Wilde Times
Sources
Valerie Korinek’s book Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada, 1930-1985 provided the bulk of the information used in this episode.
Several issues of The Body Politic were used, though all the issues are accessible through the Canadian Museum for Human Rights here.
The Uniter, ‘An (Incomplete) Queer History: Winnipeg Drag’.
Secret Life of Canada (CBC), ‘Prairie Pride: How Winnipeg Became a hub of Queer History’.
Manitoba Gay and Lesbian Archives
The ArQuives – Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives
Rachel Bergen (CBC) ‘Manitoba gay couple lose fight to have 1974 marriage validated’.
Join Sabrina, Alex and Nick on a journey through the development of Winnipeg’s 2SLGBTQ+ across the 1970s – from the early days of the Mardi Gras and the Marlborough all the way to the creation of Giovanni’s Room (better known to some as Gio’s).
Thanks to Danielle with the Brandon General Museum & Archives for joining us for Collecting Conversations – you can check out the museum online here.
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