This page lists history-making events (with a Halifax focus) and when they happened.
Each item should be linked to the encyclopedia page for that event.
- 1882: OscarWilde visits Halifax (we'll figure out what this is a first of, later)
- 1971, January: TheeClub, the first of the GayBars, opens
- 1972, March: the Halifax Gay Alliance for Equality formed
- 1972: GayLine formed
- 1973, August 19th: First march/demonstration, see PrideCelebrations
- ca. 1976: Halifax's own mini version of Stonewall, at the JuryRoom
- 1976: first public protest - about CBC Radio's refusal to run notices. Intervention was on October 5th.
- 1977, October 8-10: first AtlanticConference, "Atlantic Gay Conference For Lesbians and Gay Men
- 1978: First Pride March, see PrideCelebrations. First gay play mounted: TheNightTheyRaidedTruxx by PaulLedoux at The Turret, June 28 - July 6
- 1984: MattHughes launches a challenge against Acadia University to secure same-sex spousal benefits from a Canadian university.
- 1988, May 5th: first AidsVigil
- 1990 GaeGala hires fulltime activist
- 1990 First feature-length movie with gay theme made in Nova Scotia, Thom Fitzgerald's Movie Of The Week
- 1990 Act Up chapter for Halifax formed. First demonstration Dec 1st - marching with pickets and a donkey through the streets of Halifax to Province House.
- 2004, September 24th: First marriages in Nova Scotia. RossBoutilier and BrianMombourquette?, BryanGarnettDoucette and RonGarnettDoucette, KimVance? and SamMeehan?
- 2007: Halifax Chamber of Commerce publishes DougMelanson a Gay Businesses section in the directory
- 2007-05-20: WayvesMagazine mentioned in the Halifax Daily News for the first time, in connection with the 2007-05 Murders. Wayves was contacted by The Chronicle-Herald, The Daily News,The Globe & Mail, CBC, CTV, Global, and Xtra.
This page is part of the HistoryProject. Thanks to JohnYogis? for the idea and the initial research on legal firsts.
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