Editorial [Perceptions begins as community newsletter in Saskatoon; takes over from two newsletters, published by Gay/Lesbian Community Centre and by Gay & Lesbian Support Services; from front cover of this issue of Perceptions: Saskatoon's newest couple -- Gaze and Gay Times join hands].
P1 (1983): 2-3 (20cm.)

You can help Perceptions expand!
P11 [1984]: 12 (11cm.)

Happy 2nd anniversary [including overview of past two years of Perceptions periodical]. By Alana Crozier.
P12 [1985]: 20-21 (67cm.)

Porn [discussion, including whether Perceptions would or should publish advertisements "from distributors of gay male videos"].
P14 [1985]: 10-11 (51cm.)

The joys of working on a gay paper [personal comments of a Perceptions Collective member].
P14 [1985]: 25 (18cm.)

30 issues...but how many more? [a look back at events concerning Saskatoon gay periodical, Perceptions, since time of first issue]. By the Perceptions Collective.
P30 [misnumbered 29] [1987]: 5-6 (42cm.)

Our new home [as of this issue, new offices of Perceptions at 136 Avenue F South, Saskatoon, after move from Ross Block, 3rd Avenue].
P31 (March 11, 1987): 20 (9cm.)

Gay Saskatoon [providing a historical summary from pre-1971 times to 1987, through appearance of Saskatoon Gay Liberation, "the city's first gay organization," in 1971, which led to G/LCCS; oldest surviving group is Metamorphosis; GLSS since 1981; Perceptions since 1983; numerous other organizations mentioned as well as some bars and the riverbank (Kiwanis) cruising park]. By Gens Hellquist.
P31 (March 11, 1987): 26-28, with clarification on AIDS Saskatoon in P32: 10 (ca. 79cm.)

Commentary -- a personal viewpoint [observations and opinions on Canadian gay periodicals, their goals; need for variety; etc.] By Gens Hellquist.
P36 (Oct. 21, 1987): 6-7 (65cm.)

Financial Perceptions [summarizing finances of Perceptions for 1987]. By Gens Hellquist.
P38 (Jan. 13, 1988): 30 (20cm.)

Editorial [Perceptions celebrates 5th anniversary and 40th issue]. By The Collective.
P40 (April 13, 1988): 3-4 (59cm.)

Editorial [announcing that Perceptions will continue publication; new volunteers and donations have provided a future]. By The Collective.
P41 (May 18, 1988): 3 (32cm.)

Editorial [Perceptions continues to have publishing problems; must raise at least $3000; has some new volunteers].
P43 (Aug. 10, 1988): 3 (25cm.)

[First listing on Perceptions community groups page for Perceptions].
P44 (Sept. 21, 1988): 17 (1cm.)

Perceptions First Annual Valentine's Dinner [at Adonis Restaurant] [display advertisement].
P46 (v7n1)(Jan. 18, 1989): 22 (9cm.)

It's our birthday [this issue marks 7th anniversary of publishing; first issue hit streets March 1983; today "read across Canada by 3,000 to 4,000 gay men and lesbians each issue"; etc.].
P55 (v8n2)(Feb. 28, 1990): 23 (24cm.)

Perceptions report [including some financial data].
P61 (v8n8)(Nov. 21, 1990): 6 (68cm.)

Working together ["three Saskatoon lesbian and gay and AIDS organizations have bonded together to hold joint fundraising dances" -- AIDS Saskatoon, Gay & Lesbian Health Services, and Perceptions magazine; Yip's Diner, owned by Mr. Donald Yip, "was very receptive to the idea and when told the dances would have gays and lesbians at them, he responded that he didn't care, it was nobody's business"; one group spokesman expressed satisfaction at patronizing a business that made gays and lesbians feel comfortable].
P70 (v10n1)(Feb. 5, 1992): 8 (49cm.)

Lesbian content and myths [this article presents two issues: the lack of lesbian content and participation in Perceptions and, secondly, a report of a Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meeting held at the Saskatoon library June 9, chaired by Gens Hellquist, at which many myths about gays/lesbians were discussed]. By a Grateful Lesbian.
P74 (v10n5)(July 29, 1992): 8 (43cm.)

10 years of prairie publishing [a history of Perceptions over the past ten years, since its beginning in 1983, with comments on philosophy espoused by periodical, growth of the magazine over the decade; includes reduced-size reproductions of covers of issue no. 1 (March/April 1983), issue no. 35, and vol. 8, issue 1 (Jan. 17, 1990); list of volunteers over the decade; on cover: photo of current Saskatoon volunteers]. By Gens Hellquist.
P79 (v11n2)(March 10, 1993): 6-7 and front cover (ca. 144cm.)

Editorial [concerning Perceptions, of which this issue is considered the last of the first decade of publishing; comments on hours spent, budget, some issues of ten years earlier; etc.].
P79 (v11n2)(March 10, 1993): 3 (12cm.)

