up The Government Must Clean Up Its Act On Women and AIDS
99 CT
T Shirt
AIDS Action Now; ACTION = LIFE
2003-135/001
James Thatcher Statement Dec. 30/92; AIDS Action Now!
2003-135/002
James Thatcher Statement Dec. 30/92; AIDS Action Now Source Footage
2003-135/003
Videotape of news broadcasts [Prime Time News, City-TV, Global News]
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Arrangement
The records from the AIDS ACTION NOW! fonds were gifted to The ArQuives in 4 separate accessions. The 1992, 2003 and 2006 accessions were processed by archivist Paul Leatherdale according to an accession based descriptive standard. The 1993 accession was processed in 2014 by archivist Laura Hallman according to an accession based descriptive standard. In 2021, archivist Ariana Ho reprocessed these accessions to reflect the AAN! fonds according to RAD compliant descriptive standards. Two additional fonds were created from the four accessions, including the Bernard Courte and Tim McCaskell fonds. Some records were separated to reflect provenance. Original order was kept where possible. Order was imposed in some cases to facilitate research.
The fonds consists of the organizational records of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) dating from 1979 to 2014, ranging predominantly from 1983- 1993. The records reflect the governance and administrative activities of ACT, its work on HIV/AIDS prevention and sexual health education, its support …
19.52m of textual records
9000 photographs: ca.3600 col. and b&w print; 27 x or smaller 34cm, ca.5400 col. and b&w negatives; 55mm or smaller
47 contact sheets: col. and b&w
68 posters b&w and col.; 61 x 86cm or smaller
12 floppy discs
22 CD-ROMs (photographs, electronic records, audio recordings)
8 DVDs (moving image, photographs)
4 buttons
1 flexible disc
9 audio cassettes
21 VHS tapes
1 mini DV
2 digital betas
1 U-Matic
4 1/4" audio reels
27 cards
1 can
1 denim jacket
3 watercolours; 35 x 55cm
1 banner; 68 x 182cm
Extent
19.52m of textual records
Physical Condition
Records are in good condition
History / Biographical
The AIDS Committee of Toronto, a community-based AIDS activist organization and Ontario’s first AIDS service organization, was formally established July 12, 1983. Amid media hysteria, misinformation, homophobia and confusion, the Toronto-based groups, Gays in Health Care and the Hassle Free Clinic, organized a public forum on April 5, 1983 to discuss AIDS and Hepatitis B at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute of Technology. This event was attended by over 300 people, including members of The Body Politic, Red Cross workers, social workers, doctors and archivists, who put forward a proposal to establish a standing AIDS Committee. In response to Toronto’s first AIDS diagnosis 1982, the need for an organization that provided the public with up-to-date information and resources, support services and and advice regarding the virus, quickly became apparent.
Following the initial public forum, a series of meetings were held at the 519 Church Street Community Centre, which led to the establishment of the AIDS Committee of Toronto and its 5 working groups: Medical Liaison, AIDSupport, Fundraising and Special Events and Community Education. On June 9, ACT was successful in its bid to get the Canada Ontario Development Project grant of $62,000 which allowed it to hire 6 people for a period of 6 months. On July 12, ACT elected 10 people to their 12 member Executive Committee. A press conference was held on July 19 to officially announce the establishment of the AIDS Committee of Toronto. In its infancy, ACT worked out of the Hassle Free Clinic, which was followed by their move to an office located at 66 Wellesley Street E. On October 4, 1983, ACT was legally incorporated in the Province of Ontario as a non-profit charitable organization.
In its early days, ACT fostered a ‘bottom-up’ approach to health care and sought to mobilize the gay community. It had a small number of staff who coordinated the volunteer-based working groups whose members were elected as Board of Directors. As service demands grew quickly, ACT began to shift towards becoming a more structured organization, through the establishment of policies, procedures and a screening process for volunteers.
ACT’s activities centred around HIV prevention through sexual health education and providing support services for people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS. The education campaigns and programs were initiated through forums, discussion groups, conferences and speaking engagements. On July 4, 1984, ACT organized the first AIDS Awareness Week which would later become a provincial and national event. The event was composed of panel discussions, benefits and press conferences. Education efforts also extended to brochure and poster projects, which were circulated to targeted communities and reproduced by external groups. ACT’s first brochure was “This Is a Test” which provided information on HIV antibody testing. On September 3 1985, ACT’s film “No Sad Songs” premiered. The film was directed by Nick Sheehan, profiling Jim Black, a man living with AIDS and the gay community’s response to AIDS.
In addition to education, the organization offered support services that were geared towards people worried about HIV/AIDS, people living with HIV, AIDS, ARC and PLS and their loved ones. A range of services were offered through programs such as the Buddy Program, Financial Assistance Program, Practical Assistance Program, Bereavement Program, the ACT Hotline and the Volunteer Counselling Services. These programs offered financial, practical and emotional support and assistance. In 1986, ACT announced plans to open North America’s first AIDS hospice. The hospice project resulted in the establishment of Casey House in 1988, which has since then operated independently.
ACT advocated for government action in response to the AIDS epidemic on the municipal, provincial and federal levels. It sat on various government committees and submitted briefs and reports on a variety of issues. When the HIV antibody test became available in Canada, ACT advocated for anonymous testing to reduce barriers to testing and stigma associated with HIV//AIDS.
In 1993, ACT moved to 399 Church Street. This location housed ACT’s Access Centre which operated a small circulating library collection, reference material and free up to date information on HIV/AIDS, which was made available for the public. In the early 1990s, ACT underwent restructuring as many community members felt that the organization had become burdened by bureaucracy.
In addition to its educational and support-based projects and campaigns, ACT organized other community events, such as the first AIDS Vigil, held in 1985. Fundraising events were also introduced. The AIDS Walk Toronto was an annual event started in 1988 in which community-based organizations participated to raise awareness and funds for AIDS,and to promote education and support services. Fashion Cares was an annual Gala fundraiser, which included fashion shows, auctions, banquets, and after shows. This annual gala aimed to raise HIV/AIDS awareness and funds for ACT in partnership with local and national designers, celebrities and businesses. The Fashion Cares Gala was held in 1987 at the Sherbourne Street Diamond Nightclub. September 9, 2012 marked the final Fashion Cares event, which was held at the Sony Centre.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of the organizational records of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) dating from 1979 to 2014, ranging predominantly from 1983- 1993. The records reflect the governance and administrative activities of ACT, its work on HIV/AIDS prevention and sexual health education, its support services and its HIV/AIDS-related resources and guides. The fonds also contains material from events, forums, workshops and conferences that ACT organized, took part in, or attended, and records from its fundraising events and galas. There are records that resulted from ACT’s involvement in collaborative projects with various organizations, groups and government committees, and material that was collected by ACT and made accessible to the public through its Access, Resource and Information Centres. The fonds is composed of meeting minutes, correspondence annual reports, budgets, audited financial statements, brochures, posters, newsletters, guides and resources, surveys, questionnaires, subject files collected by ACT, clippings and flyers. Other material in the fonds includes videos, audiotapes and photographs.
Contains series:
1- Governance and Administration
2- Funding
3- Outreach and Education
4- Support Services
5- ACT Forums, Events and Conferences
6- ACT Resource, Access and Information Centre
7- Partnering Groups
8- External Groups and Events
9- Correspondence
10- Subject Files
11- Clippings
M1989-022
Education about AIDS : materials for use in the mandatory health education units [including parts A to E]
Torrance, Gloria
M1992-042
Talking sex : facilitator's guide & planning book : a safer sex workshop for gay and bisexual men
Orr, Kevin
Whitehead, Mark
Johnson, Andrew S.
REF 1.2 LEE 2006
HIV/AIDS thesaurus
Lee, Erica
Jeffrey, Bill, 1950-
5.52 GOC 1989
When husbands come out of the closet
Gochros, Jean Schaar
6.7 HOM BOZ 1989
Homosexuality and the family
Bozett, Frederick W.
Miller, Brian
Krus, Robert J.
5.1 MON 1988
Gay, straight, and in-between : the sexology of erotic orientation
Money, John William, M.D., 1921-
7.1 AMA BOYD 1991
Amazing grace : stories of lesbian and gay faith
Boyd, Malcolm, Rev., 1923-
Wilson, Nancy L., Rev., 1950-
M1991-057
Report on police raids on gay steambaths
Monographs
M1992-040
An introduction to S/M play
by Michael Hamilton, Trevor Jacques, Dale McCarthy and Sniffer
2.21 LAR LAR 1987
From drags to riches : my autobiography
La Rue, Danny, 1927-
Elson, Howard
2.21 WAR WAR 1989
The Andy Warhol diaries
Warhol, Andy (Andrew), 1928-1987
Hackett, Pat
5.61 CRA 1991
Inventory of Canadian HIV/AIDS programs and resources for youth
Cravit, Julie
M1994-040
Designing an effective AIDS prevention campaign strategy for San Francisco : results from the third probability sample of an urban gay male community
Research and Decisions Corporations Communication Technologies
1990-083/001N
The Challenge is AIDS poster
Beckman
2016-020/003N
Living with Hep.C Poster
1990-083/003N
SIDART
Health & Welfare Canada
1990-083/02N
Steam Heat
The Barn, Club Toronto, Woody's , 457, Trillium Monarchist Society.
