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Welcome to the RainbowCommunity for Halifax, Nova Scotia!

(What's the RainbowCommunity? Click the link to find out!)

This is a collaborative work in wiki format. If you want to help build the queer encyclopedia for Halifax, learn how with TipsForContributors.

News

• LocalEvents has everything queer that's going on in Halifax from entertainment and parties to meetings and workshops.
• StartingPoints is for new visitors to this system.
• RecentChanges shows which pages were updated in the last few days.
• HitCounter will show you what other people are looking at.
• System News (below) tells you about changes to the system, planned and recent outages.

Official Halifax Tourism Site

http://www.rainbowhalifax.com RainbowHalifax - the best resource for lesbian and gay travel specials and packages.

Arts and Entertainment

Talent is the middle name of Halifax's GayCommunity. Check out:

• ArtsVenues
• LocalEvents; and
• GayBars where you can catch
  • DragPageants, GayEntertainers, DragKings and DragQueens in action. (For more information or to connect with these performers, visit DragCommunity.)
• http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/2002-1/issue13/fe-disco.html - A great article about Disco and its origin

Features And Projects

• Monthly Feature Page: Halifax PrideWeek
• Next Month's Feature: TourOfHalifax
• Big Projects on this system: DragQueens, HistoryProject, RegGiles (New Volume: The Return added Jan 19/07 )
• Index Of All Pages On This System

People And Places

Ready to meet some of the fun and talented queers in Halifax? Find info on

• MeetingPeople
  • SocialGroups
  • SportsGroups
  • ReligiousGroups
• ClassifiedAds
• GayBars
• CommunityCentres
• GayDotCom, and of course IrcChannel
• LocalEvents What's going On In Town
• For local celebrities, learn more about our city's DragKings, DragQueens and GayEntertainers.

Free Classified Ads

• ClassifiedAds - This page is for the advertisements themselves.
• For a list of places where you can place ads, see PersonalAds.

Media

• WayvesMagazine; Halifax-based Atlantic Canada's queer newspaper

Community Resources

Coming out or just looking for someone to talk to or help you out? We have

• GroupsAndServices - an extensive list of resources
• LocalResources
• SocialGroups
• SportsGroups
• ReligiousGroups
• AdviceColumn
• DragCommunity
• InternationalDragQueensAndFriends
• Info on STD testing in GetTested
• Info on SameSexMarriage
• There is a lot of info about queer culture, presented in a fun way, in SpeakingOfArticles.
• GayFinance - dedicated to issues around Tax, Retirement, Estate and Insurance for same-sex partners.
• ClassifiedAds

The History Project

The HistoryProject is devoted to painting a picture of Halifax's GayCommunity history throughout the years. Topics that you may have something to add to include:

• CitadelHill
• DragQueens, DragKings, DragPageants
• GayBars
• GaeGala, GayHangouts, GayLine, HistoryPeople
• OtherBusinesses, the OverThirtiesGroup
• PrideCelebrations, PrintMedia and ValleyPride.
• If there is something else that you are an expert on, add it to the HistoryProject page.
• RegGiles has written lots of little vignettes of what life was like in the late 70s, early '80s.

Completely Off Topic

• ReligionLinks - articles about religion and queerdom
• AtlanticCanadaClothingOptionalBeaches
• HumourStuff including LordOfTheRingsSecretDiaries
• OddsAndEnds other topics of discussion

Technical

• RecentChanges Is an automated list of recently modified pages
• StartingPoints And
• AboutThisSystem explain the wiki and its objectives.
• GayHalifaxRequests To make requests or contribute feedback
• HitCounter Check this out to see what sites on the GayHalifax wiki are the most popular, and for more suggestions on where to start.

System News

• April 27, 2012 14:00 - 15:00 System was unavailable while being moved to a new location. Formatting of pages and an error message were displayed until about 18:00
• May 7, 2012 09:00 - 11:00 System was unavailable for network rewiring
• Older system news items can be found in SystemNewsArchive