November 7 Toronto The Lesbian […]
When
1976-11-07
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November 7 Toronto The Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT) was officially formed after a number of meetings were held to discuss the common problems and needs of Toronto's lesbians. These meetings stemmed from the enthusiasm generated by the National Lesbian Conference held October 9–11, 1976, in Ottawa. LOOT's first task was to establish a lesbian centre.
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Charlene Sheard-Robertson, "Rosemary Barnes: A Woman in the Life of the Lesbian Organization of Toronto," Body Politic, no. 35 (1977), pp. 26–27.Becki L. Ross, The House That Jill Built: A Lesbian Nation in Formation (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995)"New Toronto Lesbian Group," Lesbian Caucus of the Gay Alliance toward Equality (GATE) Newsletter (Toronto), (December 1976), p. 3"New Toronto Lesbian Group," Gay Rising, November 1976, p. 5Pat Leslie, "Behind Open Doors," Body Politic, no. 43 (1978), pp. 12–13Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT) papers, 1984–005, and collection, 1989–154, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto"Lesbian Organization of Toronto: A Herstory," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 2, no. 2 (February 1979): (9–10)"Lesbian Groups," Other Woman, 4, no. 6 (November–December 1976) : 5"LOOT's Herstory," Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT) Newsletter, September 1977, p. 4Margaret Fulford, ed., The Canadian Women's Movement, 1960–1990: A Guide to Archival Resources/Le mouvement canadien des femmes, 1960–1990: guide de ressources archivistiques (Toronto: Canadian Women's Movement Archives /ECW Press, 1992), entry 424"Dyke Data: Toronto," Other Woman, 5, no. 1 (January–February 1977): 4Megan Davies, "Culture Is Politics Is Untidy: LOOT and the Growth of Lesbian Feminist Consciousness," Rites 4 (March 1988): 12, 18Chris Bearchell, "Lesbians Plan Centre," Body Politic, no. 29 (1976–77), p. 7
