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St. Boniface College
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St. Boniface College

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene recounts his time at Jesuit St. Boniface College in Manitoba, from 1956 to 1964, where the institution served as a cornerstone of Francophone cultural survival. 6 $0.60 Add
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State of Apprehended Insurrection
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State of Apprehended Insurrection

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson examines his experience of Montreal’s October Crisis of 1970, when Prime Minister Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act following FLQ kidnappings, and the … 12 $1.20 Add
Staying Power
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Staying Power

On Queerness, Inheritances, and the Families We Choose

Staying Power, Zena Sharman’s memoir in essays, is a beautiful and honest journey of care work, grief, parenting, and chosen family in the wake of intergenerational trauma. Exploring the … 224 View
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Downtown Friends: Photos by Pam Gawn

Downtown Friends: Photos by Pam Gawn

From: Any Other Way

A collection of photos from the 1970’s 2 $0.20 Add
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Stories I Tell Myself and Others (Gender as Narrative)

Stories I Tell Myself and Others (Gender as Narrative)

From: Gender Failure

In this chapter, Spoon discusses gender as a narrative one constructs and revises across a lifetime, tracing their movement through identities—lesbian, transgender man, and gender-neutral … 6 $0.60 Add
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Storytelling as Activism, as Crip-Centric Strategy

Storytelling as Activism, as Crip-Centric Strategy

From: Crip Kinship

Topics discussed include storytelling as a form of activism, silencing of the disabled and ill, empowering and using one’s own voice, historical lineages of oppression, mapping community, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Summer: The Cresendo

Summer: The Cresendo

From: The Big Book of Nature Activities

The preparations of spring bear fruit in summer. Eggs become fledged birds, flowers become ripe berries and tadpoles transform into small frogs and toads. Summer is a treat for all of our senses. … ; 62 $6.20 Add
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Sunbirds
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Sunbirds

From: Razing Palestine

This chapter is Amy Blanding’s pro-Palestinian song ‘Sunbirds.’ 2 $0.20 Add
Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

Suppression of the Erotic in Modern Hebrew Literature

Issues of sexuality, censorship, and self-censorship in the formation of national and cultural identities are a focus of great interest in contemporary literary research. This is the first work … 423 View
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Surviving Together

Surviving Together

From: The Care We Dream Of

In a queered way of conceptualizing family, reproduction, and parenting,the author describes the make up of her family. She draws on imagry such as a mason jar and a dream, family as a technology … 26 $2.60 Add
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experience settling into a cramped Montreal apartment and exploring Little Burgundy, the Black neighbourhood known as the “Harlem of the North.” 14 $1.40 Add
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Headline Homophobia Tops Tabloid Treatments!

Headline Homophobia Tops Tabloid Treatments!

From: Any Other Way

A selection of headlines that appeared in Toronto’s tabloids. 3 $0.30 Add
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I Was Miss General Idea

I Was Miss General Idea

From: Any Other Way

Derek McCormack describes how he adopted the identity of Miss General Idea, a character created by the Toronto art collective, and made her real. 2 $0.20 Add
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Taking Revenge While Keeping Your Hands Clean

Taking Revenge While Keeping Your Hands Clean

From: Hope Is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences as a ten- year-old sheepherder in a rural Arab village,and how a man assaulted her while chasing a runaway cow. 6 $0.60 Add
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Talking Forbidden Love:

Talking Forbidden Love:

An Interview with Lynne Fernie

From: In a Queer Country

Lynne Fernie, co-director with Aerlynn Weisman of the documentary, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives emphasizes in the interview that the film was intended as a multiple … 25 $0.50 Add
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Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

From: Gang Life

The story of Ivan is told in Chapter Ten. He is forty-one years of age, and he came to Canada as a young boy when his family — mother, stepfather, and younger brother — fled a civil … 15 $1.50 Add