1990-089/001N
1990-089/002N
Manline
artist/s, Norman Hatton
1991-030/001N
1991-030/002N
You're sleeping with every partner your partner ever had
Ontario Ministry of Health
1991-122/001
Ontario Ministry of Health AIDS
Marbury Advertising
1991-122/002
Ontario Ministry of Health AIDS
Marbury Advertising
1991-169/001N
From All Walks Of Life
Ontario AIDS Network
1991-194/001
Tape 1: Keynote address - Ellen Ratner, Vickie Mays, Steve Schulte, Michael Callen
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/002
Tape 2: Concurrent session, Lesbians in AIDS service organization
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/004
Tape 4: Examination of support groups for Blacks/AIDS
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/005
Tape 5: Hospital reponse to AIDS crisis
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/007
Tape 7: Make room for healing and dying
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/009
Tape 9: Counselling and socialization as therapeutic counterparts
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/013
Tape 13: History of the PWA movement
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/014
Tape 14: Defining anti-gay violence
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/015
Tape 15: Effective lobbying/private, federal, public, local government funding
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/016
Tape 16: Looking past addiction
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/019
Tape 19: Sexual preference to physicians
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/021
Tape 21: AIDS information process
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/024
Tape 24: AIDS education
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/025
Tape 25: Business looks at gay and lesbian employment
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/027
Tape 27: Working with sero-positive individuals
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/028
Tape 28: Hemophilia and AIDS
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/029
Tape 29: Analysis of insurance
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/032
Tape 32: Lesbian health
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/033
Tape 33: Living with AIDS
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/038
Tape 38: Homecare people with AIDS and ARC
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/039
Tape 39: Loving adult child of alcoholic
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/042
Tape 42: National review of AIDS education
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/043
Tape 43: Politics and AIDS
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/044
Tape 44: Education/health professionals
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/045
Tape 45: Ethics and AIDS
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/047
Tape 47: Shame-based family systems
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/051
Tape 51: Turning a corner - political, civil rights aspects of AIDS
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/052
Tape 52: Keynote plenary - addiction/recovery issues
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/52b
Tape 52B: Addiction/recovery issues
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/053
Tape 53: Government support healthcare
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/054
Tape 54: Critical public policy
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/055
Tape 55: Lessons from the recent past
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/055
Tape 55: Lessons from the recent past
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1991-194/057
Tape 57: Resolutions and awards (Karen Thompson), closing service
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, March 26-29, 1987, Los Angeles
1992-013/001T
Friends Always audio casette
M1992-031
The "Tribes" education campaigns, 1990-91
Young, M.S.J. Keys
M1992-030
Sex, dating and intimacy in the age of AIDS : an AIDS prevention aid lifestyle workshop for gay and bisexual men
Shernoff, Michael
M1992-029
Global programme on AIDS : guide for planning condom promotion for AIDS prevention
World Health Organization [WHO] (Geneva, Switzerland)
Organization mondiale de la santé [OMS] (Geneva, Switzerland)
M1995-009
Write out on the shelf : selected books for
lesbians and gays in Toronto Public Library
Worden, Bruce
Jordan, Tom
M2019-124
Predictors of Change, Poor Outcome and Premature Drop-Out in a Randomized Control Study of AIDS Educations: The Talking Sex Project
Publisher: Health and Welfare Canada, National Health Research and Development Program
M2019-126
Correlates of Behaviour, Predictors or Behaviour Change and Drop-Out in a Randomized Control AIDS Education Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: The Talking Sex Project
Ted Myers; R. G. Kurtz; F. Trudiver; E. Jackson; K. Orr; C. Rowe; S. Bullock; M. Ennis
M2019-127
The Talking Sex Project: Descriptions of the Study Population and Correlates of Sexual Practices at Baseline
Ted Myers; Fred G. Tudiver; Ruth G. Kurtz; Edward A. Jackson; Kevin W. Orr; Cheryl J. Rowe; Sandra L. Bullock
M2019-128
Final Report: The Talking Sex Project
Variant Title: A Small-Group Intervention for the Prevention of AIDS in Homosexual and Bisexual Men
R. Kurtz; T. Myers; F. Tudiver; E. Jackson; K. Orr; C. Rowe
M1999-073
Safer sex guidelines bibliography : healthy sexuality and HIV
Jackson, Ed
4.66 WIL 1971
Homosexuals and the military : a study of less than honorable discharge
Williams, Colin J.
Weinberg, Martin S.
2.71 RIO 1996
Out our way : gay and lesbian life in the country
Riordon, Michael, 1944-
2.21 GLA KOK 1988
John Glassco's richer world : memoirs of Montparnasse
Kokotailo, Philip, 1955-
7.6 MAT 1996
The Material queer : a LesBiGay cultural studies reader
Morton, Donald E.
9.4 GAY FOS 1997
The Gay '90s : disciplinary and interdisciplinary formations in queer studies
Foster, Thomas
Siegal, Carol
Berry, Ellen E.
7.6 HEM 2002
Bisexual spaces : a geography of sexuality and gender
Hemmings, Clare
4.6 KAP 1997
Sexual justice : democratic citizenship and the politics of desire
Kaplan, Morris B.
5.54 NAM 2000
Invisible lives : the erasure of transsexual and transgendered people
Namaste, Viviane
4.6 PER 1980
Permissiveness and control : the fate of the sixties legislation
National Deviancy Conference (Sheffield, England : 1977)
4.9 REI
Sexuality and class struggle
Reiche, Reimut, 1941-
Bennett, Susan
Fernbach, David
2.21 PAR PAR 1998
Generation queer : a gay man's quest for hope, love, and justice
Paris, Bob, 1959-
9 GAY JON 1998
Gay and lesbian literature since World War II : history and memory
Jones, Sonya L.
2.415 ROS 1994
Diverse communities : the evolution of lesbian and gay politics in Ireland
Rose, Kieran
4.9 POV 1995
Poverty : lesbians and gay men : the economic & social effects of discrimination
Robson, Christopher
Byrne, Suszy
4 MAG 1990
Are gay rights right? : making sense of the controversy
Magnuson, Roger J., 1945-
5.61 MYR 1996
AIDS, communication and empowerment : gay male identity and the politics of public health messages
Myrick, Roger
6.2 OOS 2000
Stepchildren of nature : Krafft-Ebing, psychiatry, and the making of sexual identity
Oosterhuis, Harry
2.73 TER 1999
An American obsession : science, medicine and the place of homosexuality in modern society
Terry, Jennifer
4 STY 1998
A Nation by rights : national cultures, sexual identity politics and the discourse of rights
Stychin, Carl F. (Carl Franklin), 1964-
4.6 LEG HER 1995
Legal inversions : lesbians, gay men and the politics of law
Herman, Didi
Stychin, Carl F. (Carl Franklin), 1964-
9.4 ESS KAD 1992
Essays in lesbians and gay studies
Kader, Cheryl
Piontek, Thomas
4 ILG
Second ILGA Pink book : a global view of lesbian and gay liberation and oppression
International Lesbian and Gay Association [ILGA]
5.61 SEX DAV 1993
Sex, gay men and AIDS
Davies, Peter M.
Hickson, Ford C.I.
Weatherburn, Peter
Hunt, Andrew J.
6.1 SIE 1994
Uncharted lives : understanding the life passages of gay men
Siegel, Stanley, 1946-
Lowe, Ed, 1946-
9.4 SOC 1991
Social text no. 29
Social Text Editorial Collective (New York, NY)
M2004-120
Feeling comfortable with your sexual orientation: men and homosexuality
Centre local de services communautaires des Faubourgs
M2004-121
Feeling comfortable with your sexual orientation: women and homosexuality
Centre local de services communautaires des Faubourgs
5.54 NAM 2000B
Invisible lives : the erasure of transsexual and transgendered people
Namaste, Viviane
M1994-013 no.2
Gais à votre santé
Association des Médecins Gais [AMG] (Paris, France)
3.2 SIM 1994
Opening doors : making substance abuse and other services more accessible to lesbian, gay and bisexual youth
Simpson, Bonnie
Central Toronto Youth Services (Toronto, ON)
M2006-128
Blood letting play : the AIDS Committee of Toronto Safer S/M Education Project
Creighton, Syd
Melzack, Rachael
Jacques, Trevor, 1956-
M2006-131
Finding out: a resource for people working with young gay and bisexual men
Rampton, Leigh
Kinder, Paul
M2006-135
Sexual safety: a guide
Graydon, Michael
Phillips, Susan
M2006-136
HIV/AIDS and women who have sex with women: database search
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5.61 AID ACT 2000
The Living guide : services for people in the Toronto area living with HIV or AIDS
AIDS Committee of Toronto [ACT] (Toronto, ON)
HIV/AIDS Cultural Network of Metropolitan Toronto and Surrounding Area [HACN] (Toronto, ON)
M2006-144
Resource manual for persons with AIDS
University of California. Clinical Research Center (San Francisco, CA)
M2006-147
Learning about AIDS: an active learning program for children in grades 5 and 6
Zacour, Robert J.
M2006-168
NAIC user guide
National AIDS Clearinghouse (Ottawa, ON)
M2006- 159
A guide to our services in London
Terrence Higgins Trust (London, England)
M1992-003
Prisoners and AIDS : AIDS education needs assessment : a research study on inmates in the Toronto region funded by Health and Welfare Canada
Get the facts: surviving in prison and in the community
John Howard Society of Metropolitan Toronto (Toronto, ON)
Education about AIDS : materials for use in the mandatory health education units [including parts A to E]
Torrance, Gloria
M1991-057
Report on police raids on gay steambaths
Monographs
M1992-040
An introduction to S/M play
by Michael Hamilton, Trevor Jacques, Dale McCarthy and Sniffer
2.21 LAR LAR 1987
From drags to riches : my autobiography
La Rue, Danny, 1927-
Elson, Howard
2.21 WAR WAR 1989
The Andy Warhol diaries
Warhol, Andy (Andrew), 1928-1987
Hackett, Pat
5.61 CRA 1991
Inventory of Canadian HIV/AIDS programs and resources for youth
Cravit, Julie
M1992-031
The "Tribes" education campaigns, 1990-91
Young, M.S.J. Keys
M1992-030
Sex, dating and intimacy in the age of AIDS : an AIDS prevention aid lifestyle workshop for gay and bisexual men
Shernoff, Michael
M1992-029
Global programme on AIDS : guide for planning condom promotion for AIDS prevention
World Health Organization [WHO] (Geneva, Switzerland)
Organization mondiale de la santé [OMS] (Geneva, Switzerland)
M1995-009
Write out on the shelf : selected books for
lesbians and gays in Toronto Public Library
Worden, Bruce
Jordan, Tom
M2019-124
Predictors of Change, Poor Outcome and Premature Drop-Out in a Randomized Control Study of AIDS Educations: The Talking Sex Project
Publisher: Health and Welfare Canada, National Health Research and Development Program
M2019-126
Correlates of Behaviour, Predictors or Behaviour Change and Drop-Out in a Randomized Control AIDS Education Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: The Talking Sex Project
Ted Myers; R. G. Kurtz; F. Trudiver; E. Jackson; K. Orr; C. Rowe; S. Bullock; M. Ennis
M2019-127
The Talking Sex Project: Descriptions of the Study Population and Correlates of Sexual Practices at Baseline
Ted Myers; Fred G. Tudiver; Ruth G. Kurtz; Edward A. Jackson; Kevin W. Orr; Cheryl J. Rowe; Sandra L. Bullock
M2019-128
Final Report: The Talking Sex Project
Variant Title: A Small-Group Intervention for the Prevention of AIDS in Homosexual and Bisexual Men
R. Kurtz; T. Myers; F. Tudiver; E. Jackson; K. Orr; C. Rowe
M1999-073
Safer sex guidelines bibliography : healthy sexuality and HIV
Jackson, Ed
4.66 WIL 1971
Homosexuals and the military : a study of less than honorable discharge
Williams, Colin J.
