April 5 Toronto The Metropolitan […]
When
1979-04-05
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April 5 Toronto The Metropolitan Board of Commissioners of Police heard submissions from the gay community concerning Tom Moclair's homophobic article "The Homosexual Fad," published in the March 1979 issue of News and Views. The RTPC organized the meeting, held at the boardroom of police headquarters. The gay delegation submitted the brief Our Police Force Too!, written by John Alan Lee, Peter Maloney, and George Hislop, which listed ten demands including the establishment of a permanent police–gay community liaison for Toronto. (See also May 17, 1979; May 31, 1979; and July 26, 1979.)
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July 26 Toronto The Ontario Police […]May 31 Toronto The Metropolitan […]May 17 Toronto The Metropolitan […]All Places
TorontoAll People
George HislopP.M. (Peter Maloney)John LeeTom MoclairAll Organizations
December 9th Defence Fund, Right to Privacy Committee (RTPC)Metropolitan Board of Commissioners of Police, Metropolitan Police CommissionAll Periodicals
News and ViewsAll Articles
The Homosexual FadAll Monograph
Our Police Force Too!All Citations
"Uproar Over Bigoted Cop Mag Forces Apology from Police Chief," Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 8.Paul Trollope, "Cop Report Called 'Insulting,' Gays Prepare for Showdown," Body Politic, no. 54 (1979), pp. 12–13James Jefferson, "Police Harassment of Gays Alleged in Criticisms Made to Commissioners," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 6 April 1979, p. 5