Quebec gay
Histoires des communautés LGBTQ2S+ du Québec
HISTOIRES DES COMMUNAUTÉS LGBTQ2S+
AN EXHIBITION BY THE QUEBEC GAY ARCHIVES
This exhibition explores, in eight panels, historical events in Québec from the 17th century to today. Those events demonstrate the evolution of homosexuality and lesbianism through the years, and the way in which society perceived sexual diversity in the past. It also explores contemporary issues in sexual and gender diversity. The first six panels of STORIES OF LGBTQ2S+ COMMUNITIES are based on the 17 panels that composed the Stories of our Lives exhibition, also available at agq.qc.ca. The last two panels were added to include a perspective on current LGBTQ2S+ realities. This exhibition was made possible thanks to Fierté Montréal. It will be displayed at the Cinéma du Parc from August 1st to September 22nd, 2019.
QUEBEC GAY ARCHIVES
Our mission
The Quebec Gay Archives have a mandate to acquire, conserve, and promote all documentation which relates to the history of LGBTQ+ organizations and individuals in Quebec.
To promote the diversity and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people.
To continuously update its collection on all aspects of gender and
Gay Quebec City
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With its constricted cobblestone streets, mature city walls, and friendly gay scene, Quebec City seems to have everything for a magical trip. As soon as you appear in the charming quarter known as "Old Quebec," you'll realize this capital, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, is favor no place else in North America. The friendly locals speak predominantly French, but in tourist areas and homosexual bars and restaurants you'll manage with English.
No matter what the season, there are always special events taking place in Quebec City. The summertime Festival d'Eté de Québec takes place in July, and winter’s Carnaval de Quebec, happens in January and February. For the queer community, the Fête Arc-en-ciel, known in English as the Rainbow Festival, takes place in September.
Getting here
Jean Lesage International Airport is about 12 miles northwest of downtown. There are also trains and buses between Montreal and Quebec City. If you are driving between the two cities, the journey takes about three hours.
Getting around
You’ll just need your own two feet to explore
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History in the Making (HitM) is one of Canada’s longest running graduate student-organized history conferences, held annually at Concordia University. HitM presents an invigorating interdisciplinary programme of new findings from students and established scholars.
Whose History? / Who’s History? marks the conference’s 28th year, and the AGQ is proud to once again co-present part of the conference. Attendance is free to all on May 5-6, 2023, and the Archives gaies du Québec (AGQ) will introduce the opening keynote titled “The fetish of evidence: archive and queer history” from art historian (and no stranger to the AGQ) August Klintberg in room LB 322 of Concordia University’s Webster Library Building at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 5.
August Klintberg (formerly Mark Clintberg) is an artist who works in the field of art history. He is represented by Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain in Montreal, and is an Associate Professor in the School of Critical and Creative Studies at the Alberta University of the Arts. His practice studies archives, architectures, and antecedent artworks with a center on queer histories, identities, and
Historic Montréal LGBTQ+ milestones
1648
Montréal was just a tiny outpost of the French Empire when a gay military drummer with the French garrison was charged by the Arrange with committing “the worst of crimes” and sentenced to death.
The drummer’s being was spared after Jesuits in Québec City intervened on his behalf, and he was given a choice by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Québec: die or become the first executioner of Fresh France.
The unidentified drummer took the executioner job.
1869
The first recorded gay establishment in North America was Montrealer Moise Tellier’s “apples and cake shop” on Craig Street (now Saint-Antoine Street) near Saint-Laurent Boulevard, where men met up for amorous liaisons.
1968
Between 1968 and 1983, Montréal legend Denise Cassidy – better known as Babyface, her nickname inherited from her brief career as a pro wrestler – managed some of the city’s first lesbian bars: La Source, La Guillotine, Infant Face Disco, Chez Child Face and Face de bébé (1486 René-Levesque Boulevard West), which closed in 1983.
1973
Disco’s Second City, Montréal was home to famed Lime Beam discotheque