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June Toronto The GLU established a […]

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1979-06

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June Toronto The GLU established a series of gay self-defence classes in response to a growing perception of violence against gay people in Toronto. The eight-week course attracted about twenty-five participants. The group also initiated self-defence patrols for the city's principal danger areas: the downtown core and parks.

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Toronto

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Gay Liberation Union (GLU)

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Ian Turner, "Self-defence: Why Use Violence?" Body Politic, no. 66 (1980), p. 6."Self-defence and Self-assurance: Toronto's Gay Liberation Union Offers Courses," Body Politic, no. 61 (1980), p. 41Michael Riordon, "The Mirror of Violence," Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), pp. 25–28Ross Irwin, "Self-defence Group to Organize Patrols," Body Politic, no. 55 (1979), p. 13
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