Weinberg, Martin S.
2.71 RIO 1996
Out our way : gay and lesbian life in the country
Riordon, Michael, 1944-
2.21 GLA KOK 1988
John Glassco's richer world : memoirs of Montparnasse
Kokotailo, Philip, 1955-
7.6 MAT 1996
The Material queer : a LesBiGay cultural studies reader
Morton, Donald E.
9.4 GAY FOS 1997
The Gay '90s : disciplinary and interdisciplinary formations in queer studies
Foster, Thomas
Siegal, Carol
Berry, Ellen E.
7.6 HEM 2002
Bisexual spaces : a geography of sexuality and gender
Hemmings, Clare
4.6 KAP 1997
Sexual justice : democratic citizenship and the politics of desire
Kaplan, Morris B.
5.54 NAM 2000
Invisible lives : the erasure of transsexual and transgendered people
Namaste, Viviane
4.6 PER 1980
Permissiveness and control : the fate of the sixties legislation
National Deviancy Conference (Sheffield, England : 1977)
4.9 REI
Sexuality and class struggle
Reiche, Reimut, 1941-
Bennett, Susan
Fernbach, David
2.21 PAR PAR 1998
Generation queer : a gay man's quest for hope, love, and justice
Paris, Bob, 1959-
9 GAY JON 1998
Gay and lesbian literature since World War II : history and memory
Jones, Sonya L.
2.415 ROS 1994
Diverse communities : the evolution of lesbian and gay politics in Ireland
Rose, Kieran
4.9 POV 1995
Poverty : lesbians and gay men : the economic & social effects of discrimination
Robson, Christopher
Byrne, Suszy
4 MAG 1990
Are gay rights right? : making sense of the controversy
Magnuson, Roger J., 1945-
5.61 MYR 1996
AIDS, communication and empowerment : gay male identity and the politics of public health messages
Myrick, Roger
6.2 OOS 2000
Stepchildren of nature : Krafft-Ebing, psychiatry, and the making of sexual identity
Oosterhuis, Harry
2.73 TER 1999
An American obsession : science, medicine and the place of homosexuality in modern society
Terry, Jennifer
4 STY 1998
A Nation by rights : national cultures, sexual identity politics and the discourse of rights
Stychin, Carl F. (Carl Franklin), 1964-
4.6 LEG HER 1995
Legal inversions : lesbians, gay men and the politics of law
Herman, Didi
Stychin, Carl F. (Carl Franklin), 1964-
9.4 ESS KAD 1992
Essays in lesbians and gay studies
Kader, Cheryl
Piontek, Thomas
4 ILG
Second ILGA Pink book : a global view of lesbian and gay liberation and oppression
International Lesbian and Gay Association [ILGA]
5.61 SEX DAV 1993
Sex, gay men and AIDS
Davies, Peter M.
Hickson, Ford C.I.
Weatherburn, Peter
Hunt, Andrew J.
6.1 SIE 1994
Uncharted lives : understanding the life passages of gay men
Siegel, Stanley, 1946-
Lowe, Ed, 1946-
9.4 SOC 1991
Social text no. 29
Social Text Editorial Collective (New York, NY)
M2004-120
Feeling comfortable with your sexual orientation: men and homosexuality
Centre local de services communautaires des Faubourgs
M2004-121
Feeling comfortable with your sexual orientation: women and homosexuality
Centre local de services communautaires des Faubourgs
5.54 NAM 2000B
Invisible lives : the erasure of transsexual and transgendered people
Namaste, Viviane
M1994-013 no.2
Gais à votre santé
Association des Médecins Gais [AMG] (Paris, France)
3.2 SIM 1994
Opening doors : making substance abuse and other services more accessible to lesbian, gay and bisexual youth
Simpson, Bonnie
Central Toronto Youth Services (Toronto, ON)
M2006-128
Blood letting play : the AIDS Committee of Toronto Safer S/M Education Project
Creighton, Syd
Melzack, Rachael
Jacques, Trevor, 1956-
M2006-131
Finding out: a resource for people working with young gay and bisexual men
Rampton, Leigh
Kinder, Paul
M2006-135
Sexual safety: a guide
Graydon, Michael
Phillips, Susan
M2006-136
HIV/AIDS and women who have sex with women: database search
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5.61 AID ACT 2000
The Living guide : services for people in the Toronto area living with HIV or AIDS
AIDS Committee of Toronto [ACT] (Toronto, ON)
HIV/AIDS Cultural Network of Metropolitan Toronto and Surrounding Area [HACN] (Toronto, ON)
M2006-144
Resource manual for persons with AIDS
University of California. Clinical Research Center (San Francisco, CA)
M2006-147
Learning about AIDS: an active learning program for children in grades 5 and 6
Zacour, Robert J.
M2006-168
NAIC user guide
National AIDS Clearinghouse (Ottawa, ON)
M2006- 159
A guide to our services in London
Terrence Higgins Trust (London, England)
M1992-003
Prisoners and AIDS : AIDS education needs assessment : a research study on inmates in the Toronto region funded by Health and Welfare Canada
Get the facts: surviving in prison and in the community
John Howard Society of Metropolitan Toronto (Toronto, ON)
M2020-016
The AIDS Virus
Gallo, Robert C.
M2020-017
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection
Walmsley, Sharon L.; Read, Stanley E.
M2020-018
A community support group for HIV-seropositive drug users: is attendance associated with reductions in risk behaviour?
Greenberg, J.B.; Johnson, W.D.; Fichtner, R.R.
M2020-019
People living with HIV infection who attend and do not attend support groups: a pilot study of needs, characteristics and experiences
Kalichman, S.C.; Sikkema, K.J.; Somlai, A.
M2020-020
Support Groups for People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Review of Literature
Spirig, Rebecca
M2020-021
Counselling gay men with multiple loss and survival problems: the bereavement group as a transitional object
Maasen, T.
M2020-022
Group Psychotherapy for Persons with HIV and AIDS-Related Illness
Kelly, Jeffery A.
M2020-023
Growing pains: Is there value in peer support groups that target a specific age group? Four young men answer with a resounding 'yes'.
Haire, Bridget
M2020-024
Stress, Social Support, and the Buffering Hypothesis
Cohen, Sheldon; Wills, Thomas Ashby
M2020-025
Clinical Notes - A support group for individuals recently testing HIV positive: a psycho-educational group model
Coleman, Vallerie E.; Harris, Gregory N.
M2020-026
The psychological effects of support groups on individuals infected by the AIDS virus
DiPasquale, Joan A.
M2020-027
Offering Support Group Services for Lesbians Living with HIV
Foster, Susan B.; Stevens, Patricia E.; Hall, Joanne M.
M2020-028
Group Work with Gay Men with AIDS
Gambe, Richard; Getzel, George S.
M2020-029
Support Groups For Youth with the AIDS Virus
Grant, Duncan
M2020-030
Review of a support group for patients with AIDS
Newmark, Deborah A.
M2020-031
The Interpersonal Approach to Group Psychotherapy
Leszcz, Molyn
M2020-032
Psychosocial support groups for people with HIV infection and AIDS
Ribble, Denise
M1996-005
AIDS and Homosexuality: Some Jewish and Christian Responses (from AIDS in Religious Perspective)
Zion, William P.
M2020-033
Availability of Drugs For Early Intervention in Treating HIV Infection and The Violation of Civil Liberties of Patients Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Iler, Campbell & Associates
M2020-034
"Caring Together": The report of the expert working group on integrated palliative care for persons with AIDS To Health and Welfare Canada
The Expert Working Group (Degner, Lesley; Downing, Michael; Fietz, Margaret; Goldstone, Irene; Heidemann, Elma; Mousseau, Johanne; Robert, Jean)
M2020-035
Towards the Canadian AIDS Society of 1995: Final Report on Strategic Planning
Canadian AIDS Society
M2020-036
An Introduction to GAYLINE Counselling
Guelph Gay Equality
M2020-037
AIDS Coverage in the Canadian Media: March 1993 - March 1994
Cormex Research (for National AIDS Secretariat)
M2020-038
A Survey of AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Greater Boston: A Report to Community Educators
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
M2020-039
AIDS: Can educational programs change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour?
Bradley, Bill; Chong, John
M2020-040
Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association Report and Accounts 1990/91
Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association
M2020-041
Opening Doors: People Talking About HIV/AIDS
Ontario HIV/AIDS Counselling Initiative
M2020-045
University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter (Volume 3, Issue 6)
University of California, Berkeley
M2020-046
AIDS: The Emerging Ethical Dilemmas
Relman, Arnold S.; Krim, Mathilde; Levine, Carol; Ronald, Bayer; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Volberding, Paul; Abrams, Donald; Silverman, Mervyn F.; Silverman, Deborah B.; Panem, Sandra; Check, William
M2020-047
The Family's Guide to AIDS: Responding With Your Heart
Helquist, Michael
M2020-048
Salivary inhibition of HIV-1 infectivity: functional properties and distribution in men, women, and children
Fox, Philip C.; Atkinson, Jane C.; Wolff, Andy; Baum, Bruce J.; Yeh, Chih-Ko
M2020-049
UCLA Conference: The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Gottlieb, Michael S.; Groopman, Jerome E.; Weinstein, Wilfred; Fahey, John L.; Detels, Roger
M2020-050
Diarrhea in AIDS: Diagnosis and Management
Kotler, Donald P.
