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GAY PRI
A piic is anized by Toronto’s first queer activist anizatns – the Universy of Toronto Homophile Associatn (UHTA), Toronto Gay Actn Now, and the Communy Homophile Associatn of Toronto (CHAT). Toronto’s first “Gay Day Piic” is held at Hanlan’s Pot on Sunday, Augt 1st, as a fundraiser to send activists to Ottawa for a 2nd anniversary march markg Polic formed.
On July 9th, the send annual Gay Piic is held as part of a seri of events for the first Gay Pri Week. On the 28th of that month, unr police watch, the first gay monstratn Ottawa tak place. The Judy Garland Memorial Bowlg League one of the olst queer sports North Amerin, holds the first banquet to raise money for gay and Lbian chari.
In 1983, US Ctom Service seized the leagu registratn forms when members attempted to participate the Int’l Gay Bowlg Tournament. By 2014, 18 teams 3 divisns play wh more than 300 anized Pri events take place, but the Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec is held Toronto. Ana Bryant clar her war on homosexualy.
ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
Teenager Emmanuel Jacqu is raped and murred above Yonge Street, and a strong backlash is levelled agast the Toronto gay be first provce to clu sexual orientatn s Human Rights . From Augt 24th-27th, GAYDAYS: In Celebratn of Lbians and Gay Men, is held.
Activists start workg, and the group Gays and Lbians Agast the Right is formed. Lbian and Gay Pri Day Toronto is legally rporated. Mayor Art Eggleton ref to proclaim Lbian & Gay Pri Week.