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1588 Barrington
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/1588_Barrington/2020_ca.jpg ca. 2020 =1588 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova . . . clinic, an immigrant settlement organization, [[The Turret]], [[WormwoodsDogAndMonkeyCinema|Wormwoods . . . 2024-10-30: * A press conference announces '''The Turret Arts Space Society''', URL https://www.turretartsspace.ca/ . . .
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1977 AtlanticConference Catering Team
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/AtlanticConference/1977-10_catering_team.jpg ---- The 1977-10 [[AtlanticConference|Atlantic . . . at the 1977-10 Atlantic Gay Conference held at [[The Turret|the Turret]]. Thanks for the beauty you . . .
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1978 Pride March
=1978 Pride= ===RobinMetcalfe=== We had a conference march down Spring Garden to Barrington - it was . . . marched from Dal, where the conference was, to [[The Turret]]. It rained cats and dogs, but there were . . . talent show and an original musical produced in the Turret, called [[TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx|The Night . . .
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1981 AlexaMcDonough LynnMurphy
==Alexa McDonough & Lynn Murphy at The Turret, 1981== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/AlexaMcDonough/1981_AlexaMcDonough_LynnMurphyjpg.jpg . . . Scotia New Democratic Party & LynnMurphy at [[The Turret]] in 1981. Photo by RobinMetcalfe, from . . .
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1981 JoanneBond
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_JoanneBond.jpg ---- JoanneBond at [[The Turret]], . . .
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1981 Laverne Rachel Earl
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_Laverne_Rachel_Earl.jpg Laverne (RandyKennedy), . . . Rachel & Earl [[The Turret]] 1981 ---- This page is for one of many . . .
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1981 LilyChampagne FredBerringer
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_LilyChampagne_FredBerringer.jpg ---- LilyChampagne . . . doing "Last Train to the Boogie" at [[The Turret]], 1981 RandyKennedy writes: I remember . . .
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1981 Lily Rachel Ginger
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_Lily_Rachel_Ginger.jpg ---- Back row: LilyChampagne, . . . Sugar (TommyMiller), Iris (BillMacKinnon) at [[The Turret]] 1981 LilyChampagne writes: This was one . . .
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1981 Sugar
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_Sugar.jpg Sugar (TommyMiller) at [[The Turret]], . . .
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1981 TheTurret 01
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_TheTurret_01.jpg Christmas In July, 1981. Photo . . . bottle pick up. Even stood in line to get into the turret. The best drag show I’ve ever seen. Love . . . so much into the shows. We were so lucky to have the turret. I hope everyone is well. Gary was my roommate . . .
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2015-01-24 Stories Of The Turret
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/2015-01-24_Stories_Of_The_Turret/panel.png Panel: RobinMetcalfe, JimMacSwain, . . . Photo by DanielMacKay 2015-01-24: '''Stories of The Turret''' at the Halifax Central Public Library . . . Panel discussion: What did The Turret (1976-1982) mean to the LGBTQ community . . .
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2016-07-21 GaysOfFuturePast
=Gays of future past= "Photos and posters from Halifax's first generation of gay and lesbian activists." . . . in 1977. * RedHerringBookstore poster * [[The Turret]] schedule, "Beginning 1979-12-10" * RegGiles . . . and Gays), circa 1981. * AnneFulton inside The Turret - two slides * ChrisShepherd as Aretha Franklin . . . * JerryStates, AKA Stephanie, performs inside The Turret. * Protesters outside the Legislature during . . . inside the [[GaeGala|GAE]]. * A look inside [[The Turret]] on a rare quiet night. * ChrisShepherd . . .
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2016 Conversations between LGBTQ Youth and Elders
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/2016_Conversations_between_LGBTQ_Youth_and_Elders/2016_participants.jpg L-R: . . . for people? For lesbians, mostly, it was [[The Turret]]. * Story about the piece of art, [[Tits'n'Lipstick]] . . . that got defaced - photo on the page [[The Turret]]. * Description of feminist / lesbian meeting . . .
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2017-07-17 LookingBackAtQueerHalifax
=Looking Back At Queer Halifax= First done during Pride 2016, QueerActs hosted some of our community's . . . * (Robin) [[Rumours]] opening - KJ's - [[The Turret|The Turret]] in 1976 - [[2112 Gottingen|The . . . into [[Rumours]] - 49:30.000 * (Robin) - [[The Turret]] - [[GaeGala|Gay Alliance for Equality]] . . .
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2020 ResituatingInterruptions
=Resituating Interruptions= This is the catalogue to the website produced to accompany the physical installations . . . ==The Turret== [[The Turret|The Turret Arts Space / Khyber . . . for Equality/Gay and Lesbian Alliance) operated The Turret Club and various community spaces within . . . photographs and memorabilia from events at The Turret. https://queercollective.wixsite.com/resituatingnocturne/the-turret . . . (1982-1995). Rumours was the successor to the Turret (1976-1982) gay bar on Barrington Street. . . .
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2023-04-16
[[EventIcon:ElderBerries]] ; 1:00pm - 3:00pm : ElderBerries Second Sunday Salon: '''Turret Memories''' . . . round table. The recordings will be shared with the Turret Arts Space Society and archived. : Elder . . . of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Halifax remember [[The Turret]] as a disco paradise where they danced . . .
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2023-04-16 Turret Storytelling
=2023-04-16 Turret Storytelling= On 2023-04-16, at the regular ElderBerries Second Sunday Salon (except, . . . sixteen people gathered to tell stories about [[The Turret]]. [https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ElderBerries/2023-04-16_Turret_stories.mp3 . . . MissKitty. * 0:44:39.3 The timeline that’s up in the Turret right now. GordonParsons is in one of the . . . what was unique about [[GaeGala|G.A.E.]] and The Turret, and the original Board, and how The Turret . . .