M2020-051
DDI - dideoxyinosine - (Videx): Project Inform Fact Sheet
Little, Marjorie
M2020-052
The Talking Sex Project: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Small-Group AIDS Education for 612 Gay and Bisexual Men
Tudiver, Fred; Meyers, Ted; Kurtz, Ruth G.; Orr, Kevin; Rowe, Cheryl; Jackson, Edward; Bullock, Sandra L.
M2020-053
AIDS Information Bulletin (August 1, 1983)
Office of Public Affairs, Public Health Services
M2020-054
AIDS Information Bulletin (September 12, 1983
Office of Public Affairs, Public Health Services
M2020-055
AIDS Information Bulletin (November 22, 1983
Office of Public Affairs, Public Health Services
M2020-056
AIDS Information Bulletin (October 11, 1983)
Office of Public Affairs, Public Health Services
M2020-057
AIDS Information Bulletin (January 19, 1983)
Office of Public Affairs, Public Health Services
M2020-058
AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes for October 1987: Provisional Data From the National Health Interview Survey
Dawnson, Deborah A.; Cynamon, Marcie; Fitti, Joseph E.
M2020-059
Sexual Modes of Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Coates, Randall A.; Schechter, Martin T.
M2020-060
Report from the Task Force on AIDS
University of California, San Francisco
M2020-061
Healthy Sex Guideline: AIDS Prevention For Gay Men
D'Eramo, James E.
M2020-062
Two Gay Men with AIDS Talk About AIDS & Promiscuity
Callen, Michael; Berkowitz, Richard; Dworkin, Richard; Sonnabend, Joseph
M2020-063
Restrictions of Entry and Residence for People with HIV/AIDS: A Global Survey
Archiv für Sozialpolitik
M2020-064
Beyond "Homophobia": A Social Psychological Perspective on Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men
Herek, Gregory M.
M2020-065
A Report to the Community from the AIDS Project Los Angeles
AIDS Project Los Angeles
M2020-066
Heterosexism: Redefining Homophobia for the 1990s
Neisen, Joseph H.
M2020-067
Heterosexism or Homophobia?: The Power of the Language We Use
Neisen, Joseph H.
M2020-068
AIDS and A-Bomb disease: Facing a special death
Glaser, Chris
M2020-069
Gay Grief: An Examination of Its Uniqueness Brought to Light by the AIDS Crisis
Klein, Sandra Jacoby; Fletcher, William
M2020-070
A Critical Look at HIV-Antibody Tests: 1. How Accurate Are They?
Frank, J.W.; Goel, V.; Harvey, B.J.; Coates, R.A.; Schiralli, V.
M2020-071
A Critical Look at HIV-Antibody Tests: 2. Benefits, Risks and Clinical Use
Frank, J.W.; Coates, R.A.; Harvey, B.J.; Goel, V.; Schiralli, V.
M2020-072
Announcing Retrovir (zidovudine): The First effective treatment for certain AIDS and other serious HIV infections
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
M2020-073
Impact of HIV Infection on Social Service Agencies Serving Children and Youth in the Metro Toronto Area
Farkas, Carol S.; Kossmann, Karsten
M2020-080
First Hand: Survival Kit
First Hand
M2020-081
A Note to Physicians
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
M2020-082
A Workbook for Community-based Research: A Guide for the HIV/AIDS Community Project Final Report
Community Research Initiative of Toronto; Canadian HIV Trials Network; HIV Ontario Observational Database
M2020-083
Needs Assessment for HIV+ Youth: Final Report
Tan, Darrell
M2020-084
AIDS Treatment News (January 16, 1987)
James, John S.
M2020-085
AIDS Treatment News (September 11, 1987)
James, John S.
M2020-086
You Me & Reality: Youth Negotiating The Barriers To Safer Sex - A Qualitative Inquiry
YouthCO AIDS Society
M2020-087
AIDS and American Values
Koop, C. Everett
M2020-088
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Dunne, Richard; Lemens, Carole
M2020-089
PML, Toxoplasmosis and MAI: Surveying the Options
Smith, Denny
M2020-090
PML Treatment Update
Smith, Denny
M2020-091
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP)
Shrewey, Don
M2020-092
New Therapies for PCP
Torres, Gabriel
M2020-093
Facts About AIDS and Adolescents
Federal Centre for AIDS
M2020-094
Kids and AIDS/HIV Infection: A Statistical Report
Farkas, Carol S.; Kossmann, Karsten
M2020-095
Community Resources on AIDS/HIV Infection (Annotated)
Central Toronto Youth Services
M2020-096
Program Proposal for the Ministry of Health of Ontario: a central treatment unit for administration of aerosolized pentamidine in the prophylaxis of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with HIV infection
Chan, Charles
M2020-097
Anonymous HIV Antibody Testing: a key component of public policy on AIDS
Hassle Free Clinic
M2020-098
Family Planning and Society: HIV positive women and contraception
Bury, Judith K.
M2020-099
HIV Infections in Women and Children
Lapointe, Normand; Samson, Johanne; Hankins, Catherine
M2020-100
Lack of Transmission of HIV Through Human Bites and Scratches
Tsoukas, Chris M.; Hadjis, Tom; Shuster, Joseph; Theberge, Lise; Feorino, Paul; O'Shaughnessy, Michael
M2020-101
Opportunistic Diseases Reported in AIDS Patients: Frequencies, Associations, and Trends
Selik, Richard M.; Starcher, E. Thomas; Curran, James W.
M2020-102
Current Issues in the Management of AIDS Patients
Pinching, Anthony John
M2020-103
Pregnancy-Associated Deaths due to AIDS in the United States
Koonin, Lisa M.; Ellerbrock, Tedd V.; Atrash, Hani L.; Rogers, Martha F.; Smith, Jack C.; Hogue, Carol J.R.; Harris, Machelle A.; Chavkin, Wendy; Parker, Artist L.; Halpin, George J.
M2020-104
The Lancet (Saturday 5 November 1988)
The Lancet
M2020-105
Update: Universal Precautions for Prevention of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Other Bloodborne Pathogens in Health-Care Settings
Centers for Disease Control
M2020-106
AIDS: Community Resource Directory - Metropolitan Toronto and Ontario
City of Toronto; Department of Public Health
M2020-107
Reprinted from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Centers for Disease Control
M2020-108
Advice for People Who Are HIV Antibody Positive
Farthing, Charles
M2020-109
A Guide for People with AIDS
O'Hara, Allan R.
M2020-110
Coping with ARC
Nunes, Buck; Frutchey, Chuck
M2020-111
AIDS Medical Guide
Maxey, Linda; Gee, Gayling
M2020-112
Care of a Person with AIDS at Home
National Advisory Committee on AIDS
M2020-113
AIDS Resource Directory - ACAP Resource Directory (January 1991)
Health and Welfare Canada
M2020-114
AIDS Resource Directory (June 1991): Repertoire de Ressources sur le SIDA (Juin 1991)
Health and Welfare Canada
M2020-115
Federal Centre for AIDS - AIDS Resource Directory (April 1990): Centre Federal sur le SIDA - Repertoire de Ressources sur le SIDA (Avril 1990)
Health and Welfare Canada
M2020-126
Be Here for The Cure
Impact AIDS Incorporated
M2020-127
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse Conference Calendar (January 1991)
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
M2020-128
NAIC Conference Calendar (November 1989)
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
M2020-129
NAIC Conference Calendar (December 1989)
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
M2020-130
NAIC Conference Calendar (October 1989)
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
M2020-131
NAIC Conference Calendar (June 1989)
National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
M2020-132
Education and Caring: Alberta's Program for AIDS
Alberta Community and Occupational Health
M2020-133
Creative Development Research on: Living with AIDS
Health and Welfare Canada
M2020-134
Creative Development Research on: Health Promotion and AIDS Prevention
Health and Welfare Canada
M2020-135
Gay Men's Health Crisis Annual Report (1988/89)
Gay Men's Health Crisis
M2020-136
16 Tales: An Erotic Menu
Gay Men's Health Crisis
M2020-137
Healthy Sex Guideline Summary: For Gay Men
D'Eramo, James E.
M2020-138
The Effect of Condom use and Erotic Instructions on Attitudes Toward Condoms
Tanner, William M.; Pollack, Robert H.
M2020-139
Adolescents and AIDS: Female's Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Condom Purchase and Use
Rickert, Vaugh I.; Jay, M. Susan; Gottlieb, Anita; Bridges, Christie.
M2020-140
Selling safer sex: AIDS education and advertising
Rhodes, Tim; Shaughnessy, Robert
M2020-141
Michigan's AIDS Prevention Media Campaign
Ruff, Janice
M2020-142
Public and health staff knowledge about AIDS
Smithson, R.D.
M2020-143
A Direct Mailing to Teenage Males About Condom Use: Its Impact On Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behavior
Kirby, Douglas; Harvey, Philip D.; Claussenius, David; Novar, Marty
M2020-144
Risk factors for male to female transmission of HIV
European Study Group
M2020-145
NAN - A National Voice for Community-Based Services to Persons with AIDS
Kawata, Paul Akio; Andriote, John-Manuel
M2020-146
Ottawa-Carleton AIDS Hotline Quarterly Report (October - December 1989)
The Community Health Information Section; Department of Public Health
M2020-147
Community Health Bulletin: AIDS/HIV Quarterly Report (June 30, 1989)
Kendall, P.R.W.
M2020-148
Community Health Bulletin: AIDS/HIV Quarterly Report (September 30, 1989)
Kendall, P.R.W.
M2020-149
Community Health Bulletin: AIDS/HIV Quarterly Report (December 31, 1989)
Kendall, P.R.W.
