Tag Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose

• Dennis Cambly
• August 7, 2023
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Reminiscing Gay Pride Edmonton while walking along Jasper Avenue with Millie

We were cruising along in front of The Bay store where crowds were loading on and off the buses. The sidewalk was very crowded so I moved this lovely lady closer to me.

I asked “What name shall I address you?”

“Millie Empress I… when I’m in Drag and you may call me Paul when I am not doing a Drag Show. Will you come to see me?” she said.

• Rob Browatzke
• July 13, 2023
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#TBT: Vanity Fair

I moved to Edmonton at the age of 21 from a small town and didn’t know the slightest things about gay life. Edmonton embraced me and through friends, drag and the ISCWR, I have become a well respected member of the community.

• Rainbow Story Hub
• March 11, 2023
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ISCWR Ball Program Archive

This collection features digitized copies of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose Coronation Ball Programs. The Edmonton Queer History Project has been working with the University of Alberta Library & MacEwan University Library to support free and public access to important items of historical significance to Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQ+ communities.  The collection is preserved on Archive.org and is accessible to anyone. Please click the link below to access the ISCWR Collection. The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose’s mission is to raise funds, through activities by the ISCWR, for charities and other organizations which either provides direct services to the…

• Ron Byers
• November 24, 2022
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Dr. Charles Bidwell

Reverend Charles Bidwell, PhD was an ordained minister with the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in Edmonton beginning in 1978 and was active in advocating for the LGBT community

• Ron Byers
• September 4, 2021
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When Drag Queens Became Charitable

Drag queens have been a part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Edmonton for many years. The first recorded public appearance of drag queens performing in our City is believed to be at the Pierre Cochard owned Pegasus Club in 1971. The club was located at 10103 – 106 Street and just west of the Pig N Whistle restaurant, a favorite haunt for those who dared to go out in public in drag. Soon after, the first gay bar in Edmonton, Club 70, opened its doors and drag shows became a regular activity at the private club. A few years…