January 7 Toronto In reaction to […]
When
1979-01-07
Description
January 7 Toronto In reaction to Mayor John Sewell's defence of homosexuality at a rally on January 3, about 1,000 people, mostly fundamentalist Christians led by Rev. Ken Campbell and Rev. David Mainse, rallied at Toronto City Hall for a Festival of Faith, Freedom, and the Family.
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January 3 Toronto The BPFPF and the […]All Places
Toronto City HallTorontoAll People
David MainseKen CampbellJohn SewellAll Citations
Larry Solway, "Do Homosexuals Really Believe We Love Them?" (column), Toronto Star, Sunday ed., 14 January 1979, p. D3.Larry Solway, "Boy, Did Solway Get Letters!" (column), Toronto Star, Sunday ed., 21 January 1979, p. D4"Sewell Says No to 'Hostile' Rally," Toronto Star, four star ed., 5 January 1979, p. A2"The Love-in That Wasn't," Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), p. 10Peter Howell, "Prayers for the Mayor: Sanctity of Sex Rally," Toronto Sun, final ed., 8 January 1979, p. 18Denys Horgan, "Sewell Turns Down Challenge to Address Anti-gay Rally," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 5 January 1979, p. 1Denys Horgan, "Billed As Faith Festival, Rally Gives Anti-gays a Chance to Vent Anger," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 8 January 1979, p. 5"Christian Crusade Begins," Burlington Gazette, 9 January 1979, p. 3Ken Campbell, "'Pray-in Was Characterized by Love'" (letter), Toronto Star, four star ed., 19 January 1979, p. A9Christie Blatchford, "Rally 'Wasn't Anti-gay' But Hate Was in the Air" (Bullock Blatchford Report), Toronto Star, four star ed., 8 January 1979, p. A2Dick Beddoes, "Reflections on Bigotry" (column), Globe and Mail, metro ed., 8 January 1979, p. 8
