A day the life of a gay Toronto street kid

Contents:

• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• GAY TORONTO THE 1970S
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
• GAY
• GAY ASIANS OF TORONTO WERE PNEERS OF DIVERSY PRI
• A DAY THE LIFE OF A GAY TORONTO STREET KID
• THE 5 BEST TORONTO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TORONTO
• GAY CANADA

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

Pri isn’t over after June 30 — celebrate your urage and nnect wh the LGBTQ+ muny year-round at the most fabulo gay bars Toronto. Historilly, gay bars Toronto have served as safe spac where queer liv uld exist unapologetilly. Toronto's gay bars are tertwed wh joy and acceptance, and many of them rema a fundamental part of the cy's queer history.

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12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

From live drag performanc and viewg parti to amazg events, the gay bars Toronto are brimmg wh good there are we bars, rtrants and hotels that host special nights and pop-ups, there is nothg que like fdg muny Church-Wellley’s Village.

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If you’re ever walkg down Church Street and reach Maland, this gay bar is hard to miss.

GAY TORONTO THE 1970S

Fear not — if you’re lookg to spice up your dner, then stop by The Lodge, a well-loved gay bar Toronto’s village. This gay bar is one of the most popular (and send olst) pubs at Church and Wellley.

Hair of the Dog425 Church ’t let the name fool you, this gay bar and rtrant is known for s upsle dg and pat experience. If you would rather watch someone lip sync for their life than n the field, you n always sip on a rehg cktail at The Drk, a staple gay bar the Village. Queer We Night at Paradise Grapeve811 Bloor St., we know this technilly isn’t a gay bar Toronto, but if you’re a we lover who wants to meet wh likemd vo enthiasts, Paradise Grapeve is the place to be.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Pegas Bar489B Church of the most inic (and olst) gay bars Toronto’s village, Pegas is the perfect spot for game night, pecially if you’ve got a petive streak. Although not specifilly a gay bar, Storm Crow Manor is loted at the rner of Church Street and has been known to be a safe space for LGBTQ2S+ Torontonians.

KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND

I'm currently workg on a project that volv some rearch about gay life Toronto between the late 60s and the mid 80s. I'm ls terted the activist part of this history - what was achieved regardg rights, etc, and much more terted the habs and practic of gay men this perd.

What did gay men do for fun on Saturday night? How much of one's homosexualy did one show public at this time?

UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS

What did feel like to be gay Toronto at that time?

Well I was born 1964 so I didn't go to my first gay club til 1982 London Ontar. The ia of "long term relatnship" for 99% of gays was lghable.

Gay meant one The 1970s was grotque terms of the gay bath hoe scene. Even the Sex, dgs, and rock n roll that was the 70s the gay scene was seen as down right offensive.

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This is why there ltle nnectn between the gay and straight muni,. Also the gay ghetto was EVERYTHING. You were exced to see other people that thought the way you did, all the gay bars and bath ho and people also meant personal secury.

At the time a crime agast a gay person was nsired unfortune but rarely looked to by the police.

For someone who was born 64, went to the first club at 18 (82) he sure knows a lot about the gay scene the 70s. Overwhelmgly most of society was sad about how was killg so many regardls of beg gay but at the same time also had the view that if you ball on the eeway don't pla if you get h by a r.

GAY ASIANS OF TORONTO WERE PNEERS OF DIVERSY PRI

I've noticed you haven't told how you beme the expert of 70s gay mor spe of your stated age.

Gay people didn't e ndoms much the same way straight people didn't (and still don't) bee any or most STDs uld be cleared up wh a vis to the doctor.

A DAY THE LIFE OF A GAY TORONTO STREET KID

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THE 5 BEST TORONTO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TORONTO

Established 1993 the heart of Toronto's Gay Village, Remgton's is Toronto's only licensed all-male strip club. This adult venue loted Toronto's Gay Village ters to the men's leather and nim muni wh a play area the back.

Daily, this popular Brish pub loted near Toronto's Gay Village offers a queer-iendly atmosphere and ne varieti of beer on. Gay Village. Loted the south end of Toronto's Gay Village, this upsle neighbourhood pub offers crowd-pleasg fort food by day and an array of lol w and beers by...

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Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen cid on Thursday to e out publicly as gay hop of livg his life whout fear and to spire others. Before jog Jacksonville’s achg staff, he was a strength ach for the football teams at Baylor and Febary 2022, Maxen reached out to NFL player Carl Nassib, who me out as gay 2021, to seek advice. A poster of the 1973 Gay Pri Week Toronto.

Photo urty of Canadian Lbian and Gay Archiv.

Here’s the erary of the 1974 Gay Pri Week.