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Trending Stories: Loud & Queer: The Authorized VersionQueen Kash Bae: A RaricaNow Archival Narrative of Love, Loss, and LiberationaltView: A Brief HistoryMore Than a Game: The 25-Year History of Edmonton’s Curling with PrideThe First Executive Director of the Edmonton 2 Spirit Society (E2S): A Collective Story Rooted in Identity, Ceremony, and CommunityEdmonton Pride Parade and Trans March 20262026 Edmonton Queer History MonthHelp Secure a Home for Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ HistoryHIV/AIDS Short StoriesThe Vik Gallery: Knut Vik, Frank Calder & Their Edmonton LegacyEdmonton Queer Pop-Ups: A Starter CourseRob Browatzke – Part TwoRob Browatzke – Part OneRon Byers – Part TwoRon Byers – Part OneScott Bryen – Part TwoScott Bryen – Part OneDuane ShaveMarni Panas2025 Edmonton Queer History MonthEdmonton Pride Parade 2025The Gay Straight Jacket – Film ScreeningGaywire Archives: Kristy Harcourt and Dan SavageTrevor Schmidt: Edmonton’s Risk-Taker in TheatreEdmonton and Beyond: The Ongoing Legacy of Theodore (ted) KerrStories That Heal: Ruth DyckFehderau’s Activist and Literary LegacyMichael Phair – Found In, Advocate, Politician, Community Leader – PART TWOMichael Phair – Found In, Advocate, Politician, Community Leader – PART ONEEdmonton Pride 2003: Adamant Eve StreetersEdmonton’s Elusive Women’s Spaces: The Prism StoryA Brief Police History of Queer EdmontonA Dance-Hall of One’s Own: The Quietly Loud Queerness of WomonspaceFlashback Neon SignA Damn Proud Gay Canadian Soldier – Part TwoA Damn Proud Gay Canadian Soldier – Part OneFrom Scholar to Senator: The Incredible Story of Dr. Kristopher Wells Sex and Sin in the City of Champions: The Story of Chez PierreForty Years of Fabulous: The Story of Twiggy and Edmonton’s Drag Evolution Raid on Pisces Bathhouse — Darkest Before the Dawn The Facts in the Case of D. Vriend Coming Out Short StoriesLet’s Hear It For The Girls: A Lesbian Architecture Romance A conversation with Dr. Barbara Romanowski 2024 Edmonton Queer History MonthTHE FLASHBACK FILES: Posters, Calendars and Billboards Part TwoTHE FLASHBACK FILES: Posters, Calendars and Billboards Part OneThe Flashback Files: Gone But Not ForgottenThe Flashback Files: Sister NeonThe Flashback Files: Dance Marathon!The Flashback Files: TwiggyLoading Dock to Farm Pasture: The Annual Flashback to Tofield MigrationThe Flashback Files: B-52’s Beach Party 1990The Flashback Files: Gloria HoleThe Flashback Files: Masters of CeremoniesThe Flashback Files: Drag RacesLiz Massiah – Edmonton’s Lesbian Community Leader ExtraordinaireDeaf, Kink, LesbianBig Joey – Another LookISCWR Turnabout 2010May Long Drag Marathon (2011)ISCWR Grease (2014)ISCWR’s Nightmare Before ChristmasISCWR Rocky Horror Picture Show 2011ISCWR Lion King ProductionYou can stay at the YMCA: Edmonton’s Village PeopleISCWR’s Beauty and the Beast Slide ShowLittle Shop Of Horrors ShowVernon’s Podcast talks to Rob BrowatzkePride On The Square Montage – 2009Kylie 2008FAB – The Early YearsPride Parades Video CollectionsISCWR Website From 1998Edmonton Pride Parade 2018Edmonton Pride Parade 2017Edmonton Pride Parade 2016Edmonton Pride Parade 2015Edmonton Pride Parade 2014Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2003Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2004Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2006Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2009May Long Weekend Drag Show – 2009Hello Dolly Production 1979Remembering Deborah ChymyshynThe Wizard of Oz Production September 2002Reminiscing Gay Pride Edmonton while walking along Jasper Avenue with Millie#TBT: Vanity FairA STUDY OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATIONThe Individual’s Rights Protection Act and the LGBTQ CommunityRelight The NeonPartying with Ike & Tina in 1976A Flashback to FlashbackCruising at The PigISCWR Ball Program ArchiveMaking weird waves: on a crestDivine Memories: The Day I Met The Superstar EntertainerDr. Charles BidwellIt may be hard for many of you to imagine…Murray Billett
Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta
Wed. Oct 21st, 2026
Trending Stories: Loud & Queer: The Authorized VersionQueen Kash Bae: A RaricaNow Archival Narrative of Love, Loss, and LiberationaltView: A Brief HistoryMore Than a Game: The 25-Year History of Edmonton’s Curling with PrideThe First Executive Director of the Edmonton 2 Spirit Society (E2S): A Collective Story Rooted in Identity, Ceremony, and CommunityEdmonton Pride Parade and Trans March 20262026 Edmonton Queer History MonthHelp Secure a Home for Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ HistoryHIV/AIDS Short StoriesThe Vik Gallery: Knut Vik, Frank Calder & Their Edmonton LegacyEdmonton Queer Pop-Ups: A Starter CourseRob Browatzke – Part TwoRob Browatzke – Part OneRon Byers – Part TwoRon Byers – Part OneScott Bryen – Part TwoScott Bryen – Part OneDuane ShaveMarni Panas2025 Edmonton Queer History MonthEdmonton Pride Parade 2025The Gay Straight Jacket – Film ScreeningGaywire Archives: Kristy Harcourt and Dan SavageTrevor Schmidt: Edmonton’s Risk-Taker in TheatreEdmonton and Beyond: The Ongoing Legacy of Theodore (ted) KerrStories That Heal: Ruth DyckFehderau’s Activist and Literary LegacyMichael Phair – Found In, Advocate, Politician, Community Leader – PART TWOMichael Phair – Found In, Advocate, Politician, Community Leader – PART ONEEdmonton Pride 2003: Adamant Eve StreetersEdmonton’s Elusive Women’s Spaces: The Prism StoryA Brief Police History of Queer EdmontonA Dance-Hall of One’s Own: The Quietly Loud Queerness of WomonspaceFlashback Neon SignA Damn Proud Gay Canadian Soldier – Part TwoA Damn Proud Gay Canadian Soldier – Part OneFrom Scholar to Senator: The Incredible Story of Dr. Kristopher Wells Sex and Sin in the City of Champions: The Story of Chez PierreForty Years of Fabulous: The Story of Twiggy and Edmonton’s Drag Evolution Raid on Pisces Bathhouse — Darkest Before the Dawn The Facts in the Case of D. Vriend Coming Out Short StoriesLet’s Hear It For The Girls: A Lesbian Architecture Romance A conversation with Dr. Barbara Romanowski 2024 Edmonton Queer History MonthTHE FLASHBACK FILES: Posters, Calendars and Billboards Part TwoTHE FLASHBACK FILES: Posters, Calendars and Billboards Part OneThe Flashback Files: Gone But Not ForgottenThe Flashback Files: Sister NeonThe Flashback Files: Dance Marathon!The Flashback Files: TwiggyLoading Dock to Farm Pasture: The Annual Flashback to Tofield MigrationThe Flashback Files: B-52’s Beach Party 1990The Flashback Files: Gloria HoleThe Flashback Files: Masters of CeremoniesThe Flashback Files: Drag RacesLiz Massiah – Edmonton’s Lesbian Community Leader ExtraordinaireDeaf, Kink, LesbianBig Joey – Another LookISCWR Turnabout 2010May Long Drag Marathon (2011)ISCWR Grease (2014)ISCWR’s Nightmare Before ChristmasISCWR Rocky Horror Picture Show 2011ISCWR Lion King ProductionYou can stay at the YMCA: Edmonton’s Village PeopleISCWR’s Beauty and the Beast Slide ShowLittle Shop Of Horrors ShowVernon’s Podcast talks to Rob BrowatzkePride On The Square Montage – 2009Kylie 2008FAB – The Early YearsPride Parades Video CollectionsISCWR Website From 1998Edmonton Pride Parade 2018Edmonton Pride Parade 2017Edmonton Pride Parade 2016Edmonton Pride Parade 2015Edmonton Pride Parade 2014Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2003Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2004Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2006Edmonton Pride Parade Video 2009May Long Weekend Drag Show – 2009Hello Dolly Production 1979Remembering Deborah ChymyshynThe Wizard of Oz Production September 2002Reminiscing Gay Pride Edmonton while walking along Jasper Avenue with Millie#TBT: Vanity FairA STUDY OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATIONThe Individual’s Rights Protection Act and the LGBTQ CommunityRelight The NeonPartying with Ike & Tina in 1976A Flashback to FlashbackCruising at The PigISCWR Ball Program ArchiveMaking weird waves: on a crestDivine Memories: The Day I Met The Superstar EntertainerDr. Charles BidwellIt may be hard for many of you to imagine…Murray Billett
Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta
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Queer History in Edmonton: The 1981 Pisces Bathhouse Raid

