LGBTQIA Nonfiction

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2.6 Pride

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase shares his experiences in learning to navigate male washrooms and cruising culture, as well as his Pride parade experiences. Mike shares his experiences with Pride and queer culture. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Halloween Balls: From Letros to the St. Charles

From: Any Other Way

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Christine Sismondo tells the story of Toronto’s Halloween drag balls. 3 $0.30 Add
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2.7 Secrets

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike reflects on his HIV status and the impact of keeping it secret on other people. Chase shares about his mother’s second marriage as an Othodox Jew, the first time he is publicly with … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Notes on the Gay Bar

From: Any Other Way

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An account of a visit to a Toronto gay bar by a straight researcher, done as part of an observation study of Toronto bars conducted in the 1950’s. 3 $0.30 Add
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2.8 Leaving Home

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike is grateful for his doctor Chelsea and reflects on her challenges treating people with HIV. Chase reflects on his childhood home. They both consider home could be in other people who share … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Tabloid Journalism and the Rise of a Gay Press in Toronto

From: Any Other Way

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Donald McLeod describes how the first queer representation in the city’s press occurred in the tabloids. 3 $0.30 Add
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2.9 Forced Out

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike shares his friend’s cancer diagnosis, and her experience in being told she had to have breast reconstruction surgery to be accepted. Chase considers his art about surgery and … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Headline Homophobia Tops Tabloid Treatments!

From: Any Other Way

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A selection of headlines that appeared in Toronto’s tabloids. 3 $0.30 Add
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2.10 Duty and Profit

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase reflects on his relationship with sex. Mike reflects on what sex used to mean for him and means now that he is HIV-positive. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Is Your Daughter Safe?: Reactionary Reflections on the Suicide of a Pansy

From: Any Other Way

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An excerpt from a tabloid covering the suicide of a man facing charges for indecent behaviour in 1930. 1 $0.10 Add
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2.11 Dirty Penny Drop

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase shares about loving a friend and how his transition impacted her attraction to him. ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Piss in a Bag

From: Any Other Way

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Gerald Hannon describes a homophobic prank he witnessed as a closeted young man in Toronto in the 1960s 1 $0.10 Add
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2.12 Love

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike brings up a new favourite writer’s work about love. Chase reflects on love, heartbreak and new love. Mike shares what their writing means to him. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Queenie and Ted

From: Any Other Way

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Kate Ziemen attempts to piece together the story of Queenie and Ted, a lesbian couple whose relationship lasted nearly half a century. 2 $0.20 Add
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2.13 Curtain Call

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase considers the opportunities of having a second life. Mike reflects on how getting HIV drugs that save his life meant for his orienting toward life, before sharing that more of his friends … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Dyke Fight at the Blue Jay

From: Any Other Way

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Cathi Bond recalls a couple of eventful nights in Toronto in the 1970’s 3 $0.30 Add