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April 10 Toronto Lesbian activists […]

When

1976-04-10

Description

April 10 Toronto Lesbian activists Christine Bearchell and Konnie Reich were assaulted at the corner of Bedford and Lowther streets while walking home hand-in-hand. The hysterical male assailant lashed the women with a belt, calling them "diseased" and demanding to know why they couldn't "get a man." The man was charged with assault with intent to cause bodily harm.

All Places

Bedford and Lowther StreetsToronto

All People

Konnie ReichChris Bearchell

All Citations

Ken Popert, "Two Women Attacked," Body Politic, no. 24 (1976), p. 7.T.P. (Terry Phillips), "Toronto Lesbians Assaulted," Gay Rising, April 1976, pp. 1–2