Queer History in Edmonton: The 1981 Pisces Bathhouse Raid Jul 21, 2020Local writer, director, and performer, Darrin Hagen, has done extensive research into the infamous police raid of the Pisces Health Spa, an Edmonton bathhouse that served the gay community, in 1981. Darrin joins us to share details about what happened that night, and how this event has continued to impact Edmonton’s LGBTQ2S+ community. This video is part of the Edmonton Public Library EPL from Home: Queer History in Edmonton playlist..

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Events
The Queer Events that shaped Edmonton

From the witch hunt roundup of the Strand Theatre in 1942 detailed in Darrin Hagen’s play Witch Hunt at the Strand to the Pisces Bathhouse Raids of 1981, many events shaped our local history in Edmonton. Here we will share stories from many who were integral figures in events or were witness to the imoacts they made on Edmonton’s LGBTQ2S+ community.

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People
Edmonton people who contributed to our history

History is always made by the actions of people. We look to celebrate some of these people here. From those well known to some who may never had been widely known we look to tell their stories. It took people like Paul Chisholm also known as Empress 1 Millie, Michael Phair, Edmonton City Councillor, Chevi Lee Rabbit, Trans activist, Murray Billet, Former Edmonton Police Commissioner, Corey Wyness, Sexual Health Education worker and so many more to advance the interests of the LGBTQ2S+ community in Edmonton and area.

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Places
Places the Queer people hung out

The Strand Theatre, Pig N’ Whistle, Jack’s Grill, Coffee Cup Inn, Bus Depot Bathrooms, The “Hill”, Club 70, Flashback, The Roost, Pisces Spa, Down Under Bathhouse, Steamworks Bathhouse, Buddy’s and Woody’s, Victoria Park, Evolution Wonderlounge. Just a small sampling of a long list where the Edmonton LGBTQ2S+ community hung out, cruised, socialized and met friends.

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