Newsletters & Magazines Issued by Local Rainbow Communities

Guelph Gay & Lesbian Equality Newsletter : 1993 (January - April);
Guelph Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Equality Newsletter : 1993 (May - November/December)

Guelph Gay Equality Newsletter → Guelph Gay & Lesbian Equality Newsletter → Guelph Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Equality Newsletter Publishing History: Issued by Guelph Gay Equality (GGE) from 1977, May - 1990, August. Issued by Guelph Gay & Lesbian Equality (GGLE) from 1990, September - 1993, April. Issued by Guelph Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Equality (GGLBE) from 1993, May - 1995, September. There appear to have been a total of 181 issues published over the nineteen-year span; 154 of these are in the Guelph Queer Equality (GQE) Collection. The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) holds 27 issues that we have been unable to locate in the Guelph Gay Equality (GQE) Collection. Copyright Permission: Copies of individual issues of this Newsletter have been reproduced with the kind permission of its copyright holder, Guelph Queer Equality (GQE). This permission is part of a broad agreement to grant the Grand River Rainbow Historical Society copyright permission to reproduce publications of Guelph Queer Equality under its current and prior names back to its inception in 1973 (University of Guelph Homophile Association → Guelph Gay Equality → Guelph Gay & Lesbian Equality → Guelph Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Equality → Guelph Queer Equality). No further reproduction is permitted. Digitized Files: After the PDF file has displayed, we suggest that you set your viewing window to a fairly large size and then adjust the PDF magnification so that the text can be read comfortably. Telephone Numbers & Email Addresses: These documents were published many years ago. Please do NOT use them as a source for telephone numbers or email addresses for local businesses or agencies. Reliable sources for that kind of information include http://www.canada411.ca/ and other search engines on the Internet. Redaction: Certain parts of the digitized text have been blacked out in accordance with our Redaction Policy. The Grand River Rainbow Historical Society maintains a separate collection of unmarked (unredacted) copies of the issues of this magazine for consultation as necessary.
Numbering & Physical Description	Collection & Provenance	Digital Copy	Notes
1993, January This issue had 4 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5").	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (4 copies loaned for digitization: 2 copies on light green paper, one on very pale blue paper, and one on pink paper)	PDF file [5.2 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	All the pages in the best copy found in the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom of the spine; legibility of text is not affected.
1993, February This issue had 10 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5"). This issue included one sheet (printed on both sides) that was laid in the centre (by the calendar page); we have reproduced both sides of this sheet at the end of the PDF file.	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (3 copies loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [10.6 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	Some of the pages in the copy that we scanned from the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom of the spine; legibility of text is not affected. Note: The address for the Robin's Nest under BARS & CLUBS on the second last page has been circled in this copy, evidently because the street name was misspelled as “Hudson”: rather than “Hobson”.
1993, March This issue had 10 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5"). This issue included one sheet (printed on both sides) that was laid in the centre; we have reproduced both sides of this sheet at the end of the PDF file.	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (3 copies loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [11.9 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	All the pages in the best copy found in the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom of the spine; legibility of text is not affected.
1993, April This issue had 10 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5"). This issue included one sheet (printed on both sides) that was laid in the centre; we have reproduced both sides of this sheet at the end of the PDF file.	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (3 copies loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [12.0 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed
1993, May This issue had 10 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5"). This issue included one sheet (printed on both sides) that was laid in the centre; we have reproduced both sides of this sheet at the end of the PDF file.	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [12.4 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	The group voted on 1993, April 6 to change its name to Guelph Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Equality. This was the first issue reflecting the new name of the publication: Guelph Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Equality Newsletter. All the pages in the copy found in the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom of the spine; legibility of text is not affected.
1993, July This issue had 8 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5").	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [12.4 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	All the pages in the copy found in the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom of the spine; legibility of text is not affected.
1993, August This issue had 10 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5"). This issue included one sheet (printed on both sides) that was laid in the centre; we have reproduced both sides of this sheet at the end of the PDF file.	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (2 copies loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [9.6 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed
1993, October This issue had 8 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5").	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (loaned for digitization) CLGA Collection	PDF file [8.4 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	All the pages in the copy found in the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom of the spine; legibility of text is not affected.
1993, November/December This issue had 8 pages; its format size was 21.6 cm x 14.0 cm (8.5" x 5.5").	Guelph Queer Equality Collection (3 copies loaned for digitization)	PDF file [10.4 Meg.] Issue not yet analyzed	All the pages in the best copy found in the Guelph Queer Equality Collection suffered water damage in the area near the bottom away from the spine; legibility of text is not affected.