LGBTQIA

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The Royal

The Royal

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 1 recounts the author Cid V Brunet’s first time at the Royal (a strip club in Southern Ontario) and her early career there. Topics discussed include management, names, femininity, sex … 9 $0.90 Add
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The World's Largest Lesbian Hockey League

The World’s Largest Lesbian Hockey League

From: Any Other Way

Margaret Webb describes how the Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto gave lesbians from disparate backgrounds a space of their own to connect and compete. 4 $0.40 Add
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Seized by the Cause: Glad Day and the Canada Customs Battle

Seized by the Cause: Glad Day and the Canada Customs Battle

From: Any Other Way

Elle Flanders recalls her experiences with censorship while working in a gay bookstore. 4 $0.40 Add
This Has Always Been a War
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This Has Always Been a War

The Radicalization of a Working-Class Queer

A powerful, personal critique of capitalist patriarchy as seen through the eyes of a queer radical. Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic, and sexual lives. By … 321 View
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This Has Always Been a War
NEW!

This Has Always Been a War

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “This Has Always Been a War” the author recounts their time working in the vineyards, orchards, and gardens of Naramata, Salt Springs, and Penticton, British Columbia. Discussing … 39 $3.90 Add
This is My Real Name

This is My Real Name

A Stripper's Memoir

The frank and bracing memoir of a woman who spent ten years as a stripper. This Is My Real Name is the memoir of Cid V Brunet, who spent ten years working as a dancer at strip clubs, using the … 289 View
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This Space Is Taken

This Space Is Taken

From: Any Other Way

Stephanie Nolan describes how a casual football game among friends in the park and how it shaped her identiy. 2 $0.20 Add
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Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter details the author’s experiences growing up as a gay man in Eqypt, and his work with refugees and migrants who have been affected by HIV. 12 $1.20 Add
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To Make a Whore Of

To Make a Whore Of

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author describes her mother’s ailing health and eventual death from AIDS. 18 $1.80 Add
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To Say Good-Bye

To Say Good-Bye

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This essay details the author’s HIV diagnosis in the late 1990s, and how he feels discomfited by the Bay Area because of his history there. 10 $1.00 Add
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Turning the Page

Turning the Page

From: Any Other Way

Kyle Rae recalls advocacy in the face of homophobia in the 1990’s. 3 $0.30 Add
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Pride: A Political History

Pride: A Political History

From: Any Other Way

Tim McCaskell provides a history of Pride celebrations In Toronto. 4 $0.40 Add
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Chalking It Up to Experience

Chalking It Up to Experience

From: Any Other Way

Andrew Zeally relates his experiences in Toronto’s gay bathhouses over the years. 4 $0.40 Add
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Town Squares and Spiritual Hearts

Town Squares and Spiritual Hearts

From: Any Other Way

Shawn Micallef describes how Barbara Hall Park has, at times, served as the town square for Toronto’s queer community. 6 $0.60 Add
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Speaking Up for the Gay Community, 1979

Speaking Up for the Gay Community, 1979

From: Any Other Way

Former Toronto Mayor John Sewell recalls his experience advocating for the gay community. 3 $0.30 Add
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Two Hearts

Two Hearts

Part 5: Surfacing

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 14 explores Brunet’s return to the Maritimes to see her family. Topics discussed include her marriage to Luke, healing from trauma, and leaving sex work behind. 7 $0.70 Add