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2023-06-12
[[EventIcon:The_Turret]] ; 6-8:30pm : [[The Turret]] '''$10,000 Funding Participatory Vote''' : The Turret . . . of renovation and continue project planning. The Turret is 100% volunteer run and relies exclusively . . . call, message—let’s get the vote out to support the Turret Arts Space! : '''Where:''' Lindsay Children's . . .
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2023-10-15 Walking Tour
=October 2023 Q Halifax Walking Tour= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/2023-10-15_Walking_Tour/route.jpg ---- . . . of ways ===Barrington St: Paramount canopy=== [[The Turret]] * A single dance held here in January . . . turned into the arts center; the city gave it to The Turret Arts Space Society; it is mid renovation. . . . jail cells, gay bikers. After we had to leave The Turret building, [[Rumours]], down one street. . . .
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2024-05-17 Talk
=May 2024 Day Of Queer Joy Living Book= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/DanielMacKay/2018-02-13_250.jpg Facts . . . community * My coming out story * Walking by the Turret * How we made Wayves Magazine * How I got . . .
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2024-07-13 Elderberries Salon
[[image/photo:Media:ElderBerries/2024-07-13_Salon/MacPhee_card_300.jpg|MacPhee Centre thank you card|Media:ElderBerries/2024-07-13_Salon/MacPhee_card.jpg|MacPhee . . . a crepe truck; some people used to sign in to The Turret as Minnie Mouse, but we used our middle . . . from [[GaeGala|GAE]] invited everyone to [[The Turret]] [Note: bar owned by the Gay Alliance for . . .
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2024-11-27 Places Workshop
=2024-11-27 Places Workshop= On 2024-11-27, Defining Moments Canada sponsored a workshop to identify . . . 2nd floor of [[1588 Barrington]] right under [[The Turret]]. 1978. Story by Bob. * 11:50 Ginger: after . . .
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AlStewart
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/AlStewart/2002_02.jpg February 2002 =Alan Roy Stewart= 1942-05-08 - 2020-06-10 . . . 2020-05-08 : Posted that it was his birthday on the Turret Memories Facebook group. Best wishes from . . . What The Meat Rack was like. * 0:26 [[The Turret]] - accidentally seeing people you already . . . * 0:46 Mike was part of GAE. [[Rumours]], [[The Turret]]. "The woman MikeSangster 'married', JaneKansas, . . .
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AlternateBookShop
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/AlternateBookShop/1981-1982_ad.jpg 1981-1982 Yellow Pages Ad TommyBurns opened . . . by DavidGray. He ran the bookstore, located in [[The Turret]] building, until he closed it because he . . . "The Alternate Book Shop" [[1588 Barrington|in The Turret space]] "where serving you is a pleasure" . . .
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AnneFulton
=Anne Fulton= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/AnneFulton/1994_ca.jpg Mid '90s. Photo by TumaYoung 1951-07-25 . . . for the PinkTriangleDay Cabaret at [[The Turret]].{{HistoryProjectTodoList: BillMitchell . . . I thought she was just grand. We all hung around the Turret, Halifax's community-based gay club. At . . . I would in the coming decades. I recall going to the Turret that evening and feeling Bill's presence . . .
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AnniIsenor
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/1981_CowBayPicnic/picnic_001.jpg 1981, with Brian Schofield I moved to Halifax . . . do my hair! -- and started taking me down to [[The Turret]]. I was one of the people who started the . . .
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AnthonyWallace
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/AnthonyWallace/1980-05.jpg May, 1980 =Anthony Wallace= I lived in Halifax . . . and again in 1978 to 1980. I volunteered at [[The Turret]] and worked as a dishwasher at Fat Frank's . . . of the part of my life spent in Halifax. At [[The Turret]] I cleaned off the tables, and for a time . . .
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AtlanticConference
=The Atlantic Conference Series= ; 1977 : Theme: "Our Atlantic Gay Community - United Against Oppression." . . . an "Artisan's Expo," dinner and dance at [[The Turret]], and concluded with the first gay march . . . book and craft sales, social events at [[The Turret]]. On the Sunday, Nov 11th, two representatives . . .
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BarendKamperman
==1. A Post War Sendoff== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/BarendKamperman/1956_Rotterdam.jpg My family's past . . . on Acadian Lines to dance at Thee Klub and The Turret. I couch surfed at those times. My gay friends . . .
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BeforeTheParade index
This is an index of [[BeforeTheParade|Before The Parade]], RebeccaRose's book about activism and the . . . || ||[[1588_Barrington|1588 Barrington St see The Turret]] ||[[http://gay.hfxns.org?search=1588_Barrington . . . H•R•E]] || ||The Other Side (initial name of The Turret) ||100 || ||[[SistersLightshipCollective|The . . . H•R•E]] || ||[[TheTurret|The Turret]] ||8 (photo), 14, 22, 30-31, 68, 72-74, . . . H•R•E]] || ||The Turret fights ||115-116, 120 || ||The Turret Management . . .
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BillGordon
DJ at [[The Turret]]; was on th TurretManagementCommittee{{BeforeTheParade p 116}} Anthony writes: Bill . . .
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BlownWithTheWind
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/BlownWithTheWind/cast_bow.jpg ??, AnneFulton as Scarlett, WendellEnman as . . . for the PinkTriangleDay Cabaret at [[The Turret]]. ==Characters== * -- Christine * Rhett . . .
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BobErtel
=Bob Ertel= Bob was recruited to help with Hallowe'en decorations at [[The Turret]] in 1979 - 1980 after . . . he got mugged while making the night deposit for the Turret and was quite badly hurt in the process. . . .
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BobONeill
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/BobONeill/1977_Thanksgiving-day.jpg October 1977. Photo by RobinMetcalfe =Bob . . . first AtlanticConference hosted by GaeGala at [[The Turret]]. That was the time of the first ever Gay . . . was that. There was no going back. Regarding the Turret, I was hired to do renovations there. BobErtel . . .
