January 13 Toronto Nathan Cohen […]
When
1964-01-13
Description
January 13 Toronto Nathan Cohen commented in his "Monday Miscellany" column in the Toronto Daily Star that local police feared that recently closed after-hours clubs had reopened as "hangouts for male and female homosexuals." On January 21, James Egan's letter of rebuttal, "Police Concern for Homosexual Clubs 'Illogical,' " was published in the Star. Egan was Canada's foremost gay activist during the period 1949-64. (see also August 5,14,1964.)
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August 5, 14 Toronto; Vancouver In […]All Places
TorontoAll People
James EganNathan CohenAll Organizations
Toronto Police ServiceAll Periodicals
Toronto Daily Star; Toronto StarAll Articles
Police Concern for Homosexual Clubs 'Illogical,'Monday MiscellanyAll Citations
James Egan, "Police Concern for Homosexual Clubs 'Illogical' " (letter), Toronto Daily Star, night ed., 21 January 1964, p. 6 (reprinted inRobert Champagne,Jim Egan: Canada's Pioneer Gay Activist, Canadian Lesbian and Gay History Network Publication no. i[Toronto: CLGHN, 1987],p. 101).Nathan Cohen, "Monday Miscellany" (column), Toronto Daily Star, night ed., 13 January 1964, p. 18
