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At 3 PM, on January 27th, 1945, the Red Army arrived at the gates of Auschwitz concentration camp. Inside they encountered horrors on an unprecedented scale: thousands of prisoners covered in human excrement, starving to death; children who had been victimised in nefarious medical experiments; and piles of prisoners’ stolen belongings, including 7.7 tons of […]

As 2023 comes to a close, we’d like to acknowledge our achievements this past year. It was a busy year for the Canadian Pride Historical Society with many milestones achieved and foundations laid for our continuous progress on our Pride History Research and Education Projects. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers we have much to celebrate […]

On this day in 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first ever document setting out a list of fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The UDHR was a milestone in international human rights law, as it marked an historic time in human history when countries from every […]

Setting the Stage for Resistance Many know of the Toronto Bathhouse Raids, which occurred in February 1981, but fewer have heard of the Edmonton Bathhouse Raids which occurred that very same year. By the time these raids occurred, dozens of raids had occurred across Canada between 1969 and 1981, resulting in hundreds of arrests. These […]

According to the United Nations, approximately 1 in 3 women globally has been subjected to violence at least once in their lifetime. Despite the fact that violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world, only 5% of government aid is devoted to tackling it, and […]

Brittany McMillan was just a young Canadian high school student when she founded Spirit Day back in 2010. The beginnings of Spirit Day were humble, consisting initially of a Tumblr post by Brittany asking fellow students to wear purple in response to the recent bullying-related suicides of several young GSRD individuals. Her post quickly picked […]

Just this morning alone, hundreds of millions of people across the globe will struggle to get out of bed. Millions more will experience severe headaches, fatigue, and digestive problems that make it difficult – or even impossible – to function normally. And still millions of others will experience a misery so unimaginable that they will […]

Origins In the vibrant history of gender, sexual, and relationship Diverse (GSRD) activism and women’s activism, Dyke Marches in Canada have carved out their own unique space, where intersectional voices can be centred. This distinct avenue of advocacy began in the early 1980s, driven by the conviction that lesbian experiences and struggles, particularly those of […]

We here at the CPHS get VERY excited when October comes around because it is a special month that combines two of our very favourite things – the gender, sexuality, and relationship diverse (GSRD) community and HISTORY. What is LGBT History Month? Originating in the United States as Lesbian and Gay History Month in 1994, […]

September 27th is annually recognised as National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD). This day brings attention to the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on men who identify as gay, bisexual, or men who have sex with men (gbMSM), and highlights the importance of HIV education in the hopes of ending HIV-related stigma. In this blog […]

Bisexual Awareness Week – or BiWeek, for short – is celebrated internationally every year from September 16th to September 23rd. It’s a week devoted to recognising bisexual identity, honouring bisexual achievements, and bringing light to bisexual issues. What some people may not know is that BiWeek was originally a single day. And it was started […]