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BobStout
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/BobStout/1982_ca_Toronto_Zoo.jpg Toronto Zoo, ca. 1982. Photo by JeffreyRound . . . were with the GAE and running The Turret. I remember because we went to see King . . . Palm's Lunch for supper and then to set up at [[The Turret]] for the Friday night disco. I couch surfed . . . he and Wendell were together. Bob was managing the Turret and active with the GAE{{2020-07-09 fb correspondence}} . . .
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ChrisAucoin
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ChrisAucoin/2011.jpg Chris in 2011. Photo by AnitaMartinez B. 1964, Chris . . . GaeGala's running of [[The Turret]] and [[Rumours]], the [[GAEZETTE]] and . . . more detail about Chris' involvement with [[The Turret]] . . .
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ChrisShepherd
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ChrisShepherd/1980_ca.jpg Chris Shepherd Circa 1980 B. 1952-06-23 JimDeYoung . . . was a huge black gay man who was a DJ at [[The Turret]] & lived with his lover Rodger in the infamous . . .
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ClairemarieHaley
=Clairemarie Haley= d. 2014-08-25 https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ClairemarieHaley/1984.jpg 1984. Photo from . . . Haley performing with JimMacSwain at [[The Turret]] in 1980 in "The Affair", the cabaret to . . .
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ClydeRichardson
=Clyde Lawrence Richardson, 1953-08-29 - 1997-10-05= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ClydeRichardson/1993_09.jpg . . . B4}} * Member - Gay Alliance for Equality and The Turret Club. * Former Chairperson; was very involved . . .
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CondonsBar
Circa 1975. the Condon in question is CondonMacLeod. He went on to create well-known all-ages spaces . . . but I don't think it was a success and The Turret eventually became the only gay bar/community . . .
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DanConeen
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/1981_CowBayPicnic/picnic_021.jpg 1981. Photo by AnniIsenor =Dan Coneen= 1959-10-30 . . . and now work for Fedex. I remember going to [[The Turret]] with RayMcClair, JohnMarr, TommyMiller, . . . and RandyKennedy. I will share a memory from the Turret (sorry not a naughty one but if you know . . .
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DavidGray
Who ran CondonsBar in the GreenLantern Building. HistoryProjectTodoList: Need some dates and a bio on . . . probably not earlier than 1970 or 1971. When the Turret opened across the street, Dave sold the . . .
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DeafRainbowCommunityAssociation
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/DeafRainbowCommunityAssociation/logo_2007.jpg For many years Deaf people have . . . wasn’t until we discovered the gay clubs such as the Turret and Rumors that we could begin to understand . . .
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DebTrask
Deb Trask Got involved in [[GaeGala|GAE]] in 1976 and was one of three GAE members who signed the lease . . . for [[The Turret]]'s space. Served six terms on the GAE executive, . . .
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DonnaGrosvold
==Donna Grosvold== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/DonnaGrosvold/2022_0.png 2022 ===Assault=== I use to go . . . when my then girlfriend and I came out of [[The Turret]] and were assaulted by another couple of . . . excuse the language). Everyone who had been in [[The Turret]] and had witnessed the other couple beating . . .
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DragQueens
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/tmp/dragqueen.jpg Halifax has a long history of drag entertainment, beginning . . . with production shows back in the days of [[The Turret]] and Rumours and continuing in history . . .
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ElderBerries
=The ElderBerries of Atlantic Canada= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ElderBerries/2011-logo.jpg The Elderberries . . . on CBC Mainstreet about it.] ; 2023-04-16 : [[The Turret]] storytelling: [[2023-04-16_Turret_Storytelling|round . . .
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FrankDoucet
Gay History in Halifax recollections by Frank Doucet 2012-01-09 My gay life in Halifax began in 1972 . . . the bar. The next dance club to open was the [[The Turret]] on Barrington Street. The name was derived . . .
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FredBerringer
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/FredBerringer/ca1980.jpg Circa 1980 Born ca. 1951, died 1986-08 at the age . . . & Fred doing "Last Train To Boogie" at [[The Turret]] circa 1981 RandyKennedy writes:{{2016-04-12 . . .
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GaeGala
==GAE & GALA== ==Gay Alliance for Equality & Gay And Lesbian Alliance== This page documents the history . . . Lesbian Association''. GAE owned and operated [[The Turret]] and later [[Rumours]], which meant that . . .
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GamesOfAtlanticCanada
=Gay Artists Musicians Entertainers Society Of Atlantic Canada= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GamesOfAtlanticCanda_logo.jpg . . . 1981-02-15, GAMES held a Cabaret & Buffet at [[The Turret]]; there were 214 paid admissions and another . . .
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GardenViewRestaurant
=The Garden View Restaurant= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GardenViewRestaurant/exterior_sidewalk.jpg NilsClausson . . . us Faggots ! LOL! I remember one night after [[The Turret]] closed, a gang of us went to TheHeidelberg . . . early 1978-12. On our way home that night from The Turret, Bert, Pat Innis and I had an inspiration . . .
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GaryWalsh
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GaryWalsh/1983_ca.jpg Early '80s. Photographer unknown. 1962 -- 2006-08-24 . . . he was needed. He was an early worker at [[The Turret]] as well as the old & new [[Rumours]]. . . . but was closest to JohnMarr, who was manager of the Turret, and a prominent member of the community. . . .
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GayBars
==Current Halifax Queer Bars== * As of 2024-06, RumoursHFX * As of 2024-07, StardustBar * HavenNightclub . . . the first real gay bar ** CondonsBar * [[The Turret]] on Barrington St, from 1975 to 1982. Owned . . .
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GayLine
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GayLine/1988_ad.jpg 1988 The Halifax Gayline opened in 1972 and ceased operations . . . - across from Shoppers Drug Mart), ; 1977 : [[The Turret]] building. [https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GayLine/1977-04-26_4th-Estate.jpg . . .
