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August 1 Toronto Toronto's first gay […]

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1971-08-01

Description

August 1 Toronto Toronto's first gay picnic was held at Hanlan's Point, Toronto Islands. The event was sponsored by CHAT and TGA, and was attended by about 300 people. Flags and banners were displayed by the picknickers, including an old lace tablecloth bearing the words "Canada the True, North, and Gay."

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Hanlan's Point, Toronto IslandsToronto

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Toronto Gay Action TGACommunity Homophile Association of Toronto CHAT

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Toronto Gay Action collection, 89-058, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto.Victor Hedworth, "Canadians March on Ottawa: 10 Demands Placed on Parliament," Advocate (Los Angeles), no. 69 (1971), pp. 1,14;"A Gay Picnic," Guerilla 2 (4 August 1971): 18;
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