Coming up at The ArQuives in September 2026 View full calendar: http://arquives.ca Plan your visit: http://arquives.ca/plan-your-visit Inspired by The Body Politic Gay Liberation Journal No. 26 September. Image: Perceptions Magazine.

On Our Own Terms: Femme Life and Culture in Toronto, 1990-2000 highlights key themes, experiences, and events that emerged across 50 oral history interviews with 24 queer and trans femme narrators. Opening reception September 24 from 6pm – 8pm at The ArQuives, Toronto. Runs to October 18.

On Our Own Terms: Femme life and culture in Toronto, 1990-2000 - The ArQuives

On Our Own Terms: Femme Life and Culture in Toronto, 1990-2000 explores the proliferation of queer and trans femme politics and culture in 1990s Toronto.

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Engaging with The ArQuives Button and Artifact collection, the workshop will explore the connection between community building, activism, and humour. Registration required: https://ow.ly/neCq50ZvSQN

We’re extending our pride sale until the end of August! $5 carabiners $10 tote bags $35 Out North book by Craig Jennex and Nisha Eswaran + bookmark illustrated by Mathias Ball Browse our merch and support Keeping Our Stories Alive at http://www.arquives.ca/store

Help Shape the Future of The ArQuives! We're continuing our national conversation to better understand how The ArQuives can grow its impact and remain responsive to the diverse communities it supports. Register to participate in our Vancouver session: arquives.ca/community-ties

Help Shape the Future of The ArQuives! We're continuing our national conversation to better understand how The ArQuives can grow its impact and remain responsive to the diverse communities it supports. Register to participate in our Vancouver session: http://arquives.ca/community-ties

Help Shape the Future of The ArQuives! We're continuing our national conversation to better understand how The ArQuives can grow its impact and remain responsive to the diverse communities it supports. Register to participate in our Saskatoon session: http://arquives.ca/community-ties

Artists Morris Fox, Morgan Sears-Williams, and Patrick Stochmal join McKenna Gray for a discussion of the current exhibition The Wild and the Weeds. Learn about their material processes, working with Hanlan’s Point Beach as a co-creator, and how we conceive of queer space. https://ow.ly/Ipsa50Z6KWf

The Wild and the Weeds Artist Roundtable – The ArQuives

Artists Morris Fox, Morgan Sears-Williams, and Patrick Stochmal join McKenna Gray for a discussion of the exhibition The Wild and the Weeds.

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The ArQuives Communications Committee Volunteer, Kathryn Gamboa, shares how the tabloids of postwar Toronto index the lively queer scenes that actively shaped the city’s history, geography, and its infrastructures. 📰 https://arquives.ca/the-toronto-tabloid-and-its-queer-scenes/

The Toronto Tabloid and its Queer Scenes – The ArQuives

The tabloids of postwar Toronto index the lively queer scenes that actively shaped the city’s history, geography, and its infrastructures.

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Help Shape the Future of The ArQuives! We're continuing our national conversation to better understand how The ArQuives can grow its impact and remain responsive to the diverse communities it supports. Register to participate in our Charlottetown session: https://ow.ly/to1o50YX1fF

Help Shape the Future of The ArQuives! We're continuing our national conversation to better understand how The ArQuives can grow its impact and remain responsive to the diverse communities it supports. Register to participate in our Halifax session: https://ow.ly/B4TU50YTEnL

The ArQuives congratulates Bee Khaleeli, Drew McEwan, Ian Danger Capstick, and Scarlett Gillespie AKA Jelena Vermilion as recipients of The Brian King Research Fellowship and The Alan Miller Research Fellowship. Read more about the fellows and their research: arquives.ca/2026-research-fellows

2026 Research Fellows - The ArQuives

The ArQuives congratulates Bee Khaleeli, Drew McEwan, Ian Danger Capstick, and Scarlett Gillespie AKA Jelena Vermilion as recipients of The Brian King Research Fellowship and The Alan Miller Research ...

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The ArQuives seeks a Project Archivist commencing June 2026. The Project Archivist will be responsible for the arrangement and description of a major new digital accession, the Purge Historical Document Collection. Apply by May 10, 2026. https://arquives.ca/job-posting-project-archivist-2026/

Job Posting: Project Archivist – The ArQuives

The ArQuives (Toronto, Ontario) seeks an Project Archivist (six-month contract) to commence in June 2026. Apply by May 10, 2026.