5.61 AID HAR 1987
AIDS: A Guide for Survival
The Harris County Medical Society; The Houston Academy of Medicine
M2020-150
Decisions Decisions: Facts About AIDS
Ministry of Health Ontario
M2020-151
Les Decisions: Faits sur le SIDA
Ministry of Health Ontario; Ministere de la Sante Ontario
M2020-152
A Guidebook to Fund Raising for Disabled Persons' Groups
Wyman, Ken
M2020-153
Toronto AIDS Hotline Quarterly Report (July - September 1989)
The Community Health Information Section; Department of Public Health
M2020-154
AIDS Hotline Quarterly Report (April - June 1989)
The Community Health Information Section; Department of Public Health
M2020-155
Toronto AIDS Hotline Quarterly Report (April - June 1990)
The Community Health Information Section; Department of Public Health
M2020-156
Toronto AIDS Hotline Annual Report (April 1989 - March 1990)
The Community Health Information Section; Department of Public Health
M2020-157
Toronto AIDS Hotline Quarterly Report (October-December 1989)
The Community Health Information Section; Department of Public Health
M2020-158
Future Trends in AIDS
Department of Health & Social Security, England
M2020-159
Facilitators' Manual to accompany "STD Street Smarts
Youthlink - Inner City
M2020-160
AIDS: HIV-Infected Health Care Workers: Report of the recommendation of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
M2020-161
Strategic Position Paper Re: "Operation Life Force"
Life Force International
M2020-162
Fighting AIDS with Education: Report of the Gay Community Needs Assessment (Vancouver 1989)
Marchand, Richard
M2020-163
HIV Living Will
Singer, Peter A.
M2020-164
Survey of gay and bisexual men: and men who have had sex with other men in the past year
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
M2020-165
Resolution and Position Papers: passed by the membership of the Ontario Public Health Association at their Annual General Meeting held on November 22, 1988 Toronto, Ontario
Ontario Public Health Association
M2020-166
Strategic Planning For AIDS Prevention - City of Toronto's Experience
Corkum, Sonya H.; Ruf, Fred W.
M2020-167
Shooting Off Fireworks: The Successes and Failures of an Intensive, Broad-based AIDS Awareness Campaign
Stinson, John C.
M2020-168
Grade 6 Students Benefit from Learning About AIDS
Gill, Neala J.; Beazley, Richard P.
M2020-169
AIDS and Human Sexuality
Smith, Linda L.; Lathrop, Linda M.
M2020-170
HIV/AIDS Education Participation by the African Community
Nakyonyi, Molly M.
M2020-177
Health Education Planning for AIDS Risk Reduction in the Gay/Bisexual Male Community: Use of the PRECEDE Framework
Bolan, Robert K.
M2020-178
Communication Study: Creating an AIDS Education Program
Informa
M2020-179
Sin, Crime, Sickness or Alternative Life Style?: A Jewish Approach to Homosexuality
Matt, Hershel J.
M2020-180
Reaching Ethnic Communities in the Fight Against AIDS: Summary of Major Findings from Focus Groups with Leaders from Minority Communities
Communication Technologies; Research and Decisions Corporation
M2020-181
World AIDS Day Action Kit: How to create, plan and organize a World AIDS Day
World Health Organization
M2020-182
Canadian AIDS Society Position Paper on the Issue of Mandatory HIV Testing of Health Care Workers and the Right of HIV-Infected Health Care Workers to Perform Invasive Procedures
Canadian AIDS Society
M2020-183
We are All Living with AIDS: Gay Men's Health Crisis Annual Report (1991/1992)
Gay Men's Health Crisis
M2020-184
AIDS information for the workplace
British Columbia Ministry of Health
M2020-185
Evaluation of AIDS Educational and Media Materials for English and Spanish Speaking Populations: Results from Two Focus Groups
Research and Decisions Corporation
M2020-186
Directory: Member Programs and Services/Repertoire: Programmes et services des organismes affilies (January/janvier 2002)
Canadian AIDS Society; Societe canadienne du sida
M2020-187
Predicting who will progress to AIDS
Moss, A.R.
M2020-188
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: The agenda for the 1990s
Imperato, Pascal James
M2020-189
AIDS behind bars: Epidemiology of New York State prison inmate cases, 1980-1988
Morse, Dale L.; Truman, Benedict I.; Hanrahan, John P.; Mikl, Jaromir; Broaddus, Raymond K.; Maguire, Barbara H.; Grabau, John C.; Kain-Hyde, Sue; Han, Yangsook; Lawrence, Charles E.
M2020-190
AIDS education: Evaluation of school and worksite based presentations
Ruder, Avima M.; Flam, Robin; Flatto, David; Curran, Anita S.
M2020-191
AIDS education: Evaluation of school and worksite based presentations
Ruder, Avima M.; Flam, Robin; Flatto, David; Curran, Anita S.
M2020-191
Expanding the focus of human immunodeficiency virus prevention in the 1990s
Rango, Nicholas A.; Rampolla, Michael
M2020-192
Exploratory Research: Communicating on the Issue of AIDS
Informa
M2020-193
Dissemination of Pneumocystis
Pilon, Vernon A.
M2020-194
The increasing role of primary care in the management of HIV-infected patients
DeHovitz, Jack A.
M2020-195
The Changing Face of AIDS in Canada
Canadian AIDS Society
M2020-197
Metro News (January 1988): AIDS -Everybody's Responsibility
OAPSW
M2020-198
Canadian AIDS News (May/June 1994) / sida : realities (mai/juin 1994)
Canadian Public Health Association; l'Association canadienne de sante publique
M2020-199
HIV Update (Spring/Summer 1994) / VIH Information (printemps/ete 1994)
Ministry of Health Ontario; Ministere de la Sante Ontario
M2020-200
What do we say when we hear "faggot"?
Gordon, Leonore
M2020-201
Heterosexism: Redefining Homophobia for the 1990s (excerpt)
Neisen, Joseph H.
M2020-202
A draft paper on women and HIV in prisons
Bell, Gay; Falconer, Dionne A.; Jasper, Pat; Robertson, Marie
M2020-203
Extending the role of AIDS hotlines in AIDS prevention programs in developed and developing countries
AIDSCOM
M2020-204
The Ontario Ministry of Health working conference on AIDS and HIV infection: summary report and recommendations
Ontario Ministry of Health
M2020-205
Le sida et le milieu des affaires canadien un travail de recherche
Societe canadienne du sida
M2020-206
AIDS and the Canadian business community
Canadian AIDS Society
M2020-207
Le sida et le milieu des affaires canadien
Societe canadienne du sida
M2020-208
Le sida et le milieu des affaires canadien sommaire: Une enquete menee pour le compte de la Societe canadienne du sida
Societe canadienne du sida
M2020-209
AIDS - The Facts The Future: a guide to a slide presentation
Ontario Public Education Panel on AIDS
M2020-210
A working document for the development of a national strategy on HIV infection and AIDS
Sadinsky and Associates
M2020-211
Infotheque Sida (2/90)
Aids Info Docu Schweiz; Sida Info Doc Suisse
M2020-212
Le Manifeste de Montreal
AIDS Action Now!; ACT UP
M2020-213
Teen Talk on AIDS / So... You want to do IT??
Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre Youth Programme
M2020-214
Proposal to develop concepts and materials for an AIDS prevention campaign for The Department of Public Health, City of Toronto
Miller Neighbour & Associates
M2020-215
Learning about AIDS: an active learning program for children in grades 5 and 6
Zacour, Robert J.; Cunningham, Karen
M2020-216
Community AIDS education research project August 1987.: preliminary report
Marchese, Josie; Ryder, Karen; Hirshfeld, S.
CB2466
Safe sex sucks: cure AIDS now button
CB2462
A.R.E.A. the American Run for the End of AIDS button
CB2467
Cure AIDS now button
CB2463
Get a line on the facts 1-800-342-AIDS button
CB2465
Oral is moral and safe - Cure AIDS now button
CB2464
ACT AIDS button
CB2468
...non diffondere il male / ...spread no evil button
CB2470
La Tenue de Mise des Années 90. Le SIDA, c'est pour de vrai. Protégez-vous. Button
CB2471
Curemos el SIDA Ahora button
CB533
Ask me about…. AIDS button
CB534
Rainbow symbol button
CB535
The AIDS Memorial - A celebration of life button
CB536
Partners for a world without AIDS AIDSCOM button
CB537
Dress code strictly enforced! button
CB538
Condom + pride safer sex GMHC button
CB539
Slip it on before you slip it in! button
CB587
Safe sex slut button
CB588
Safe sex slut button
CB589
Safe sex HO button
CB590
Safe sex? I'm aching for it! ACON Sleaze 1990 button
CB591
SiDa button
CB593
Campaign to decriminalize prostitution button
CB594
J'capote de plaisir! button
CB595
Pour l'amour de la vie ... faites la guerre au SIDA button
CB596
True love. AIDS. It's up to you button
CB597
Hit Squad We got you covered! button
CB598
No da SIDA button
CB599
The global impact of AIDS Barbican Centre, London, England 8-10 March 1988 button
CB600
Safe sex HO button
CB601
Safe living AIDS prevention button
CB602
"S" [I play safely] button
CB603
AIDS PEI - A community support group button
CB604
Used needles spread AIDS button
CB605
Clean streets button
CB606
Silence=Death button
CB607
Ward's Retreat button
CB608
Unidos para un mundo sin SIDA button
CB609
I wear lots of rubbers & keep my needles real clean button
CB610
[Condom] button
CB611
AIDS Get the facts...tell a friend! button
CB612
Stop the clause stop the cla button
CB613
I want a lifeguard play safe button
CB614
Hugging is safe sex!! button
CB615
World AIDS Day 1 December button
CB628
Partager les seringues c'est risquer le SIDA button
CB629
If you pull a trick cover your dick button
CB630
Once is not enough wear condoms every time button
CB631
Unsafe sex? get over it! ACON Sleaze 1990 button
CB632
A little less latex a litte more sex a little more leather a little more lace button
CB633
On me not in me button
CB634
Men lie protect yourself button
CB635
Play it safe join the condom crowd button
CM458
Safer Sex - Stoppt Aids matchcovers
CM459
Safer Sex O.K. - Stoppt Aids matchcovers
CM607
Sikker Sex matchcovers
CM614
Schwuler Sex, Sicher matchcovers
CM701
Klare Geschäfte / Cash & Condom matchcovers
CX1
Aegis 3 Condoms
CB570
Volunteer [name tag] ACT: The AIDS Committee of Toronto
CB571
Men's Survey 91 button
CB572
From all walks of life '91 button
CO9
MANLINE (416) 465-5000 Pride Day 1995 dog tags
1991-087/017
AIDS OCH HIV-Information
1991-087/018
Courage and Caring
1991-087/019
A.I.D.S. After the Fear
1991-087/020
AIDS A Challenge to Health Care
1991-087/021
AIDS: The Workplace Facts
1991-087/022
Life Revolution: AIDS 1,2,3.
