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Keeping Our Stories Alive

The ArQuives was established to aid in the recovery and preservation of our histories. Its mandate is to: Acquire, preserve, organize, and give public access to information and materials in any medium, by and about LGBTQ2+ people, primarily produced in or concerning Canada; and Maintain a research library, international research files, and an international collection of queer and trans periodicals.

The ArQuives is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ Archives in the world and since 1973 the only LGBTQ2+ archives in Canada with a national scope, read further about our history and mission.

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Education Resources

Our Education Resources were developed and crafted to support educators in incorporating queer and trans perspectives into Grade 9-12 English and History curricula.

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ArQuives Collection

Our Collection can be searched online. Search by keyword, collection, organization, person, media, artifact type, among other options.

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Our Exhibits

Our current and past Exhibitions are listed on our programming page here. Check out our online Digital Exhibitions anytime.

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Appel à propositions – De la marginalisation à la visibilité : Les archives 2SLGBTQ+ et la mémoire publique

15-17 mai 2026, Halifax, NS Date limite: 15 janvier 2026. À la suite de la conférence qui s’est tenue à la MacEwen University (Edmonton) en 2024, nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer un appel à propositions [...]

Call for Proposals – From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory

May 15-17, 2026, Halifax, NS Deadline to apply: 15 January, 2026 Building on the conference held in Edmonton at MacEwen University in 2024, we are pleased to announce a call for proposals for an [...]

Call for Board Members 2026

The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives is one of the largest 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in the world and the only archive in Canada with a national mandate. Founded in 1973 and based in Toronto, we are expanding [...]

Research Fellowship Announcement 2026

Founded in 1973, The ArQuives has grown into one of the largest 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in the world. Beginning in 2026, The ArQuives will offer two research fellowships. The first, the Brian King Research Fellowship, is [...]

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Programming

Juxtaposition Poetry Collective Writing Circle

January 8, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The ArQuives House Tour – January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Sapphic Screening – The Watermelon Woman

January 17, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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