Queer & Trans Heritage

Digital Tours of Queer and Trans Toronto with The ArQuives

A collaboration between The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archive, the GLAM Incubator, and Profs. Patrick Keilty and Jessica Lapp, this pilot project brings queer and trans heritage to life. An interactive digital experience connects site-specific geographic locations, audio narration, and primary source archival materials to provide a self-guided tour of Toronto’s historic queer and trans neighbourhood.  A companion to existing in-person guided tours, this QR-code based tour offers historic context in a multilingual and self-paced format that benefits a diverse group of learners and community members.