Gay History in Toronto

[thecharioteer]

 

[LowPolygon]

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"Philosopher's Walk continues to be special meeting place to this day"

great photo, Charioteer. very evocative of the subject at hand!

 

[LowPolygon]

Tab Magazine, 1961

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[thecharioteer]

 

[LowPolygon]

I wonder how these places looks like today...

long gone i'm afraid....

http://torontohistory.org/Pages_STU/Savarin_Tavern.html

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Thedeepend:

It's a bot.

AoD

 

[LowPolygon]

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man, Yonge and Dundas used to look so cool. now of course we have the world's largest shed sitting in this exact same location

 

[LowPolygon]

Thedeepend:

It's a bot.

AoD

wow, did not know. i was wondering about the grammar...

 

[LowPolygon]

Metro Police entrapment of gay men, 1979

 

[LowPolygon]

 

[mattelderca]

Does anyone here remember "Throw a dart at Art!"

I believe this video was posted here (UT) before, but this is a much better place for it!

[video=youtube_share;iN4_8eurids]http://youtu.be/iN4_8eurids[/video]

 

[LowPolygon]

Does anyone here remember "Throw a dart at Art!"

I believe this video was posted here (UT) before, but this is a much better place for it!

The filmmaker Harry Sutherland wanted to make a film about openly gay candidate George Hislop's 1980 campaign for a seat on city council. When Hislop lost, the production stalled. When the bathhouse raids happened the following February, he decided you use the event and the protests that followed as the hook for his film. Track Two contains the best footage i've seen of the Toronto gay scene that was based around Yonge st, circa 1980...

from the wiki:
"In 1980, Hislop ran for Toronto City Council. He won the support of then-Mayor John Sewell, a move that contributed to Sewell's defeat. The Toronto police association openly campaigned against both Sewell and Hislop in the election."

 

[LowPolygon]

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*poster courtesy of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

 

[LowPolygon]

*archival photograph of the Parkside courtesy of Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

 

[jpBombales]

Great photos and interesting thread! Anybody know when the Church - Wellesley area officially became the Village?