July 19 Toronto Men against Sexism […]

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1980-07-19

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July 19 Toronto Men against Sexism, a group of mostly gay men, distributed leaflets protesting the objectification of women to the thousands of people attending the Miss Toronto Beauty Pageant, held at the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium. The Metropolitan Toronto Police Association sponsored the pageant as part of its annual Police Games. Although the protesters were not physically attacked, they were heckled as "communists" and "fags."

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