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The Happy Family Game
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The Happy Family Game

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “The Happy Family Game” the author reflects on their relationship with their family. Discussing the idea of a ‘happy family’, the nuclear family, family under … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Hidden Cameras and Their Gay Church Folk

The Hidden Cameras and Their Gay Church Folk

From: Any Other Way

A discussion of the Toronto indie scene, centred around Torontopia, a movement that peaked in the early 2000’s. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Homosexual Next Door (1964)

The Homosexual Next Door (1964)

From: Any Other Way

An excerpt from the Macleans article The Homosexual Next Door. 2 $0.20 Add
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The Hour You Are Most Alone
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The Hour You Are Most Alone

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “The Hour You Are Most Alone” the author explores the darkest point in their life. Discussing their mental health, depression, abuse, cyclical poverty, suicidal ideation, recovery, … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Invisible Visibles and CelebrAsian

The Invisible Visibles and CelebrAsian

From: Any Other Way

Vince Ha and Mezrt Daulet discuss the struggle faced by those who are queer and Asian to gain visibility and spaces to call their own. ; 2 $0.20 Add
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The Lame One
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The Lame One

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “The Lame One” the author reflects on their life back in the Yukon at the age of 35. Discussing their recovery from severe poverty, alcohol abuse, mental health episodes, … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Long Ladder of Shame

The Long Ladder of Shame

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author suggests that people like her – a trans Chicana sex worker who is chronically homeless – are terrorized by America’s obsession with pathogenic medicine. 5 $0.50 Add
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Len's Camera
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Len’s Camera

From: Len & Cub

This chapter talks about Len’s passion for photography and gives some context for photography in the early 1900s. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Only Time Gay Asians Led the Pride Parade

The Only Time Gay Asians Led the Pride Parade

From: Any Other Way

Alan Li reflects on when, on June 27, 1982, over twenty gay Asians led the Toronto Pride parade through Chinatown. 4 $0.40 Add
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"A Devil in His Own Home Town"
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"A Devil in His Own Home Town"

From: Len & Cub

This chapter follows the period after WW1 and Len & Cub’s return to Havelock. They eventually grew apart and took different paths. ; 22 $2.20 Add
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"The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name"
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"The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name"

From: Len & Cub

The authors talk about how Len & Cub’s story/photographs came to be preserved in the archive and how we can piece together their story. It also discusses queer historical context. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Raid on The Body Politic

The Raid on The Body Politic

From: Any Other Way

Ed Jackson recalls a raid on the Body Politic newspaper by the police’s anti-pornography unit, and the fight for the freedom of the press that ensued. 5 $0.50 Add
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The Rest of My Chest

The Rest of My Chest

From: Gender Failure

In this chapter, Coyote recounts their experience with chest binding. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Roundup

The Roundup

Part 3: The Circuit

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 8 recounts Brunet’s time at the FoxxDen club. Topics discussed aging as a stripper, clients in Ottawa, and seeing your high school classmates as a stripper. 9 $0.90 Add
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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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Sex, Scandal, and Punishment in Early Toronto

Sex, Scandal, and Punishment in Early Toronto

From: Any Other Way

Looking back to pre-confederation Ontario, this section provides accounts of the scandals and political machinations that ensued when prominent gentlemen were found to be consorting with other men. ; 5 $0.50 Add