Tag Archives: LGBTQ2S+

Canada’s Christine Jorgenson?

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A black-and-white newspaper photograph showing Frances Marie Jefferson, a young woman with short curly dark hair, seen from behind on the left side of the frame as she looks into a mirror. Her reflection is visible in the mirror, showing her smiling face and wearing a light-coloured top with a ruffled or lacy collar.

Walter T. Cassidy The Windsor Star reported an incident on May 28th, 1954—as did papers all over North America—about a Port Colborne, Ontario woman being arrested in Buffalo, New York, for trying to enter the United States “illegally” after being in an accident in the neighbouring American town. It was her second time trying to cross the border, the first… Read more »

A Beacon of Light: Hidden 2sLGBTQ+ Histories in Saint John’s The Lighthouse

by Meredith J. Batt Atlantic Canadian port cities have some of the most colourful and vibrant queer spaces and stories. Saint John, New Brunswick is no exception. In 2020, the first summer of the pandemic, I celebrated my 25th birthday in Saint John by attending a drag show hosted by Justin TooDeep (portrayed by Alex Saunders) and Saint John’s jewel of… Read more »

Genealogy and Technology with Dr. Blaine Bettinger

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Black and white photo of a girl in a white, knee-length dress holding a bouquet of flowers and standing in an open metal gate. The photo is double-exposed so images of two girls and two adult women are faintly superimposed.

Commercial DNA tests have had many different impacts, from confirming existing research, breaking down brick walls, and uncovering long-hidden family secrets. DNA has become an essential component of genealogical research.

Canadian History Shows that Sex Workers Usually Get the Short End of the Stick

Margaret Ross Late one evening in January 1923, police descended on Millie Jones’s bawdy house at 757 Mercer Street in Windsor, Ontario. She was forty-eight years old, and ran the house with her husband, George.[1] The couple was Black, and they employed two other Black women. The entire group was arrested, including two clients who were being entertained at the… Read more »