April 19 Montréal Gemini I, a social […]
When
1969-04-19
Description
April 19 Montréal Gemini I, a social club for gays and lesbians, opened at 1285, boul. Maisonneuve O. Operated by Paul Bédard, the club was open to members of International Sex Equality Anonymous (ISEA). This was Montreal's first private club for gays and lesbians, but by May 24,1969, it had closed. (see also September 13,1969.)
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September 13 Canada A four-page […]August Montréal International Sex […]All Places
Gemini I ClubMontrealAll People
Paul BédardAll Organizations
International Sex Equality Anonymous ISEAAll Citations
"Restaurant Replaces Gemini Club," Montreal Star, final ed., 24 May 1969, p. 3.Gary Kinsman, The Regulation of Desire: Sexuality in Canada (Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1987), p. 159;Gary Kinsman, "Official Discourse as Sexual Regulation: The Social Organization of the Sexual Policing of Gay Men" (Ph.D. dissertation. University of Toronto, 1989). PP- 402-03;"Homosexuals Form Local Club: Second in Canada," Montreal Star, 21 April 1969, p. 17;