1991-087/023
Life Revolution: Gearing Up for Safer Sex
1991-087/024
Life Revolution: AIDS Monolith
1991-087/025
The Reaper
1991-087/026
Brochures
1991-087/027
AIDS 1,2,3 (Norwegian + English)
1991-087/028
Sex, Drugs & Aids
1997-052/001
The Nature of Things, AIDS a report
1997-052/002
AIDS, On the Front Lines
1997-052/003
AIDS: protect yourself!
1997-052/004
Drugs and AIDS: getting the message out
1997-052/007
CLHIA: Document AIDS
1997-052/005
An Early Frost: The Human Tragedy of AIDS. NBC Special: AIDS Fears Facts
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to researchers with some restrictions. Personal information including names,
addresses and banking information from the files listed below are restricted from publication.
F0062-02-289
F0062-02-290
F0062-02-291
F0062-02-292
F0062-02-293
F0062-02-294
F0062-02-295
F0062-02-296
F0062-03-029
F0062-03-030
F0062-03-031
F0062-03-032
F0062-03-033
F0062-03-034
F0062-03-035
F0062-03-051
F0062-04-002
F0062-04-003
F0062-05-160
F0062-05-161
F0062-05-162
F0062-05-163
Copyright
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from The ArQuives as the
physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holders of any copyrights in the
materials. Note that The ArQuives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we
hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other
materials directly from the copyright holders.
Conservation
Some staples and the majority of paperclips were removed from the records. Records were removed from
binders, plastic bindings and duotangs. Archival clips and paper separators were added where determined
necessary. Records have been rehoused in acid free file folders.
Arrangement
Original order was kept when possible. Some accessions were received with little to no discernible order, in those instances order was imposed by the archivist to make the fonds more searchable. Mixed correspondence and news clippings were organized chronologically. Electronic records have not be described. Accessions were combined.
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
1987-017,1988-048, 1989-025, 1989-140, 1990-036, 1991-029, 1990-161, 1991-075, 1991-076, 1991-087, 1991-112, 1991-143, 1991-225, 1991-251, 1992-002, 1992-013, 1992-014, 1992-033, 1992- 074, 1992-175, 1994-161, 1995-110, 1996-026, 1996-137, 1997-052, 1997-087, 1999-087, 2001-084, 2004-067, 2006-042, 2006-125, 2015-119, 2016-020, 2017-055
Accessions 1991-217, 1992-068, 1992-158,1990-112, 1993-156, 2006-096 could not be located at the time of processing.
The fonds contains the organizational records of the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention dating from 1984 to 2016. Records reflect the administration, governance, support services, prevention education, and partnerships that ASAAP took part in. The fonds has been organized into 3 series: Admin…
1.33m of textual records
ca. 450 photographs: col. 5 x 7cm to 11 x 20cm
6 data cartridges
63 floppy discs
12 CD-Roms
1 videocassette
4 betacam tapes
2 puzzles
5 posters
Physical Condition
Records are in good condition.
History / Biographical
Born out of community activism, the South Asian AIDS Coalition, later known as the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention was founded in 1989. A gap in AIDS services was identified after a South Asian man was unable to access services and information at the AIDS Committee of Toronto. ACT contacted ALOT, Asian Lesbians of Toronto and Khush, the South Asian Gay and Lesbian Association to see whether someone could help him. His wife and daughters had already died and he was very ill. ALOT and Khush were able to connect the man with a member’s mother who spoke the same language as him, and she acted as a translator and counsellor.
Following this event, ACT, ALOT, KHUSH and the Toronto Counselling Centre of Lesbians and Gays established the South Asian AIDS Coalition. A needs assessment was conducted, finding that mainstream AIDS organizations were not connecting to the local South Asian community. Brochures were rarely available in South Asian languages and there were never South Asian faces on posters or brochures. The needs assessment also revealed that HIV/AIDS was largely seen as a western problem.
The South Asian AIDS Coalition was established as a AIDS service organization that provided cultural and linguistically relevant information for self identifying South Asians. It was established as a sex and queer positive not for profit, community organization that offered prevention education, outreach, advocacy and support services to South Asians infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Its first employee was Kashalia Banergy who worked as a summer coordinator. Anthony Mohamed was hired on as SAAC’s first full time coordinator in 1989, and became the organization’s first Executive Director, a role that he stayed in until 1993.
In 1995, the South Asian AIDS Coalition became the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention and the organization was incorporated as an independent AIDS service organization. It is managed by a Board of Directors who is elected from the membership by members at the Annual General election. ASAAP has employed a 3 pronged approach focusing on outreach and prevention education, PHA support services, and networking and advocacy with other AIDS Service and South Asian organizations.
Over the years, a variety of partnerships, support groups and programs have been established by ASAAP to support its mandate. The following list of support groups and programs do not encapsulate the work of ASAAP in their entirety, but reflect some of the initiatives documented in the fonds. As a part of ASAAP’s Men’s Health Program, Dosti was established as the first South Asian Men’s support group. The group’s objective was to provide culturally appropriate space for self identifying South Asian MSM, where they could access multilingual resources and build community. In 2005, Snehithan, a support group for queer Tamil speaking men was established. The group provided its members a space to socialize, where they could also access Tamil language resources. The Desis Against HIV/AIDS project was another ASAAP initiative that aimed to increase knowledge of levels of HIV/AIDS and sexual health among South Asian youth, women, and newcomers. HIV/AIDS and sexual health workshops and outreach events were organized in priority neighbourhoods including Thorncliffe, Flemingdon, Jane and Finch, and North York. In 2011, ASAAP established the Women’s Health and Support group to fill an identified gap in services for South Asian clients who identify as women. This support group aimed to provide its members with a supportive and knowledge sharing environment. In addition to support groups, ASAAP regularly organized educational workshops and events. A variety of outreach events were held at schools, bathhouses, bars and cultural spaces. ASAAP also offered Individual and anonymous telephone counselling services, practical assistance, and referral services to counsellors, doctors and Eastern health practitioners.
The development and distribution of HIV/AIDS prevention and sexual health resources has also been an important aspect of ASAAP’s work. Material has been developed in a number of South Asian languages from Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Urdu. Topics from HIV/AIDS prevention, therapies and treatment were covered in these resources. ASAAP has also partnered with other agencies to produce and translate resource material into South Asian languages.
As a way to support their prevention education efforts, ASAAP established a Resource Centre which held a vast collection of information on HIV/AIDS, sexual health and Eastern health and wellness systems including Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines. Resources were made available through videos, books, pamphlets and articles. The Resource Centre has also provided ASAAP clients access to computers and the internet. ASAAP established the brownkiss.ca website, as a creative medium in which South Asian women could access resources online. As a way to keep clients updated on HIV/AIDS, ASAAP put out a monthly mail out to their clients.
A number of collaborations and partnerships were formed between ASAAP and South Asian serving organizations and AIDS Service organizations. These partnerships include, but are not limited to ACT, Black CAP, ACAS, CSSP, CATIE, and the Hassle Free Clinic. Through a variety of community development programs, ASAAP has coordinated with partners and other South Asian serving organizations to build an effective response to HIV/AIDS. ASAAP partnered with the Hassle Free Clinic to provide anonymous HIV and STD testing and counselling. ASAAP has worked to eliminate barriers for South Asians living with HIV/AIDS and has worked with other AIDS service organizations to better serve people of diverse cultural backgrounds. In collaboration with mainstream agencies, ASAAP has advocated for the need for inclusion for South Asians living with HIV/AIDS on various community advisory panels at local hospitals, community centres and regional HIV/AIDS networks in Ontario.
Through television, radio appearances and contributions in a variety of South Asian language newspapers and magazines, ASAAP has advocated for healthy support environments within the South Asian community. ASAAP has also sought to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and how it affects South Asians.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains the organizational records of the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention dating from 1984 to 2016. Records reflect the administration, governance, support services, prevention education, and partnerships that ASAAP took part in. The fonds has been organized into 3 series: Administration and Governance, ASAAP Projects and Support Groups, and Resources. It includes annual reports, strategic plans, Board meeting minutes, audited financial reports, grant applications, activity reports, brochures and flyers, newsletters, magazines and news clippings.
Contains series:
1- Administration and Governance
2- ASAAP Project and Support Groups
3-Resources
The collection is open to researchers. Researchers interested in seeing the files listed below, must be granted permission from the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention.
F0181-01-072
F0181-01-073
F0181-01-074
Copyright
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from The ArQuives as the
physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holders of any copyrights in the
materials. Note that The ArQuives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we
hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other
materials directly from the copyright holders.
Conservation
Records were removed from plastic folders and placed into acid free file folders. Some staples and
paperclips were removed.
Arrangement
Original order was kept where possible. The fonds was arranged into 3 series: Administration and
Governance, ASAAP Projects and Support Groups, and Resources. Resources were grouped together
and mostly organized by date.
The fonds contains records pertaining to the life, work and activism of Alphonso King Jr. It is composed primarily of photographs of Alphonso King Jr. and flyers for POZ-TO, DJ Relentless and Jade Elektra events.
Alphonso King Jr. is a Toronto-based DJ, drag performer, HIV+ activist, actor, recording artist and singer songwriter.
Alphonso King Jr. was born on August 17, 1967 in Tampa, Florida. King’s immersion in the world of DJ-ing began at the early age of 12, when he began helping his Uncle Herb King pull records for his R&B and jazz show on WMNF 88.5.
In 1985, King began working as a DJ in Tampa’s gay nightlife. During this time, he worked at various bars and clubs including the Northside Lounge, Paradise, Rene’s, Puzzles and Boys, Video & Dance. Working as a Black DJ in predominantly white owned bars and clubs brought about challenges relating to racism.
