Library Guides: Pride Month: 2SLGBTQIA+ History

Recommended eBooks

Britannia's Glory: A History of Twentieth-Century Lesbians by Emily Hamer
Publication Date: 1996

A comprehensive political history of lesbianism in the 20th century, this work looks at: lesbians and the suffrage movement; lesbian participation in the Second World War effort; lesbians in the 1950s, and more.

Hollywood Gay Pride: Parades and Festivals From 1970 to 1978 (Video Duration 2 hours 44 minutes)
A compilation of short home movies recording gay pride parades and festivals in Hollywood during the 1970s.
Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson (Video Duration 55 minutes)
Marsha P. Johnson was a revolutionary trans activist, Stonewall instigator, Andy Warhol model, drag queen, prostitute, and Saint, as well as a downtown New York City fixture.
T'aint Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s (Video Duration 28 minutes)
"T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness" presents the facts concerning the alternative sexualities of famous blues singers.
First Stories - Two Spirited (Video Duration 6 minutes)
This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a two-spirited person.
Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (Video Duration 1 hour 24 minutes)
This feature documentary delves into the rich history of Canadian queer women’s experiences in the mid-20th century.
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance (Video Duration 1 hour 36 minutes)
An unflinching journey through Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ history, capturing pivotal protests and passionate voices.

Canadian Queer History
There have been many important moments, actions and turning points in the Pursuit of LGBT2Q+ acceptance across Turtle Island (Canada), browse this brief timeline of notable milestones.
The ArQuives
The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world and the only archive in Canada with a mandate to collect at a national level.