Spring Montréal Raids and arrests […]
When
1975-03 – 1975-05
Description
Spring Montréal Raids and arrests made in baths, bars, and public washrooms signalled the beginning of a police crackdown against the gay community in an attempt to "clean up" Montreal in preparation for the thousands of tourists who would visit the city during the 1976 summer Olympics.
All Places
MontrealAll Organizations
Service de police de la Ville de Montreal/Montreal Police ServiceAll Citations
"Police Harassment Declines," Gay Times 1 (June 1975): 2."Police Deny Harassment, Decline Talks," Montreal Gay Times 1 (August 1975): 5;"Police 'Can't Deny' Entrapment," Gay Times 1 (May 1975): 1;Ron Dayman, "Quebec: Five Years of the Movement," Body Politic, no. 29 (1976-77), p. 23;"City Cracks Down," Body Politic, no. 19 (1975), p. 8;John Blacklock, "Montreal: Olympics Circus Brings More Repression," Body Politic, no. 23 (1976), p. 6;"Aquarius Raid Start of Police Anti-gay Clean-up Campaign," Gay Times 1 (April 1975): 1;
