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Contents:

• ELEVEN AMAZG PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL THE GAY HISTORY OF TORONTO
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
• TORONTO GAY BARS & CLUBS
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• TORONTO GAY ART
• GAY MEN POSTERS AND ART PRTS

ELEVEN AMAZG PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL THE GAY HISTORY OF TORONTO

This map of “Gay Toronto” origally appeared The Body Polic, a monthly gay magaze published om 1971 to 1987.

Photograph urty of the Canadian Lbian and Gay Archiv.

“Toronto is so much gayer than thks, ” says Jane Farrow, one of more than 100 ntributors and edors who ntributed to the new anthology Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer. Allan Garns was an early hot spot for both gay cisg (the tre provid ver for hookg up) and for surveillance (that’s a policeman pictured next to the central founta).

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

The Toronto’s Island beach have been popular statns for the gay muny sce the 1950s, around the time this photo of late activist Philip McLeod ( strip) and his iends was taken.

TORONTO GAY BARS & CLUBS

Photograph urty of the Canadian Lbian and Gay Archiv. In the early 1960s, major papers like the Toronto Star and the Globe And Mail wouldn’t touch the subject of homosexualy, wh the exceptn of publishg articl that had to do wh hysteria about the queer muny. The story was about the staff at the Kg Edward Hotel tryg to keep patrons of Letros Tavern, a gay bar across the street, om equentg the hotel’s washrooms.

Any Other Way speculat that the story, while anti-queer on the surface, actually helped gay men disver where (and where not) to go to meet other men. In the openg lyrics, “Tell her that I’m happy, tell her that I’m gay, ” Shane’s e of the word “gay” was thought to be a subtle nod to the queer scene, as wasn’t yet beg ed a sexual ntext mastream vernacular.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

First Gay Pri March. In 1969, homosexualy had been crimalized Canada. And 1971, Canada’s first gay liberatn newsmagaze, The Body Polic, began publishg.

But there was still much to march agast 1972—for stance, homosexualy was still nsired ​legal ​grounds for rejectg immigrants. “It was like this rollg gay terpillar that queered everythg s wake. LGBT teams ma possible for queers to reclaim public space, and their rise wh the cy gave Toronto a reputatn as a hub of queer sports, pecially as lol teams formed relatnships wh gay leagu across North Ameri.

Toronto has sce hosted several queer sportg events, cludg the 2000 Gay Softball World Seri.

TORONTO GAY ART

On Febary 5, 1981, police raid a number of Toronto bathho, plac of sanctuary for gay men, and arrted hundreds of people, many of whom hadn’t yet e out to fay or iends.

“They went face-to-face wh not jt homophobia and misogyny, but vlence. Popularized to be known as the Toronto Gay Village, this queer neighbourhood is clive, safe and welg for all.

GAY MEN POSTERS AND ART PRTS

1) Llie-Lohman Mm of Gay and Lbian Art New York, NY.

Photo via Llie-Lohman Mm of Gay and Lbian Art Facebook.

The Schwul Mm opened 1985, and was origally loted above a gay nightclub. 5) Canadian Lbian and Gay Archiv Toronto, ON, CAN. The Canadian Lbian and Gay Archiv (CLGA) llects LGBT historil rerds, personal papers, publitns, art, photographs, posters, and artifacts.