March 7 Toronto Five thousand women […]
When
1981-03-07
Description
March 7 Toronto Five thousand women and men demonstrated in a march through downtown to mark International Women's Day. Lesbians and gay men marched under the banners of the RTPC and Gays and Lesbians against the Right Everywhere (GLARE). This was one of the first actions supported by GLARE. In June 1981 GLARE changed its name to Gay Liberation against the Right Everywhere (GLARE) after lesbians left the group to form Lesbians against the Right (LAR). (See also May 9, 1981.)
All Events
May 9 Toronto About a hundred […]All Places
TorontoAll Organizations
Lesbians Against the RightGay Liberation Against the Right EverywhereDecember 9th Defence Fund, Right to Privacy Committee (RTPC)All Citations
Peter Young, "Women Offer Gays Support," Toronto Sun, 8 March 1981, p. 4.Mariana Valverde, "Women's Day—Celebration, Struggle," 7 News (Toronto), 27 February 1981, p. 3Brenda Steiger, Untitled article, Body Politic, no. 72 (1981), p. 14Susan Pigg, "Women Celebrate Victories and March for Many More," Toronto Star, Sunday ed., 8 March 1981, p. A3Gays and Lesbians against the Right Everywhere (GLARE) papers, accession 1986–023, and vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, TorontoMargaret Fulford, ed., The Canadian Women's Movement, 1960–1990: A Guide to Archival Resources /Le mouvement canadien des femmes, 1960–1990: guide de ressources archivistiques (Toronto: Canadian Women's Movement Archives/ECW Press, 1992), entries 396 and 425Ruth Danys, "Ladies' Choice... What Was I Doing at an All-gay Dance?" Toronto Sun, 9 March 1981, p. 38Virginia Adamson papers, accession 1997–031, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto
