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  • After the Pisces Bathhouse Raid: Michael Phair – LGBTQ2S+ Activist and Community Leader

    Darrin Hagen

    As of this writing, Michael is one of the few men charged as a “found-in” to speak publicly on the…

  • The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, Part 2: The Next Twenty Years

    Rob Browatzke

    Read Part 1: The First Twenty-Five Years Following their Jubilee anniversary, the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR)…

  • The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, Part 1: The First Twenty-Five Years

    Ron Byers

    The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose is a unique organization in Edmonton. The core of its existence is based on…

  • Queers on Campus

    Bruce Cinnamon

    Before the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969, the University of Alberta’s queer community was similar to those everywhere else in Canada:…

  • Flashback and the Gay Drag Races

    Michael Phair

    In the mid-seventies the Flashback nite club—the second gay-owned bar in Edmonton—was founded. By the early 80s, Flashback had become the…