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GloriaBorden
=Gloria Borden= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GloriaBorden/ca_2008.jpg Circa 2008 1938-10-06 - 2024-02-25 . . . writes: I met her the 1st night she came to [[The Turret]] and we remained best friends ever since. . . . coming to terms with my sexuality. I went to [[The Turret]] so terrified and afraid, and of course, . . . Scotians. I knew Gloria from the glory days of the Turret and the Gay Alliance Toward Equality. Gloria . . .
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GreenLantern
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/GreenLantern/1970_ca_postcard.jpg Postcard ca. 1970 courtesy RobinMetcalfe. . . . Green Lantern Building, directly across from [[The Turret]], for my graphic design studio, around . . . in the building (we lived in it) but every night the Turret blasted late night dance music into our . . .
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HistoryFirsts
This page lists history-making events (with a Halifax focus) and when they happened. Each item should . . . incorporated]] ; 1976-01 : First dance at [[The Turret]]{{''BeforeTheParade p 99}} ; 1977-02-17 . . . of Stonewall, at the JuryRoom ; 1977-06 : [[The Turret]]'s first Women's Night{{''BeforeTheParade . . . p 115}} ; 1977-09-02 : Signed the lease on [[The Turret]]{{''BeforeTheParade p 101}} : 1977-10 8-10 . . . ''TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx'' by PaulLedoux at [[The Turret]], 1978-06-28 - 1978-07-06 : First art exhibition . . .
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HistoryPeople
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/HistoryPeople_cartoon.jpg Here is a list of early activists in Halifax - seriously . . . in Toronto; was involved with the GAE, member of the Turret and Rumours * KathCure: GaeGala * JimDeYoung&dagger;: . . . GAE/ Phoneline Director, AlternateBookShop, [[The Turret]], [[Rumours]], Founding member GamesOfAtlanticCanada, . . . and first chairperson GamesOfAtlanticCanada, [[The Turret]] Staff, [[Rumours]] Staff * DavidGray: . . . * BillMacKinnon (MissIris): early drag shows, [[The Turret]], GamesOfAtlanticCanada Founding member, . . .
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HistoryProjectTodoList
This is one of many to-do pages for the HistoryProject: There are two ways to use this page: # Read to-do . . . agrees: Randy, I remember that well, also at the Turret the Lesbians had their own corner and had . . .
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JimDeYoung
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/JimDeYoung/1982_ca.jpg Circa 1982 =Jim DeYoung= 1947-03-30 - 2014-07-08 Biography . . . [[GaeGala|Gay Alliance for Equality]]'s new [[The Turret|Turret]] Club (across the street from the . . . space for meetings" * JohnMarr as manager of [[The Turret]] [8:50] * ShirtlessnessDebate [9:20] "Although . . . 23:10] * [[The Turret]] [23:30] * FredBerringer [27:10] * the . . . the nude albums. * 58:15 the staircase at [[The Turret]] This page is in the OralHistoryCategory . . .
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JimDeYoung fonds
This is a description of one of the fonds in the RainbowSeniorsArchive. Donor: JimDeYoung via DanielMacKay . . . * 1982-07-30 Notice of the closure of the Turret on 1982-08-31 and job re-postings. * 1982-11-20 . . .
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JohnHurlbert
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/JohnHurlbert/1978_ca.jpg John Hurlbert in front of the candy rack at the upper . . . bar of The Turret, late 1970s 1950-03-09 -- 2017-07-20 Born . . . all of his working career. John managed [[The Turret]] in 1980 after BobErtel. He was a small . . . gay community. I met him through friends in [[The Turret]] days. I guess I made a deeper connection . . .
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JohnMarr
=John Marr= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/JohnMarr/1982_ca.jpg Ca. 1982. Photo by BarryHeath From BillMcKinnon: . . . [[The Turret]] was a very happy place to be back in the . . . I was a performer there as well. I was at the Turret almost every night of the week, but usually . . . always had a big warm smile. He made working at the Turret happy, fun, and we wanted to work hard for . . . I would like to say I was so glad to be part of the Turret days and to have the people who either worked . . .
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JuryRoom
=The Jury Room= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/JuryRoom/1977-04_AlKeith.png Owner Al Keith In the 1970s, . . . All the participants were invited back to The Turret afterwards, the first time I was ever there. . . .
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KhyberClub
1588 Barrington Street. One of the many uses for the building long after GaeGala moved [[The Turret]] . . . The Khyber Arts Society designated ''The Turret Room'' as a space on the third floor available . . .
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LilyChampagne
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/LilyChampagne/2018.jpg 2018 Aka SaraLee. One of the best performers Halifax . . . has ever produced. From the Turret years through to Rumours, she performed . . .
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LorneIzzard
=Lorne Izzard= Out, gay, black man who moved to Halifax from Truro in 1974. TheeKlub regular and DJ at . . . CondonsBar in the GreenLantern Building; [[The Turret]] regular; HIV/AIDS activist.{{BeforeTheParade . . .
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MakingWaves
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/MakingWaves/logo.jpg There's an article in ''The Body Politic'' about the . . . by EdThibodeau, former chair of GaeGala: ''[[The Turret]] does not serve the entire gay community'' . . .
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MertMattice
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/MertMattice/1976.jpg 1976 ==Merton (Mert) Mattice== Mert Mattice lived in . . . Hfx from 1982-2001, and was a bartender at [[The Turret]] for short time. Otherwise he was a weekend . . . pics, and all of them were prize winners at [[The Turret]], not sure of the years but probably around . . .
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MichaelHamm
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/MichaelHamm/1984_ca.jpg ca. 1984 ?? - 1985-08-28. Michael was shot dead while . . . "I remember Michael when he worked the door of [[The Turret|The Turret]]. He would always let me in . . .
