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Elsa Gidlow
Elsa Gidlow did not like Canada when she moved with her family here from Hull, England, at the age of six. It was too cold, and even at an early age, she saw it was too Victorian. We’re lucky she came… more →
The Drummer's Revenge
Elsa Gidlow
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Hamish wrote 1 week ago: Elsa Gidlow did not like Canada when she moved with her family here from Hull, England, at the age o … more →
The Disappearance of the Two-Spirit Traditions in Canada
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Hamish wrote 3 months ago: I’ve already written about the European reaction upon learning that the First Peoples of North Ameri … more →
The Social Purity Movement and Homosexuality
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Hamish wrote 1 year ago: Volunteer educators wearing ribbons and going into public schools – often over the objections of par … more →
Reflections on Early Canada, part 1: Changing Attitudes Towards Homosexuality in the Late 19th Century
Hamish wrote 1 year ago: Changing Views on Homosexuality in the West By the mid-1800s, most of Europe had stopped executing “ … more →
British North America -- Conclusion
Hamish wrote 1 year ago: Seen from the point of view of the “sodomites,” the Conquest of Quebec was a mixture of good and bad … more →
Sappho in Canada in the 19th century
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Hamish wrote 2 years ago: When I set out to research queer women’s history in pre-Confederation Canada, I discovered … more →
Reflections on BNA, part 6: British Law
Hamish wrote 2 years ago: In 1774, a compromise was hammered out – the laws of the new Province of Quebec would be a mixture o … more →
Reflections on BNA, part 5: The Laws of France and New France
Hamish wrote 2 years ago: In all these articles, I still haven’t discussed in any real depth the laws that sent all those homo … more →
Reflections on BNA, part 4: The English Colonies and the United States
Hamish wrote 2 years ago: After the Treaty of Paris in 1783, which ended the American War for Independence, more than 40,000 p … more →
Reflections on BNA, part 3: The Rise of Homophobia in Britain
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Hamish wrote 2 years ago: The Puritans and Restoration What with the boys in dresses acting out Greek and Roman dramas, it’s n … more →
Reflections on BNA, part 1: English Silences
Hamish wrote 2 years ago: In 1628, on the steps of the English House of Commons, preacher John Harris thanked God for keeping … more →
Conclusion -- "sodomites" and "les lesbiennes" in New France
Hamish wrote 2 years ago: “[I wish] that this sodomite of a country were burnt, and reduced to ashes, along with everyone in i … more →
Nuns, les Lesbiennes, and the Case of Esther Brandeau
Hamish wrote 2 years ago: I saved this piece for last – not because it’s my best or my worst, but to stall for time. I was hop … more →
Reflections on New France, Part 2: France's Commoners
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Hamish wrote 2 years ago: Malheureux espace de terre Au gibet public consacré; Terrain où l’on a massacré Cent fois plus d’hom … more →
Missionaries, Explorers, and the "Berdache"
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Hamish wrote 2 years ago: Missionaries seeking converts to Catholicism had been a part of New France since the colony’s … more →
