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June 14 and 16 Ottawa The Ottawa […]
When
1980-06-16 – 1980-06-14
Description
June 14 and 16 Ottawa The Ottawa Citizen published a brief series on local gay life, including an overview article by Tom Van Dusen about gay life in Ottawa, a coming-out article by Citizen staff writer Richard Labonté, and a lurid account by Tim Harper on "the world of quickie sex in washrooms, parks and saunas." The articles caused a public uproar. The Citizen was deluged with phone calls and letters from irate readers; more than 500 people cancelled their subscriptions in the week following the publications. Labonté received at least fifty-five abusive phone calls at work and at home, but also a number of letters thanking him for his work.