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MikeMacDonald
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/MikeMacDonald/1989_Pride.jpg Pride March 1989 Father Michael !MacDonald, 1938 . . . [[Sparrow]], a Christian group which met at [[The Turret]] on Sunday evenings. [https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/MikeMacDonald/1994-10-14_NorthEndNews.jpg . . .
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Mikey
=Michael David Duffy= 1957-06-18 - 2022-10-29 https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/Mikey/2010_ca.jpg Have you ever . . . in our community. The first time I went to the Turret I was 17. but since I had been getting into . . . guy. I have hundreds of memories of Mikey at the Turret and later, at the waterfront, where he sang . . .
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MissIris
=Miss Iris= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/MissIris/ca_1980.jpg Circa 1980 Drag persona of BillMacKinnon . . . I performed from 1980 'til the mid 90s at [[The Turret]] and the first [[Rumours]] club. My retirement . . .
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MzGayHalifax
This event was held for the first time as a bar title in recent years in November 2003 at ReflectionsCabaret. . . . A similar event was held years ago at [[The Turret]]. ; 2002 : Miss SaraLee was MissHalifax. . . .
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NSCADQueerCollective
==NSCAD Queer Collective== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/NSCADQueerCollective/2013_logo.jpg From [http://profiles.google.com/NSCADqueercollective/about . . . birthday, The NSCAD Queer Collective recreated The Turret bar which operated from 1976-1982 on the . . .
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OscarMyer
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/OscarMyer/1999-08.jpg Amanda Lynn Harding Storm, August 1999 One of the grand . . . Things have change a lot from the day of the [[The Turret]], and those who we have lost. She also . . .
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ParadiseRestaurant
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ParadiseRestaurant/1974.jpg 1974. =The Paradise Restaurant= On Hollis St just . . . place to go after [[TheeKlub|Thee Club]] or [[The Turret]]. The character of Halifax was richer in . . .
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PaulLedoux
=Paul Ledoux= http://www.canadiantheatre.com/images/theatre/ledouxp.jpg Paul was born and raised in Halifax. . . . play TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx was performed at [[The Turret]] in 1978-06. Lots more information is available . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwich
=Peanut Butter And Jam Sandwich ( Thru My Eyes )= By RegGiles I have been asked from time to time by . . . / Circa 2000 / The Club (The Turret) Circa June 1977 || ||[[PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwo|2]]||The . . . || ||[[PeanutButterAndJamSandwichFourteen|14]]||The Turret Womyn / The Inspector / Join The Club || . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichCommentsEmaila
==Comments From Readers== As I watched my first episode of QAF, my body started to tremble and a tear . . . Really enjoyed this first instalment. Describes the Turret as I remember esp. Tommy. Will be looking . . . back to those days, you were such a mainstay of the Turret, the Turret would not have been what it . . . memory lane! There are still a few of us (from the Turret Days) out here in Vancouver and we luv reminiscing. . . . ---- Sad to say that I was never around during " The Turret" days, but have enjoyed what I've read thus . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichCommentsGayCom
==Comments From Readers== ==From Gay.com== 15/07/2004 12:50:54 PM: {thats_just_swell}your a really great . . . 12/02/2005 1:12:18 AM: {!CaperBear}I came out at the Turret in 81. And I remember you. Thanks for the . . .
3K - last updated 2022-11-02 19:02 by DanielMacKay

PeanutButterAndJamSandwichCowBayPicnicPictures
These are photos of the [[1981 CowBayPicnic]]. Many - perhaps all - of these photos are from AnniIsenor, . . . & Brian Schofield, waiting for the bus outside The Turret. https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/1981_CowBayPicnic/picnic_002.jpg . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichEight
==Sparrow and Father Mike MacDonald== A multidenominational group used to meet on the upper level of . . . [[The Turret]] club calling itself [[Sparrow]]. Father . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichEighta
==Women Who Like Gay Men== The term "FAG HAG" is a term that I always hated. As society that is supposedly . . . the guys out there on my nightly cruising or at The Turret Club and I found after time that most of . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichEighteen
==The Good Dr. Bob== I met DrBobFredrickson when he was in his last year of internship at a party at . . . the years, time and energy that I had put into The Turret and Rumours Clubs (free and paid) that the . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichEleven
==Passion== We lay on the sofa in the humid summer night; our bodies all wet from the passion we just . . . the end of another sweaty night of dancing at [[The Turret]], it was off to the Garden View Restaurant . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichFifteen
==Whoever Said Love Was Easy== I was never looking for a relationship with anyone, I have always been . . . on dates with this guy while I was at work at [[The Turret]]. I was hurt, I was really mad, I was ready . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichFive
==Set The Stage== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/TommyMiller/ca1980.jpg Sugar ca.1978 So we decided to put . . . like Clark Kent.) Tommy was a volunteer at [[The Turret]] from time to time, he was also known as . . . remember when he actually arrived at the [[The Turret]] Club (I do but the fear of telling !). . . . were gleefully accepted into the family of [[The Turret]]. Bill always had smile (I remember him . . . and dressed could not only be seen at shows at [[The Turret]] but at the concerts on the CitadelHill . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichFour
==Disco Disco== [[The Turret]] had become my home away from home. I was spending more time there than . . . lineup. ==Opposing Lineups== The Lineup at the [[The Turret]] would go out the door and down the street . . . at the "Meat Rack", the night I arrived at [[The Turret]]. He did not go without notice because . . . black arabian knight ? John became manager of [[The Turret]] in 1979 or 80 (will correct this soon) . . . to get more support for what I envisioned [[The Turret]] Club should be. John has two ways of being . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichFoura
==Big Bad John== JohnStewart (Tex) is a shorter but strong (built like a lumberjack) man and I was this . . . be seen again. Some of the women that frequented The Turret were a little on the tough side, I learned . . . ) that he could no longer work at a doorman at The Turret. It was a lucky nite that no-one else was . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichFourteen
