Wayves Magazine

Halifax’s Bedford United is celebrating 20 years of officially declaring that the Q community is part of the church. The celebration is on Sunday: wayves.ca/bedford-united…

On this day in 1753: Soldier arrested and later tried for "Sodomical Practices" on Citadel Hill: we have facts that THE HILL has been used for men's sex for at least 273 years. Pages about The Hill in the H•R•E: gay.hfxns.org/?search=%22Cit…

Call for volunteers: national Q history & archives conference in Halifax, May 15 - 17. Volunteers get free registration: wayves.ca/fmtv26-volunte…

Anita Martinez passed away a year ago, leaving tens of thousands of photos of the Halifax and Nova Scotia 2SLGBTQIA+ community, most of which need captions.  ACRH is planning a party to get some of that done. wayves.ca/anita-photo-ca…

The funeral for long time volunteer, bon vivant and Elderberries member, Cecil Publicover will be held this weekend. Particulars and a very inadequate biography are here: gay.hfxns.org/CecilPublicover

Pictou County: Art, Community & Resilience: Carissa Ainslie talks about moving there, making art, running a business, pride in community, and Pride wayves.ca/carissa-ainsli…

OutFest, the biiiig Q performance festival in Halifax, has launched and Kenney Fitz spent time with some of the performers and has created three jubilant and funny podcast interviews. Here’s the descriptions and links: wayves.ca/out-loud-s6e15…

Atlantic Canada Pride Festival Calendar! Wayves writers have compiled the big Pride Calendar for 2026, organized within province, by date - so you can plan your Pride Trail this summer! And, there’s a link on that page to send us updates! wayves.ca/atlantic-canad…

A team from Toronto has just started the process of getting Crystal Crescent Beach designated as Q heritage and history. The project needs a local team: wayves.ca/crystal-cresce…

Cape Breton Business: Zucchini Wives: Love Family Farming and Community in Cape Breton wayves.ca/zucchini-wives…

BACKLOT on Gottingen St, Halifax has announced their soft launch on Tuesday at 6pm. Poster & interview with the owner here: wayves.ca/backlot-hfx-20…

Activist Fae Johnstone has written a firey call to action for everyone, for Transgender Day of Visibility on Tuesday. Plus: TDoV events list. wayves.ca/tdov-2026-fae-…

The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners has created a survey specifically for the Q community, asking for our thoughts on crime and policing. Here’s a chance to have your thoughts influence decision making (and also a chance to win $100.) wayves.ca/halifax-bopc-s…

Several events supporting the Turret which are happening this weekend were added today. They’re all at the bottom of this article, under “Show up in support of the Turret!” wayves.ca/the-turret-met…

Atlantic Canada now has a “chamber of commerce.” the Queer Atlantic Business Hub. It launched in Moncton last week: wayves.ca/qabh-2026-03

Today we have a VERY quick to respond survey - three clicks, under fifteen seconds: your thoughts on the possible closure of Halifax’s Night Spa. If you’ve never heard of it, please say so! forms.gle/mgvzAUEqQHHTks…

Fundraiser for very gay PEI play: Halifax production needs public support wayves.ca/fundraiser-333…

Are you a Gay Games competitor, or would like to be one?  Bill Bradley is organizing a contingent: wayves.ca/calling-all-sw…

Halifax's Page1 Theatre is chartering a bus to bring South Shore people to Halifax for the very queer play, F*cking Trans Women, on April 19: wayves.ca/outfest-bus-tr…

The historic centre of Halifax's Q community is under serious threat. Here’s a love letter to the space by Robin Metcalfe — and what you can do to help. And, a film about it tomorrow evening: wayves.ca/the-turret-met…