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“Two” was a Gay magazine that had ran in Toronto from 1964 to 1966. It had covered many aspects of queer life in Toronto, with it being published in Scarborough. The magazines had typically featured pictures of naked men in sections called…

The Sapphire Tavern was a historic venue in Toronto where Jackie Shane performed and recorded her live album “Jackie Shane Live!” in 1967, which had reached the tops of charts in Canada. 4 years after the release of this album, Jackie had disappeared…

The Mynah Bird was a popular music venue in Yorkville, Toronto, and was known for being a coffeehouse venue in the morning and hosting R&B performers at night. Many famous Canadian folk singers got their start here, such as Joni Mitchell and Neil…

An image depicting the inside of Club Bluenote. This image shows performers such as Kay Taylor, the vocalist, and the house band. Club Bluenote was one of the most popular blues clubs in Toronto, frequented by Dianne Brooks and Shirley Matthews, as…

This newspaper article covers a music and drag venue called the Blue Orchid. The Blue Orchid featured “female impersonators”, as well as musical performers. This article is covering a drag act called the Jewel Box Revue, an early occurrence of Drag…