In 1990, King tested positive for HIV.
King began doing drag under the name of Ebony in 1985. In 1990, King went to New York City to audition for “The Crying Game”, while he was there, he fell in love with the city and vowed to live there. The film Paris is Burning also made him feel that there was a place where he could comfortably be Black and gay. He moved to New York City in 1992. In 2001, King decided to pursue DJ-ing full time. He worked and had residencies at The Hangar, Sally’s II, The Monster, The Break, The Works, View Bar, Barracuda, Therapy, Posh and Harmonica Sunbeam’s Tea Dance at Escuelita.
King continued doing drag after he moved to New York City. At the time, there was already a drag performer going by the name of Ebony Jet. So, King changed his drag name to Jade Elektra. Jade Elektra was part of the House of LaBeija and her house mother was Pepper LaBeija. Her first performance was at Sally’s. Jade Elektra walked a few balls and won “Fresh Face” and “First Time in Drag at a Ball”. King volunteered for the Gay Men Health’s Centre and the Hetrick Martin Institute in New York City.
On a trip to Montreal, King met John Richard Allen, his future husband. At the time, Allen was living in Toronto. The two lost contact for a few years, but eventually reunited. In 2009, King relocated to Toronto from New York City. The two of them got engaged on World AIDS Day and got married on April 30th 2010. Allen is a HIV+ graphic artist who has partnered with and supported King’s HIV activism.
In 2010, King began working on Church Street. Since then, he has developed an extensive resume as a DJ and drag performer in Toronto.
After moving to Toronto, King noticed that the HIV+ community was hidden away. He and his husband already had a Facebook group called POZPlanet, so they decided to start a monthly event called POZ-TO to serve as a social event and fundraiser for local AIDS organizations. The impetus for the event and group was to destigmatize HIV, raise money for HIV/AIDS organizations and build community. King has DJ’ed and hosted as Jade Elektra and many of the POZ-TO events. In January 2019, King began publishing POZPlanet, an online magazine that features people who are HIV+ and making a difference in their community. He founded the POZ-TO Awards to recognize the people who work behind the scenes to help the HIV+ community in ending the stigma of being HIV+.
Jade Elektra is a Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research Ambassador. King volunteers at the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation.
In 2019, Jade Elektra “Undetectable” a rendition of Nat King Cole’s classic “Unforgettable” at the opening plenary session of the US Conference on AIDS in Washington D.C.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains records pertaining to the life, work and activism of Alphonso King Jr. It is composed primarily of photographs of Alphonso King Jr. and flyers for POZ-TO, DJ Relentless and Jade Elektra events.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to researchers.
Arrangement
Original order was maintained throughout most of the fonds. Order was imposed in some cases to facilitate research.
The fonds contains records pertaining to the personal life and work of AIDS activist, equity worker and Indo-Carribean LGBTQ leader Anthony Mohamed. It includes records collected by Mohamed relating to Khush and the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention. It also includes an 2019 interview with M…
AIDS activist, equity worker, and Indo-Carribean LGBTQ leader Anthony Mohamed was born on September 24, 1967 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. In March 1969, Mohamed and his family relocated to Toronto.
From an early age, faith played a central role in Mohamed’s life and has heavily informed his activism. He was involved in the church youth group, helped with the kids in the congregation and operated the sound system. At the age of 13, Mohamed was asked to leave the church when the pastor found out that he was gay. As a result of this, he came out to his parents. He soon found out that the church deacons had asked the pastor to leave upon hearing what had happened to him.
Mohamed’s lifelong LGBTQ activism and work in equity began at an early age. While enrolled in high school, Mohamed was selected based on his leadership qualities to attend Camp Kandalore, an anti-racist and equity camp. At Camp Kandalore, he met counsellors and gay activists Tim McCaskell and Richard Fung.
Mohamed was also approached by Olivia Chow, then School Board Trustee, to speak to the Toronto District School Board as a LGBTQ student representative. This was organized in attempts to get sexual orientation listed as protected grounds in the school board’s rights and responsibilities handbook.
At the age of 16 or 17 Mohamed was attacked by two skinheads on Yonge Street. The two men were arrested and tried. Mohamed eventually joined the Pink Patrol.
In search of young LGBTQ peers, Mohamed joined the Lesbian and Gay Youth of Toronto at the 519. He eventually took on a role with the LGYT steering committee and facilitated the coming out group. While involved with the LGYT, Mohamed volunteered at the Gay Community Dance Committee events. Soon after, Mohamed joined ZAMI, the lesbian and gay Black and West Indian group and Khush: South Asian Gay Men of Toronto.
As the AIDS crisis emerged, Mohamed started volunteering with the AIDS Committee of Toronto. He also began volunteering through the Toronto Public Health’s HIV/AIDS peer education program.
In 1989, Mohamed was hired on as the South Asian AIDS Coalition, later known as the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention’s first full time coordinator. At the time, he had been involved in South Asian LGBTQ organizing through Khush and had some experience around HIV/AIDS education. The following year, he became ASAAP’s first Executive Director, a role he stayed in until 1993.
In 1995, Mohamed began working at St. Michael’s Hospital in Equity and Community Engagement. He has been in this role for over 25 years.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains records pertaining to the personal life and work of AIDS activist, equity worker and Indo-Carribean LGBTQ leader Anthony Mohamed. It includes records collected by Mohamed relating to Khush and the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention. It also includes an 2019 interview with Mohamed conducted by The ArQuives’ Community Outreach Coordinator, Jennifer Aja Fernandes. The fonds contains ASAAP brochures, press clippings relating to ASAAP and Mohamed’s work, programmes, the Khush Khayal newsletter and audio and video files from the interview with Mohamed.
Conservation
The analog records were digitized and returned to Anthony Mohamed.
The fonds consists of records and items created by Anton Wagner. This includes videos directed and produced by Wagner covering topics of black drag queens, female impersonators, faith in Cuba, and Latin Queens. There are unedited versions of Wagner and Edimburgo Cabrera’s video collection including…
The fonds consists of records and items created by Anton Wagner. This includes videos directed and produced by Wagner covering topics of black drag queens, female impersonators, faith in Cuba, and Latin Queens. There are unedited versions of Wagner and Edimburgo Cabrera’s video collection including interviews, performances, and events. Promotional material in the fonds includes posters, ephemera, cards, and press clippings.
Notes
Full fonds description in progress. Contact the archive for more information on the fonds.
The fonds contains records pertaining to the life of gay activist, teacher and writer, Bernard Courte. The records found in the fonds reflect aspects of Courte’s personal life, his career in education, and his fight for gay rights, french language rights, and for the rights of people living with HI…
1.13m of textual records.-30 photographs: 13 b&w; 17 col.
Physical Condition
Records are in good condition
History / Biographical
Gay activist, teacher, and writer, Bernard Courte was born in Weir, Quebec on June 22, 1949. Located 75 miles north of Montreal, Weir’s population was made up of approximately 100 people, most of whom were anglophones. Courte’s family was one of two francophone families who lived in the town, which forced Bernard Courte to become fluent in english. Growing up, he was told by anglophones to “speak white”. This language based discrimination would later inform his activism. The events of the 1977 Truxx Bar Raid acted as a galvanizing moment in Courte’s life, as he began advocating gay rights, Franco-Canadian rights, and for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. He marched, wrote, and spoke with an infectious enthusiasm and dynamic energy.
At the age of 17, Courte moved to Montreal to attend teacher’s college. After a year of enrollment, Courte quit school and came out through the bar scene. He eventually went back to school and received a Bachelor and Master of Arts in Linguistics from the Université de Québec à Montréal. He also completed a Degree in Education from McGill University. In 1976, Courte started teaching english as a second language at the Cégep Saint Jean sur Richelieu.
Courte was present at the 1977 Truxx Bar Raid. The Raid served as a galvanizing moment in Courte’s life. Shortly after, he became a member of the Association pour les Droits Gais du Québec, a Quebec gay rights association. He went on to contribute to the ADGQ’s publication, Le Berdache. In addition to writing pieces for the publication, he also translated and adapted The Body Politic and other gay news articles from english to french for Le Berdache readers. In 1982, Courte and other co-founders established the new monthly Sortie, a major North American french language gay publication, where he served as editor for 14 months.
Courte was an early champion of AIDS awareness in Quebec. Beginning in 1982 or 1983, he wrote extensively on the disease for publications including Sortie and RG. He also appeared on radio and television to talk about the emerging AIDS crisis. He served as a spokesperson for an AIDS walk-a-thon, which he considered as a second coming out. Courte was involved with the Comité Sida Aide Montréal.
In 1986, Courte relocated to Toronto with his then partner of 18 years, Keith Russell. The move was brought on by Russell’s work transfer. Courte found employment at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. His focus on HIV/AIDS, gay rights, and journalism did not slow down after his move to Toronto. He continued writing for Sortie as their Toronto correspondent and had his own column, La Chronique Courte. Once Sortie folded, Courte went on to write for Xtra! And eventually had his own monthly french column XtraCourte.
Following his move to Toronto, Courte began advocating for the rights of Franco-Ontarians and their need for linguistically and culturally relevant resources and services. This was evident through his work spearheading and coordinating various translation projects with AIDS Service Organizations and gay and lesbian groups. Courte served as a volunteer for the AIDS Committee of Toronto and helped prepare and translate french language flyers and brochures. He was also involved with AIDS Action Now! In 1988, he founded the Équipe Francophone and helped launch the french version of the AAN! Treatment Update newsletter, Traitement Sida in 1989. He served on the AAN! Media Committee. Courte also started a French-language index of medical data relating to AIDS treatment, a resource unique in North America. He helped found a francophone AIDS support group in Toronto, organized safe-sex workshops, and was involved with nine AIDS conferences in six years. Additionally Courte translated material for various other lesbian and gay groups.
His push for access to french language resources and services, extended beyond the lesbian and gay community. He frequently wrote for educational and francophone journals, which included his column À La Page in Orbit, OISE’s quarterly magazine. He often sent articles to L’Express de Toronto- Toronto’s french language weekly paper and served as a consultant at the Centre Médico Social Communautaire, where he prepared french resources. Additionally, Courte served on the Communications Committee of the ACFO- Toronto, the Toronto Chapter of the Ontario French Canadian Association and the Newsletter Committee and Negotiations Committee of the Research Officer’s Union at OISE. As a recovering alcoholic, Courte was involved in gay and lesbian and french Alcoholics Anonymous Groups.