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Register for in-person attendance by May 3, 2026. arquives.ca/fmv2026/

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From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory is a queer and trans history and archives hybrid conference takes place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 15-17, 2026. Presentations are in both English and French. https://arquives.ca/fmv2026/

Queen Horizons: a bi-monthly look at some of the queer fantasy, science, and speculative fiction found within The ArQuives collection. In our latest feature, we dive into AE: The Open Persuader - a bizarre and provocative early work of gay transhumanist utopian fiction. https://ow.ly/sUYH50YK4vM

From research, to movies, exhibitions, to workshops, a new generation of public programming is finding different ways to reimagine who uses The ArQuives and what a resource can be! 🧵🪡 arquives.ca/sign-me-up-please-welcome-to-the-arquives-newest-workshop

Want to research trans history? Check our first-ever Trans Collections Guide, launched in 2020! The guide offers researchers insight into trans-related holdings, covering collections up until January 2020. We’ve had lots of additions since, waiting for you to discover! 🔎📖🏳️‍⚧️ https://ow.ly/fEZT50Yzrfv

From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory is a queer and trans history and archives hybrid conference takes place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 15-17, 2026. Presentations are in both English and French. https://arquives.ca/fmv2026/

The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives invites you to the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6:00PM EST via Zoom. The AGM is open to all. Registration is required in advance. After registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining the meeting.

2025 Annual General Meeting – The ArQuives

The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives invites you to the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6:00PM EST via Zoom. Any member of the public is invited to attend. Members will be eligible to participate fully in AGM business. Meeting link: The AGM is open to all and registration is required in

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We Were Never Lost showcases contributions and legacies of Sister Vision Press, Fireweed Collective, and Multicultural Women in Concert/CAMP SIS, tracking how these movements created platforms for those who had been silenced. Opens April 9 at The ArQuives. www.arquives.ca/event/we-were-never-lost/

The ArQuives is proud to announce its revised Mandate and Vision statements, along with a newly articulated set of organizational Values. http://arquives.ca/about

Join us on February 26th for our next queer trivia night at Church St. Garage, Toronto! Theme: QUEER LOVE 💕 First question at 6:30pm. Come early to ensure you get a seat! No cover. No registration required. Masks will be optional. https://arquives.ca/event/queer-trivia-night-queer-love/

The ArQuives is happy to announce that it received the Ontario Library Association President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement! We accepted the award on January 29, 2026, at the OLA Super Conference, from Matt Rohweder, the 2025 OLA President. https://ow.ly/kfpN50Y8o2g

The ArQuives receives Ontario Library Association President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement – The ArQuives

The ArQuives is happy to announce that it received the Ontario Library Association President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement.

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The ArQuives holds an extensive collection documenting Black queer history and activism. Discover Toronto’s iconic Black queer activists you should know! 🖤📚 https://arquives.ca/black-queer-collections/ #BlackHistoryMonth #KeepOurStoriesAlive

Register for an afternoon Stitch N' Bitch! 🧵🧶 Bring your own craft or get inspired by The ArQuives textile collection! This workshop focuses on sharing and socializing. 18+ due to the nature of discussions. Bring your own craft supplies. We are a masked space. https://ow.ly/4kNZ50Y3Pb4

Ian Duncan has been named a recipient of a Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching! Through the Historytellers Project, Grade 10 students delved into The ArQuives to explore overlooked histories of Canada’s diverse queer and trans communities 🌈 https://ow.ly/vrrg50Y0npJ

“Historical figures decide when they’re done with us.” David K. Seitz shares a reflection on his continued journey uncovering the life and impact of artist–activist Pei-Hsien Lim. https://ow.ly/AKy050XY8PH Original photo by Norman Taylor, illustration by Mathias Ball.

Thursday, January 22: Join us for our next queer trivia night at Church St. Garage, Toronto! First question at 6.30pm. https://arquives.ca/event/queer-trivia-night-the-year-in-queer/

Queer Trivia Night - The Year in Queer – The ArQuives

Join us for our next queer trivia night at Glad Day Bookshop! First question at 7pm. Come early to ensure you get a seat!

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Join us in 2026 for tours of The ArQuives house! 🏠 Wed, Jan 14, 2026 | 6:00PM https://ow.ly/qem750XKvNG Sat, Jan 31, 2026 | 1:00PM https://ow.ly/Tycj50XKvNH Please note that The ArQuives is a masked space. More information on finding and accessing our building: https://ow.ly/RBQA50XKvNI

Our building will be closed December 24, 2025 to January 1, 2026 (inclusive) but our online collections are available to browse 24/7. Visit collections.arquives.ca to search our archives, newspaper index, vertical files, library catalogue, art, and artifacts!