==The Turret Womyn== The lesbian population at the Turret is a subject that has eluded my keyboard tapping . . . and another woman used to be my co-workers at [[The Turret]].We had a book that JohnMarr thought would . . . idea after all. Renovations started again at [[The Turret]] and JohnMarr and I decided that a second . . . bar was needed in the lower area of The Turret.It was decided also that this bar was to . . . trying to live together when I worked at [[The Turret]]. ==The Inspector== Lets call him DICK....He . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichNineteen
==The Politicos Of It All== ==(Chapter 1)== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RegGiles/RegAndMickey_2004.jpg . . . the period (as a Gae member,staff member of The Turret Club & Rumours Club) was that the organization . . . buy its stationary and pay for its lawyers. [[The Turret]] was the place that I thought that these . . . There were those in GAE that thought that The Turret Club should remain a drop in style centre. . . . The Turret became a constant battleground for most . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichOne
==PRERAMBLE== In all the years I worked at The Turret, I was either liked or disliked. There seemed to . . . person may be. I have met a group of people at [[The Turret]] and [[Rumours]] whom I have been lucky . . . friend ChrisShepherd (Krys) I met years before [[The Turret]] but got to know better at The Club, is . . . THE TURRET CLUB Top Floor 1588 Barrington Street, 2004 . . . these behind me. So I had thought. ==The Club (The Turret) Circa June 1977== It was a warm Halifax . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichSeven
==Strike Up The Band== As Halloween 1978 rolled around, it was decided to do something different for . . . be issued against GAE itself and that may cause the Turret to be closed down. We decided that I would . . . Chris Shepherd, The Turret's DJ ca.1980 ==Disco Inferno== The night . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichSevena
==Kind of a Drag== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ChrisShepherd/1982_ArethaShow.jpg Franklin (Think) Chris . . . one of the most special nights of the year at The Turret Club. Preparations for the festivities were . . . Eve, I had the night off and was heading out to The Turret to party and have a good time. I still had . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichSeventeen
==The Party The Night Before And The Picnic== ==Summer 1981== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RegGiles/cow_bay.jpg . . . and on one it was raining so it was held at [[The Turret]]. Music was played and some played cards. . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichSix
[[image/photo:Media:RandyKennedy/2013-04/1981_TheTurret_01_350.jpg|1981|https://gay.hfxns.org/1981_TheTurret_01|Photo . . . and lots of sun, "a sun worshipper's delight". [[The Turret]] Staff busied themselves decorating the . . . the staff and volunteers (it was spectacular.) [[The Turret]] was packed for the show. This was one . . . reasons. If it were not for the cooperation of [[The Turret]] staff and all the many volunteers over . . . Of The Lambs== When shows were put on at the Turret Club or Rumours Club (during my tenure at . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTen
==Someone Wants To Hear About Sex== ==The Competition== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/JimDeYoung/1982_ca.jpg . . . I had a certain way that I would enter the [[The Turret]]. After climbing the stairs and doing my . . . other staff, I would stop at the threshold of [[The Turret]] Club doorway and wait until I was seen . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichThirteen
==I Have Such A Headache !!== After a couple years of working and partying at [[The Turret]], it came . . . anyways! Outside the main entrance of the [[The Turret]] bar, Donny was filling his popper sniffer . . . for everyone. I still danced and had fun at [[The Turret]] after stopping drinking and I started . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichThree
==Robert Ertel== Sometime between 1979 or 1980 BobErtel became Manager of [[The Turret]]. Robert is a . . . way of saying in public that we were going to "The Turret Club" without being chastised for being . . . doing maintenance and a bit of cleaning at [[The Turret]]. I had been doing the odd renovations . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwelve
==Can You Feel The NRG ?== Tonite I went to NRG; it is a small bar but I find it has about the same atmosphere . . . as [[The Turret]] but on a smaller scale (I like going there) . . . and other people we knew from way back when at [[The Turret]]. A little bit later other people that . . . pictured myself standing on the top landing at [[The Turret]], ChrisShepherd slamming the crowd with . . . shared together in a small place called [[The Turret]]. ==Last night== It was kareoke night ( . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwentyFive
==Another New Manager== BrendaBryan, to tell you the truth scared most of us on staff out of out minds. . . . seen Brenda at GAE meetings for years and at the The Turret over the years but I came to find out how . . . out with their huge hit "Rise Up" at [[TheTurret|the Turret Club]] which made both women and men take . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwentyFour
==RUMOURS CLUB (Granville Street)== ==On With The Construction== Work began in earnest, many paid and . . . at the time), the lightshow reworked from The Turret less the light chaser which was not back . . . new name was needed for the new club as I guess the Turret Club name no longer worked because of the . . . ! "". Music that had been rerun and reused from The Turret Club was becoming stale and patrons were . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwentyOne
==The Art Of The Cruise== As I get home at night I make myself a coffee and turn on ChatClient; I ask . . . a few of the older generation that frequented The Turret Club. I always had my best conversations . . . he treated me nice. Because of the nature of The Turret Club, all generations stood together in . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwentySix
RUMOURS CLUB (Granville Street) ==Time Is Passing== My memories of this period are even more shattered . . . than the Turret Club. I always seemed to be missing something . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwentyThree
==RUMOURS CLUB (Granville Street)== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/Rumours/Rumours_Mug.jpg Rumours Club Mug . . . ==(A NEW BEGINNING ?)== When The Turret Club closed, there was feeling of disbelief . . . good must come to an end eventually and it did. The Turret Management Commitee and GAE Executive set . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwentyTwo
==Always Remember== https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RegGiles/pbj.gif Whenever I am walking down the street . . . so many people whose lives have been touched by The Turret Club. Some don't talk about it, but at least . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwichTwo
==The Bitch Slap== As the weeks boogied on, the manager BobStout of [[The Turret]] was leaving for some . . .