Bernard Courte died of AIDS related complications in Toronto on October 19, 1991.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains records pertaining to the life of gay activist, teacher and writer, Bernard Courte. The records found in the fonds reflect aspects of Courte’s personal life, his career in education, and his fight for gay rights, french language rights, and for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. The majority of the records were created in Montreal or Toronto, and date from 1972 to 1991. The fonds has been arranged into the following 4 series: Personal Life, Teaching, Activism, and Subject Files. It contains correspondence, coursework, course material, articles penned by Courte, article drafts, meeting minutes, brochures, flyers, and clippings.
Related Material
1992-145/001N
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42.5 x 27.5 cm., offset, photo, b & w
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Bob Smith Sucks Cocks
28.5 x28 cm., offset, photo, multi coloured
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IGA, International Gay Association 8th annual conference
59 x 41 cm., offset, 2 colours
1992-145/004N
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56 x 44 cm., offset, photo, b & w
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Une Sortie Avec Bernard .... T Shirt
Access Restrictions
The fonds is open to researchers.
Copyright
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from The ArQuives as the physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder of any copyrights in the materials. Note that The ArQuives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright holder.
Conservation
Records have been rehoused in acid free file folders and boxes. Most paper clips have been removed.
Arrangement
The accessions were partially processed by archivists Paul Leatherdale and Harold Averill using an accession based descriptive standard. The records were reprocessed in 2020 to reflect The ArQuives’ institutional RAD compliant standards. Original order was kept where possible. Order was imposed in some cases to facilitate accessibility.
The fonds contains records relating to the life of Betty Burrowes, her sister Ruth Fry, and their extended family, dating from the 1880s to 1948. It includes 3 photo albums which document Betty and Ruth's childhood in Australia, Betty's travels in Japan as a secretary following World War II, and Ru…
Records are in good condition. Some of the photographs have been glued into the album.
History / Biographical
Betty Burrowes was born outside of Sydney, Australia in 1920. She moved to Canberra for a job, where she had her first relationship with a woman. She eventually took a job as a secretary in Tokyo, Japan following the end of World War II. In 1949, Burrowes visited Canada for the first time. After her trip, she went to England where she worked for 2 years, before permanently settling in Toronto. In the late 1950s, Burrowes met her partner Shirley Shea at Continental Bar. They moved into a bachelor apartment on Lakeshore Avenue in 1960. In 1982, the couple moved to Chatsworth, Ontario.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains records relating to the life of Betty Burrowes, her sister Ruth Fry, and their extended family, dating from the 1880s to 1948. It includes 3 photo albums which document Betty and Ruth's childhood in Australia, Betty's travels in Japan as a secretary following World War II, and Ruth's travels as a nurse for the Australian military.
Notes
The textual records could not be located at the time of processing.
The fonds pertain to the organizational records of The Body Politic, Canada’s gay liberation newspaper which sat under the parent publishing house Pink Triangle Press. The newspaper published from 1971-1987 in Toronto out of various downtown locations. The fonds consist of 10 series with multiple s…
Records are largely in good condition. There is some damage that comes from normal record use, particularly the newspaper clippings which are difficult to preserve.
History / Biographical
The Body Politic was Canada’s gay liberation newspaper that operated from November 1971 until February 1987, publishing 135 issues. Not only were they a newspaper but they were an activist and organizing group of individuals who initiated many rallies, conversations, participated in many conferences, and fundraising initiatives within the Canadian and international lesbian and gay communities. For almost the first four years of publication, The Body Politic operated without a formal corporate existence.
The Canadian Gay Liberation Movement Archives which became The Canadian Gay Archives, then the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, then The ArQuives, were formed out of The Body Politic records, and by the collective members in 1973 two years after The Body Politic began as an record centre for the newspaper. The archives went on to have a life of its own, however the newspaper and archives travelled together through various locations in Toronto.
The founding collective included Jearld Moldenhauer, Herb Spiers, David Newcome, Paul MacDonald and several others. The Body Politic was first published on November 1, 1971 and operated out of Jearld Moldenhauer’s apartment, #8 of 65 Kendal Avenue. From approximately 1972-1973 the collective operated out of an unheated shed behind 4 Kensington Avenue along with Glad Day Bookshop. After Gerald Hannon’s article “Of Men and Little Boys” was published in 1972 (the magazine’s fifth issue), the collective was evicted due to causing a media stir. At this point Jearld Moldenhauer and John Scythes bought 139 Seaton Street in Cabbagetown as a communal house and office space used by The Body Politic, Glad Day Bookshop, and The Gay Liberation Movement Archives. During this period there was no space available for layout at Seaton Street, so meetings were held at 34 Marchmount Road, the collective house of Herb Spiers, Gerald Hannon, Merv Walker, Paul MacDonald and Edward Jackson. Layout was conducted in the “dingy” basement. 34 Marchmount Road can be seen as an adjunct address for these years in the 1970s. The collective then moved to 193 Carlton Street (at Ontario street), along with the Archives and Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE). Glad Day Bookshop did not follow this move and in 1974 Moldenhauer left the collective to focus on the bookstore. The publication operated as a collective but founded its parent body and sole owner, Pink Triangle Press in order to incorporate as a non-profit in April 1975. Incorporating required the collective to establish a Board of Directors, which had three members, Edward Jackson, Ken Popert, and Gerald Hannon. 193 Carlton Street was the collective’s first real public facing address, combined with the Seaton and Marchmount addresses which were still used. From Carlton the collective moved to the 5th floor of 24 Duncan Street with the archives. This is the location where the police raided The Body Politic and seized 10 boxes of materials on December 30, 1977. The Body Politic was charged twice with publishing obscene materials first in 1977 with Gerald Hannon’s article “Men Loving Boys Loving Men” and then in 1982 with Hannon’s article on fisting entitled “Lust with a Very Proper Stranger”. The newspaper was acquitted in both instances but the raid and charges caused an international backlash and protests, particularly when the police seized the newspaper subscriber lists during the 1977 raid. The collective moved again to 54 Wolseley Street (beside Theatre Passe Muraille), where the collective formally met its demise in 1987. [This information was put together with the assistance of Edward Jackson].
Structurally the collective, a term which varied in meaning over time, operated largely based on functional responsibility, unpaid labour, and having people dedicated to different aspects of producing and writing the newspaper (various writing groups responsible for particular sections of the newspaper). There was also advertising, finance, international correspondence and news, layout, subscriptions among others that were all managed by a variety of people over the years. A chronology of these groups and their members can be tracked through the years in the front pages of The Body Politic publications themselves.
The Body Politic met its demise officially in 1987 with its last publication.
An important document to consider is Rick Bebout’s original ‘Inventory of the Records of The Body Politic and Pink Triangle Press’ from 1988. A copy of the document exists as Appendix C at the end of this finding aid. Bebout’s words provide an administrative history as he witnessed it. It also provides an overview of who was responsible for what, as well as associated materials within The ArQuives that could not be fully identified when this fonds was processed in 2018, this begins on page 6 of Appendix C.
Scope and Content
The fonds pertain to the organizational records of The Body Politic, Canada’s gay liberation newspaper which sat under the parent publishing house Pink Triangle Press. The newspaper published from 1971-1987 in Toronto out of various downtown locations. The fonds consist of 10 series with multiple subseries. The fonds contains research notes, newspaper clippings, notes, meeting minutes, article drafts submitted, correspondence (international, national, local, prisoner), memos, financial, employee, advertising, and legal records.
Notes
There were accessions that could not be located at the time of processing, therefore they have not been included in this iteration of the finding aid. They are listed in the appendix.
There are restrictions throughout the fonds, largely consisting of restrictions of personal information (i.e. names, addresses, banking information) from publication. Please refer to the “access” column at the individual file level for further details. Researchers are asked to, consider copyright and privacy before choosing to publish.
As an overarching rule, personal information such as banking information, personal home addresses, and the names attached to classified ads are restricted from publication, however may be accessed by researchers. If there is additional personal information uncovered in the fonds then that is restricted from publication as well, such as SIN numbers, if discovered an archivist should cull this material. Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives as the physical owner.
Conservation
The vast majority of paper clips have been removed. Archival clips and paper separators were added where determined necessary. Or no division has been marked if determined unnecessary. Users need to be mindful that records should not be shuffled, or else records may lose their adjoining pages.
Arrangement
The fonds contains the following series:
1- Administration
2- Correspondence
3- Writing
4- Research
5- Advertising
6- Finances
7- Legal
8- Artifacts/Ephemera
9- Audio-Visual
10- Published materials
The Body Politic was divided as an organization into various groups based on functional responsibility. These groups changed over the years. Some files clearly indicated the group they were used / created by, whereas others did not. They were also divided by record type. These distinctions have largely been maintained within the file titles, if they were labelled as such by the creators. The iterations of these groups which partially pertained to the section of the newspaper the group was responsible for, are located and can be tracked over time in the front pages of The Body Politic publications themselves.
The fonds has been divided into series and subseries to increase accessibility, mirroring groupings evident throughout the accessions. Due to folder conservation during rehousing, files sitting next to one another were amalgamated into single folders. These are distinguished in the finding aid and on the folders themselves, largely though dashes (“-”) separating the file titles. Within the folders they are separated with blank paper. Some original file titles listed contents as they sat under the principal subject of the folder. Content was sometimes listed as a singular keyword, with subtitle or without. Files sometimes had a consistent header for a series of files, with subtitles that varied, sometimes not. These have been maintained.
Original order, Rick Bebout notes on page 6 of his “Inventory”, was largely scrapped by the Canadian Gay Archives when records were first transferred. Since the archives were being used as more of a record centre for The Body Politic, and there were so many different filing structures and people involved. Rick admits that materials moved to the archives in “a sporadic flow of largely unsorted paper. The order of many records was largely imposed by the Archives, especially in earlier years.” Please see page 6 in Appendix C for more details.