100 issues and still ticking [a look back over thirteen years of publishing Perceptions, with reference to other prairie and Canadian periodicals and to changes in the gay community over the years; with reduced-size reproductions of covers of issues 1 and 89 of Perceptions]. By Gens Hellquist.
P100 (v13n7)(Oct. 25, 1995): 6-7 (135cm.)

Letters [being a letter of criticism of Perceptions advertising followed up by a detailed letter of response by publisher Gens Hellquist presenting Perceptions policy and the magazine's responsibility to the gay/lesbian community].
P114 (v15n5)(July 30, 1997): 4 (41cm.)

Looking back over 15 years [presenting an overview of the development of Perceptions magazine since its first issue in March 1983; author's comments on change (and lack of change) in the lives of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered persons over that period]. By Gens Hellquist.
P119 (v16n2)(March 18, 1998): 4-5 (76cm.)

15 years of volunteers [being a list of approximately 200 of the volunteers who have contributed to the production of Perceptions over the years].
P119 (v16n2)(March 18, 1998): 6-7

It's our birthday [editorial marking the 16th anniversary of Perceptions with this issue].
P127 (v17n2)(March 10, 1999): 3 (15cm.)

Editorial [concerning the difficulties and the satisfactions of "publishing a community magazine like Perceptions...."].
P131 (v17n6)(Sept. 15, 1999): 3 (16cm.)

Editorial [as new millennium begins, Perceptions is looking for "people who want to get involved in helping maintain Canada's longest running queer publication"; need people who will commit for longer than one issue; etc.].
P134 (v18n1)(Jan. 26, 2000): 3 (15cm.)

Editorial [pointing out the 17th anniversary of Perceptions publication; despite greater evidence in media that "gays and lesbians do exist," stories are taken mainly from wire services, and "the mainstream media by-and-large still ignores our existence in our prairie communities," which argues for continued need for Perceptions; etc.].
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 3 (15cm.)

Editorial [providing brief history of Perceptions magazine on occasion of 18th anniversary].
P143 (v19n2)(March 14, 2001): 3, 4 (29cm.)

A really big show [University of Saskatchewan Libraries, in conjunction with Saskatoon's Pride celebrations, is hosting "a retrospective exhibition of Saskatchewan artist/designer Marilyn Cooper"; show titled "A Friend of Dorothy's"; paintings of this artist have been used as cover illustrations for many Perceptions magazine issues; exhibition curator, Neil Richards].
P145 (v19n4)(June 6, 2001): 22 (28cm.)

Two decades of publishing [of Perceptions; provides a brief history of the Saskatoon gay movement from the early 1970s and the place of Perceptions in that history and in broader queer Prairie history; discussion of the role of Perceptions; etc.]. By Gens Hellquist.
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 4-5 (86cm.)

About the cover [front cover of this issue of Perceptions; information about the Honolulu artist, Douglas Simonson, including Web site and mail contact information].
P159 (v21n2(March 5, 2003): 21 (24cm.)

Perceptions indexed [announcing that an index to "the first decade" of Perceptions has been compiled by Alex Spence (compiler note: the index is, in fact, for the first 15 years, 1983-1997, and is also available electronically at the University of Saskatchewan Library's "Saskatchewan Resources for Sexual Diversity" Web site; the index has subsequently been extended through 2004, both at the Web site and also as a second published print volume for 1998-2004); mention also that Spence has brought together a collection of items from the first twenty years of Perceptions issues, as a second publication (compiler note: this collection is titled Gay on the Canadian Prairie)].
P164 (v21n7)(Oct. 22, 2003): 14 (33cm.)

Perceptions indexed [report on publication of two works: a collection of articles drawn from the first twenty years of Perceptions magazine, titled Gay on the Canadian Prairie; and an index of approximately 600 pages to Perceptions magazine, titled Perceptions: The First Fifteen Years: 1983-1997; description, pricing and availability information; both works compiled by Alex Spence (compiler note: the index in electronic format is available for general use as part of the University of Saskatchewan Library Web site, "Saskatchewan Resources for Sexual Diversity"; indexing has subsequently been extended to cover years through 2004, both in electronic format at the Web site and also as a second print volume for 1998-2004)].
P165 (v21n8)(Dec. 3, 2003): 11 (40cm.)

Editorial [on the publication of Perceptions through changing times; mainstream media still "only interested in the sensational and titillating aspects of our lives"; "still not enough resources dedicated to recording and maintaining our history"; reference to work of Neil Richards in gathering records of our communities; an index to first fifteen years of Perceptions has been published].
P166 (v22n1)(Jan. 28, 2004): 3 (15cm.)

Resources for sexual diversity [report on the new University of Saskatchewan Library Web site, titled "Saskatchewan Resources for Sexual Diversity"; links to library holdings of gay/lesbian books and journals, guides to manuscripts in various Saskatchewan archival institutions, community history pages with a four-part history of gay Saskatoon and a thirty-year chronology of events, a searchable electronic index to the gay magazine Perceptions, photos, songs, links to related sites, etc.; co-coordinator of Web site project: Janet Catterall, Special Collections Librarian; Web site address; etc.].
P170 (v22n5)(July 21, 2004): 11 (41cm.)