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PeanutButterAndJamSandwich 18A
==Did You Know Him ?== Someone asked me today about a man named Kevin. Yes, was my reply as my eyes welled . . . the final few years of his life, but had seen at The Turret Club as a face in the crowd and said hello . . . there in his kilt on special occasions at the Turret Club. I never knew Bill that well at all . . . Too soon we forget how we complained at the Turret Club and Rumours Club of things they lacked . . . a few that always complained (especially at the Turret Club ) " If you do not like it here, why . . .
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PrintMedia
; 1973 on: : GaeGala house organ (see the GaeGala page for issues) Nova Scotia Archives finding: 1984-01-01 . . . Shore and very much missed the fun I had at the Turret et al. I got a small grant from the GAE . . .
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QueerLookingQueerActing index
Index of first 25 pages of QueerLookingQueerActing 2014. ||'''Term''' ||'''Page(s) in ''QueerLookingQueerActing'' . . . Persons Protection Act ||2014: 17, || ||[[The Turret|The Turret]] ||2014: 4, 10, 19 (pic), 20-23,, . . . [[http://gay.hfxns.org?search=The Turret H•R•E]] || ||Turret Resurrection Disco & . . .
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RandGaynor
=Rand Gaynor= Born in Fredericton, NB, Rand’s “careen” took him first to the Ontario College of Art for . . . the controversial "Tits'n'Lipstick" image at [[The Turret]].{{Bio from Rand 2020-04-26}} A two-page . . .
6K - last updated 2024-02-12 10:57 by DanielMacKay

ReflectionsInAMirrorBall
==Reflections In A Mirror Ball == https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ReflectionsInAMirrorBall/cover_composite.png . . . the party took place across the street, at [[The Turret]], which operated as a Private License Club. . . . in front of the candy rack at the upper bar of The Turret, late 1970s One evening, a group of well-groomed, . . . carried partygoers up to the top floor. ===The Turret=== After Thee Klub closed, the only game . . . in town was [[The Turret]], located directly across the street, on . . .
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RobertRamsay
Robert (aka."Bobby") Ramsay was from PEI. I remember seeing him dancing at TheeKlub in late 1976. I heard . . . a teenager. He went to Halifax and worked at [[The Turret]] as a cleaner. He was very slight, but . . .
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RobinMetcalfe
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/RobinMetcalfe/2008_Straw_Hat_Goddess_by_Jim_MacSwain.jpg 2008. Photo by JimMacSwain . . . local graphic artist RandGaynor (designer of [[The Turret]] logo and many many posters and promo items.) . . .
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RonBryanGarnettDoucette fonds
=Ron & Bryan Garnett-Doucette fonds= This is a description of one of the fonds in the RainbowSeniorsArchive. . . . Women's Shelter, 1225 Barrington Street * [[The Turret]] blank award certificate * Black Soft Cover . . .
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Rumours
=Rumours Club= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/Rumours/1993_interior.jpg 1993. Photo scanned from Queer Looking, . . . Queer Acting Rumours, like [[The Turret]] before it, was owned and operated by the . . . community, GaeGala. We "moved" the bar from [[The Turret]] on Barrington Street to across from the . . . bar was run by the community, of course, as [[The Turret]] had. When we moved to [[2112 Gottingen]], . . . visited both the Granville Street location and the Turret. (ChrisShepherd, the DJ at the Turret, and . . .
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RumoursHFX
=Rumours HFX= [[image/photo:Media:RumoursHFX/street.jpg|from StreetView|Media:RumoursHFX/street.jpg|from . . . DanielMacKay telling a story about [[The Turret]], Gerald and José. * 2024-03-15: [https://wayves.ca/rumours-cabaret-2024-03 . . .
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SanpakaRestaurant
=Sanpaka Natural Foods= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/1588_Barrington/1977_OriginalAshtray_t.jpg Menu & . . . Barrington]], the space was later used by [[The Turret]]. Leroy E. Grey writes: When I was 22, . . .
2K - last updated 2024-10-29 08:32 by DanielMacKay

SaraLee
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/SaraLee/ca1980.jpg Circa 1980?? Sara Lee was crowned the first MzGayHalifax . . . at [[The Turret]] in 1982. Changed her name to LilyChampagne . . . is the tradition continues !! The pagent was at the Turret, Ran and hosted by Iris. JohnMarr, a model . . .
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ScottMacNeil
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ScottMacNeil/2013-10-30.jpg 2013 1953-09-05 — 2019-10-02 Born in New Glasgow, . . . He writes about this time, and TheeKlub, and [[The Turret]], [[Rumours]], co-founding the GayHealthAssociation . . .
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Self Defense (1983 Movie)
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/Self_Defense_1983_movie/title.png Other titles: ''Seige'' and ''The Night . . . causing the owner of a gay bar -- really [[The Turret]] -- to be killed. This escalates into a . . . about shooting in the interior of [[The Turret|the Turret]]. We read the script and decided . . . the community, and refused. The front steps of the Turret appear in one shot as the entrance of a . . .
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SharonGesner
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/SharonGesner/2011_fall_TonyLuciano_SharonGesner.jpg =Sharon Helene Gesner= . . . her very well. However, she used to be around the Turret; was a sex-trade worker who identified as . . . When I was 18 , my 1st time trying to go to the Turret I was refused because i was not not a member . . .
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Sparrow
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/Sparrow/logo.jpg =Sparrow= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/Sparrow/1987-09-24_Programme.jpg . . . A notice of a regular coffee house] held at [[The Turret]]{{Found in the [[RonBryanGarnettDoucette . . .
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TOP40Mixes
A set of mixes made by RegGiles in !VirtualDJ. Reg writes: There were many that stepped into the shoes . . . as DJ at [[The Turret]] Club, and forgive me if I miss someone. . . . credit for what he did for the music culture at the Turret. * [[BobStout|Robert ( Bob) Stout]] * [[BobErtel|Robert . . . Rumours and Studio * Stirred Shakin was after [[The Turret]] and into the second [[Rumours]] period . . .
