Stonewall: Celebratg 50 years of activism Another Pri week has e and gone Toronto, and this year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rts and the begngs of the Gay Liberatn Movement. For this special ocsn, I cid to do some diggg to the Toronto Star Photograph...
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ELEVEN AMAZG PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL THE GAY HISTORY OF TORONTO
* gay pride history in toronto *
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. 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.
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In 1983, US Ctom Service seized the leagu registratn forms when members attempted to participate the Int’l Gay Bowlg Tournament.
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