Queer History 1
Gay men historically used this local park as a cruising spot.
What is City Park?
The famous queer author that came to Kingston on a lecture tour in the 1880s.
Who is Oscar Wilde?
The full name of Queen's student government
What is the Alma Mater Society?
The first dedicated gay/lesbian support space at the university, founded in 1973.
What is the Queen's Homophile Association?
Queer people organized a "kiss-in" on August 9, 1985, to protest this kind of weapon.
What is nuclear bombs?
The name of the commission under the AMS that serves and supports equity-deserving student populations.
What is the Social Issues Commission?
This bridge was used as a cruising spot by men, including many in the military, in the 1960s.
What is LaSalle Causeway?
In the past, gay and lesbian students sought "help" to deal with their homosexuality from local medical organizations, including at Queen's. Up to the early 1970s, homosexuality was classified as a mental illness by this organization.
What is the American Psychiatric Association?
The name of the current AMS president.
Who is Jana Amer?
The building on campus that hosted organizations like the Queen's Homophile Association in the past.
What is the Grey House?
Secret queer dances once took place in the basement of this building.
This group often served as the main group for forming community among queer Queen's students. This group was subsumed into the SIC directly.
The Kingston mayor that declared the first Pride Day in 1992.
Who is Helen Cooper?
A popular "gay" bar for gay men in the 1960s and 70s.
What is The Cat's Meow?
These are the two Social Issues Commissioners (external and internal) (one or both)?
Who is Mujeedat Lekuti?
Who is Edward Sy?