Water, Baby! at OutFest 2023

Water, Baby! is a new Halifax play about swimming and sapphic love (among other things). To conceive her first ever screenplay, writer and actor Trisha Malik (she/her) drew from personal experience with sexuality and self-discovery.

Rosie Porter, Award-Winning Realtor

Rosie Porter, an openly gay realtor, won the National Top 5% award and the highest achievement award at Royal LePage in 2022.

Editorial: Do We Really Need a Pride Committee in Halifax?

After the tumult in past months surrounding accusations of bullying, theft, and harassment, we would imagine a greater degree of clarity. What has actually happened is less affirming.

Activist from Stonewall 1969 coming to Yarmouth

Southwest Nova Pride Association welcomes Martin Boyce, one of the surviving Stonewall activists, to speak to our community on May 6, 2023, at 2pm, at Beacon United Church in Yarmouth.

Halifax Pride Update

The Halifax Pride association has been in disarray for almost a year now. With former Executive Director Adam Reid having left his position last fall and severe communication problems within an ever-changing Board of Directors, the public is still left to wonder what Pride will look like this summer.

Alzheimer Society of NS Q Community Info Workshop

By: Alzheimer Society of NS • 2023-04-05

On February 8, 2023, Dan MacKay joined the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia Programs and Services staff team for an open and frank conversation about aging, dementia and the LGBTQ2S+ community.  

“The whole team is so grateful for Dan’s time,” says Kirstie Creighton, Manager, Education and Belonging at ASNS. “Dan offered us the opportunity to ask questions and deepen our understandings around supporting LGBTQ2S+ elders. He quite literally said, Ask Me Anything.”  

Trans Community Leadership Workshop

The AIDS Coalition Nova Scotia (ACNS) is hosting a free community leadership program by and for Trans people titled: “Totally Trans Outright!”

Elderberries April Newsletter

Regular events, special events & news

Turret Photo Project Fundraiser

Artist Liam Ross and archivist Dan want to take some photos, make some photographic art, and record some stories of The Turret before a massive reno starts in a few weeks, and we need a few hundred bucks for hazmat suits.

Storytime & Orchestra with Rouge at the Library

On April 16, 2023, Rouge Fatale joins the Chebucto Symphony Orchestra to narrate Peter And The Wolf at the Halifax Library!