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April Ottawa Several violent gang […]

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1981-04

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April Ottawa Several violent gang attacks against gay men occurred in gay cruising areas, particularly Strathcona Park and Nepean Point. GO distributed pamphlets in the community to warn of increasing violence against gays. Ottawa police were cooperative in searching for the attackers.

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Ottawa

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Ottawa Police ServiceGays of Ottawa Gays d'Ottawa GO, Gays of Ottawa Gais de L'Outaouais GO

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Sue Hanna and Ian MacLeod, "Gays Told City Parks Dangerous: Teen Gang Attacks, " Ottawa Citizen, 9 May 1981, pp. 1, 5.David Garmaise and Robert Trow, "Park Attacks on Rise in Ottawa, Halifax," Body Politic, no. 74 (1981), p. 10
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