- Hamilton Public Library (Ont.). Local History & Archives
- Michael Johnstone fonds
- Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS)
Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS)
series1978-1994, predominant 1981-198701179-3
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- Hamilton Public Library (Ont.). Local History & Archives via Hamilton Public Library Local History & Archives
- Dates
- 1978-1994, predominant 1981-1987 (indexed as 1978–1994)
- Level
- series
- Extent
- 82 cm of textual records
- Scope & content
- The Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS) was an umbrella organization for 12 sub-organizations established in 1980 and incorporated in 1982. HUGS provided a range of services and information, education and peer counselling, hosted social events, created spaces for support groups and connected people to other services that were related to LGBTQ+ issues. Gayline was Hamilton’s first telephone counselling service for gays and lesbians that was first operated by the Hamilton-McMaster Homophile Association on March 20, 1975 and was continued by HUGS. HUGS also had a community centre at 41 King William Street in downtown Hamilton. The sub-organizations of Hamilton United Gay Societies: 1. HUGS RAP Group 2. Gay Youth of Hamilton 3. HUGS Dance Committee 4. HUGS Speakers Bureau 5. Gay Fathers of Hamilton 6. Gayline 7. Metropolitan Community Church of Hamilton 8. Gay Women’s Collective 9. Gay Phoenix Newsletter 10. Hamilton-Wentworth Gay Archives/History Project 11. Gay Monitors 12. Gay Alcoholics Anonymous Series consists of constitutions, meeting minutes, reports, calendars, press releases, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, handouts, reading lists, articles, Summer Employment/Experience Development (SEED) project documents, newspaper clippings, Lesbian/Gayline call sheets and reports, Gay Phoenix and The Phoenix newsletter copies and masters and other related materials. Contains subseries: 3.1 – Administrative files 3.2 – Sub-organizations and associated groups and events 3.3 – Lesbian/Gayline 3.4 – Gay Phoenix/The Phoenix
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