The ArQuives
34 Isabella Street M4Y 1N1 Toronto, ON, Canada

A Panty Picket Protest was held on October 28, 2000 at 52 Division. Don’t wear just panties it’s a bit cold for that, says Carlyle Jansen. Bring them with you. Any kind of panties or bras. Check out this video Pussy Palace Panty Picket Protest! From Siue Moffat and Jonathan Culp submitted to the Inside Out Film Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKTdV_BWWt0

DEADLINE EXTENDED to October 25! Writing workshop ‘Roots and Rites/Routes and Writes’ for queer and trans South Asians ages 18-30. Check out the call for participants: https://arquives.ca/wp-cont/uploads//10/AQ-ROM_Callout.pdf @romtoronto @deepalidewa

Would you like to contribute to the Queerantine Project? Help us document the LGBTQ2+ community’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are primarily looking for digital-born content, such as photos, journal entries, emails, poetry, and artwork. Please visit our website for more information about the project and submission process: https://arquives.ca/?p=5855 [Image of a brown-skinned person’s face with short black hair and a golden stud earring in their left ear. They have no eyes, and are wearing a white face mask with a pink letter Q on it.] #lgbtq2 #queer #lesbian #bisexual #trans #2spirit #archives #arquives #lgbtq2toronto #gay #history #herstory #lgbtq2s #trans #archives #arquives #gayhistory #loveislove #torontoevents #gaytoronto #transtoronto #transgender #torontotrivia

Are you passionate about preserving Canada’s LGBTQ2+ history and stories? We are seeking qualified applicants for an Oral Historian (part-time, limited contract), ideally starting in January 2021. The project is focused on conducting interviews about Toronto’s last major police bathhouse raid at the Pussy Palace in 2000. If interested, please send a cover letter, resume or CV, and 3 references to [email protected] by November 20th. For a full job description and applica...tion info, visit arquives.ca/newsfeed/oral-historian-part-time-contract/ #TOjobs #TorontoJobs

Hi all you queer TRIVIA buffs, we’re hosting another fun night of trivia, this time it’s on pre-Stonewall queer history. Come discover the Egyptian manicurists, Gilgamesh’s insatiable lust, Marlene Dietrich, 1950 homoerotic ads, Queer pirates, and much much more.... Register here: https://forms.gle/dazoM7YexyBnZGv88

Oops we did it again! Another amazing queer trivia night coming up - this time covering anything from the year 2000 onwards.VERY CONTEMPORARY!!!!! Thur Nov 12th, 8pm. Register here: https://forms.gle/MTJgYLqx49sZBPv56

We are excited to co-present the screening of "Ahead of the Curve" at this year’s @insideoutfestival! Get your tickets and read more at https://insideout.ca/toronto-films/ahead-of-the-curve/ #InsideOut30

The ArQuives is a proud partner at this year’s @insideoutfestival 30th Anniversary LGBT Film Festival! Check out the Festival Schedule for all films and programs and reserve your tickets now! insideout.ca/torontofestival #InsideOut30

Join us tonight for Pleasure Palace: A panel with the organizers of Pussy Palace, Pleasure Palace, and the Sugar Shack to recall, reminisce, and discuss the dramatic turn of events that forever changed our community. Panel members include: Deb Singh, Carol Thames, Nik Red, and Chanelle Gallant. The event will be moderated by Anna Camilleri. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pleasure-palace-honouring-the-

The ArQuives is proud to partner with the Royal Ontario Museum to present writing workshop ‘Roots and Rites/Routes and Writes’. We will bring together queer and trans South Asians ages 18-30 to create an archive of their experiences that will be preserved at The ArQuives and the ROM. The deadline is October 21st. Check out the call for participants: http://ow.ly/JVI250BMrmQ @ROMtoronto @deepalidewa

Join us tonight! We're excited to co-present Love Regardless w/@CaribbeanTales International Film Festival featuring films by @Michelle Mohabeer and @KAP Caraibe. Tune in for the festivals LGBTQ2+ content w/ a special live-streamed Q&A with both directorsGet your tickets here -->https://bit.ly/LoveRegardlessTix #CTFF2020 #CTFF15Years #ReadySet15

Trivia starts in 1.5 hours (at 8pm)!!! [Guest appearance by Keith Cole] Register here: https://forms.gle/dazoM7YexyBnZGv88 or msg us for the zoom link!

We're excited to co-present Love Regardless w/@CaribbeanTales International Film Festival tomorrow! Featuring films by @Michelle Mohabeer and @KAP Caraibe. Tune in on September 23rd for the festivals LGBTQ2+ content w/ a special live-streamed Q&A with both directorsGet your tickets here -->https://bit.ly/LoveRegardlessTix #CTFF2020 #CTFF15Years #ReadySet15

On September 21, 2000 a community forum to plan a response to the raid took place at the 519 Church Street Community Centre. What had been a public forum became a spontaneous protest march on police headquarters. We had not anticipated this but quickly decided to endorse and lead the march. Within minutes, march marshals Pussies Bite Back /159 volunteered and were organized, bullhorns located, the media was called and hundreds of us spilled into the streets halting traffic and chanting ‘What do we want? Pussy! When do we want it? NOW!’" This button is part of the collection at The ArQuives.

Hi all you queer TRIVIA buffs, we’re hosting another fun night of trivia tomorrow, this time it’s on pre-Stonewall queer history. Come discover the Egyptian manicurists, Gilgamesh’s insatiable lust, Marlene Dietrich, 1950 homoerotic ads, Queer pirates, and much much more! Register here: https://forms.gle/dazoM7YexyBnZGv88

@CaribbeanTales first-ever online festival is happening Sept 9 to October 2, & we're very excited to co-present the LGBTQ2+ screening series: Love Regardless. Tune into a special live-streamed Q&A with the directors on September 23rd following the 7pm EST screenings. Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/LoveRegardlessTix #CTFF2020 #CTFF15Years #ReadySet15

Twenty years ago Chanelle Gallant was one of the Toronto women’s bathhouse organizers who took on the police. She reflects on the lessons from that fight

The first-ever Toronto Women’s Bathhouse night, dubbed Pussy Palace, took place on September 14, 1998. The September 14, 2000 event was the fourth ever event and second anniversary of the woman’s bathhouse night. This is the advertisement from that event from IN magazine.