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November Toronto An ad hoc committee […]
When
1979-11
Description
November Toronto An ad hoc committee was established to patrol the area of Philosopher's Walk on the University of Toronto's St. George campus after two rapes had been committed there in a month. Committee members charged that campus and metro police were not providing adequate policing in the area for women; police claimed they didn't have enough staff. At the same time, it was reported that gay men continued to be approached and entrapped by undercover policemen in the area, which was a well-known cruising ground. Later, police released statistics stating that twenty-eight gay men had been arrested in the area during 1979 alone.