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TheHeidelberg
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/TheHeidelberg/postcard_front.jpg Heidelberg postcard, undated. The back reads: . . . lounge frequented by gays and not a club. Until the Turret opened, there were no gay bars or lounges . . . bar" I ever went to and is where I heard about [[The Turret]]. I was under age but managed to pass and . . .
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TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx
=The Night They Raided Truxx= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx/1978-07_Truxx_Rehearsal.jpg . . . in Halifax: ''The Night They Raided Truxx'' [[The Turret]], 1978-06-28 to 1978-07-06. Written by . . .
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TheReturnTheSon
== The Son Always Rises In The East == Four Thirty in the morning : Standing looking across the street . . . had fallen the same way. Kevin and I met at [[The Turret|The Turret Club]], he was a quiet navy boy. . . .
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TheTurret
#REDIRECT [[The Turret]] . . .
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TheVoice
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/TheVoice/1976-07_cover_t.jpg ; 1976-07 : "It's about time the one hundred . . . by JimMcSwain; [[APPLE]] by AnneFulton; [[The Turret]] by BobStout. : '''Notices:''' GayLine; . . . ''Christian Or Fanatic'' by AnneFulton; ''[[The Turret]]'' by BobStout; Interview of JohnKyper . . . '''Notices:''' The 1977-10 AtlanticConference; [[The Turret]]; G.A.E.; Halifax Youth Clinic; AlternateBookShop; . . .
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The Turret
=The Turret= https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/1588_Barrington/2020_ca.jpg ca. 2020 In 1976-01 (possibly 1976-01-09{{Dan's . . . and for many years the only, gay bar. The Turret, named in reference to the most distinctive . . . of Montreal, was located on the second floor of the Turret building. This bookstore was first located . . . and then moved across the street in 1978. The Turret hosted the last national conference and . . . 1982-09-09 was the last night at The Turret.{{BeforeTheParade p 122}} GAE re-opened . . .
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TheeKlub
One of the GayBars in Halifax, which opened 1971-01-29 {{TheVoice, September 1977}}. "Admission for the . . . ownership and management. After the GAE opened [[The Turret]] across the street, David decided to sell . . . bar counter for soft drinks. I had no idea then The Turret was right across the street from The Green . . .
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ThomDay
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/ThomDay/Thom2006032.jpg 2005 Thom Day here I am now in Vancouver BC!!! I was . . . bit and worked as a busboy at times around the [[The Turret]], I had a crush on a DJ. hehehehe and a . . . I think. ] Or the drag shows in the old days at The Turret!!!! I hope all are well. I am not dead YET!!!, . . . with in Halifax. We truly were lucky to have had the Turret. It was unique as the individuals that pardoned . . .
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TipsForContributors
=Tips For Contributors= This is a collaborative work in wiki format. That means that '''you''' create . . . If an organization starts with The or A, like [[The Turret]], include it in the page name. * '''Edit''' . . .
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TommyBurns
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/TommyBurns/ca1976.jpg Tommy Burns ca. 1976 =Tommy Burns= 1946-01-06 - 2022-08-20{{https://www.dartmouthfuneralhome.ca/obituary/thomas-tom-burns}} . . . on Barrington Street and then moved into the Turret Club building across the street. He was . . .
4K - last updated 2024-01-18 16:21 by DanielMacKay

TommyMiller
https://gay.hfxns.org/pics/TommyMiller/1980_silver.jpg Ca. 1980. JimDeYoung photo. ===1940 -- 2020=== . . . like Clark Kent.)Tommy was a volunteer at [[The Turret]] from time to time, he was also known as . . . Sugar (TommyMiller) at [[The Turret]], 1981 I am the one who made the dress, . . .
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TourOfHalifax
=Walking Tour of Halifax= July 2007 - under construction ==Spring Garden Road== * TheTriangle - cruising . . . residences, in the '70s. * VenusEnvy * [[The Turret]] * The Pacific Building: what was for decades . . . All the participants were invited back to [[The Turret]] afterwards. * The [[MOVE]] offices on . . .
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TurretManagementCommittee
From 1977 forward [[The Turret]] was overseen by a management committee (referred to as the TMC) which . . . and two women elected from the membership and the Turret's manager. {{BeforeTheParade p 120}} . . .
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TurretMemories
=Turret Memories= Facebook group for people who attended [[The Turret]]. ==Description== (probably written . . . by Emerald) The Turret was the epicenter of Halifax's GLBT community . . . This group is solely for people from the days the Turret was home to the gay and lesbian community . . . not from that era or whom may never have been to the Turret may not be approved for membership. Friends . . . will not be allowed to join if they were not at the Turret prior to 1983 Hence the reason this is a . . .
2K - last updated 2020-12-20 17:44 by DanielMacKay

WendallEnman
Wendall Enman was one of the first members of the [[GaeGala|Gay Alliance for Equality]]. He was a Dalhousie . . . from Summerside, PEI. He volunteered at [[The Turret]] from 1976 to 1980. He moved to Toronto. . . .
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WikiTipsForResearchers
=Tips For Researchers= The Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia (H•R•E) is designed for easy storage and retrieval . . . article, in the format [[1588 Barrington]] for The Turret or more recently the Khyber Building. One . . .
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WormwoodsDogAndMonkeyCinema
=Wormwood's Dog And Monkey Cinema= [[image/photo:Media:WormwoodsDogAndMonkeyCinema/1988b.jpg|1988. Photo . . . the early years. In 1983, after [[GAE]] moved [[The Turret]] out of that space, the first Wormwood's . . . spaces not once but twice: the first time into [[The Turret]] on Barrington, and then again into the . . .
10K - last updated 2024-12-05 12:23 by DanielMacKay

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