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February 11 Toronto Dr. Thoreau […]

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1979-02-11

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February 11 Toronto Dr. Thoreau Willard O'Mulvenny, the Fort Erie doctor who revealed to John Damien's employers that he was gay, thus initiating the events that led to Damien's dismissal by the Ontario Racing Commission, died after a brief illness. Damien had sued O'Mulvenny when the doctor's role in his dismissal was discovered. John Damien's legal fight against his dismissal was now entering its fifth year.

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Autumn Toronto John Damien sued Dr. […]

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Fort ErieToronto

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John DamienThoreau Willard O'Mulvenny

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Ontario Racing Commission

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"One Defendant Dies, Case Enters 5th Year," Body Politic, no. 51 (1979), p. 13.James Jefferson, "Doctor Told Ontario Jockey Club Steward Damien Was Homosexual," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 14 February 1979, p. 4"Damien Launches New Suit," Gay Calgary, no. 10 (1979), p. 4Committee to Defend John Damien Newsletter, no. 4 (1979), p. (1)
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