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Brent Hawkes

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Brent Hawkes

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Brent Hawkes was elected pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto in 1978. He led and took part in a number of demonstrations throughout the liberation movement, often protesting police harassment of the gay community. For example, he went on a hunger strike to demand an inquiry after the Toronto Bathhouse raids in 1981. He also met with police officials to speak on behalf of the gay community, such as with Toronto Police Chief Jack Ackroyd in December 1981. .

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December 10–11 Toronto Alderman […]December 1 Toronto The Ontario […]June 23 Toronto Rev. Brent Hawkes […]June 20 Toronto A demonstration and […]May 22 Toronto In an address to the […]May 2 Toronto One hundred fifty […]April 23 Toronto Representatives […]March 12 Toronto Rev. Brent Hawkes […]February 19 Toronto Rev. Brent […]February 12 Toronto More than a […]March 31 Toronto Five gay activists […]March 26 Toronto The Working Group […]February 25 Toronto Gerald Hannon […]December 13 Toronto Gay community […]November 17 Toronto Seventy-five […]October 14 Toronto Fifteen hundred […]August 20–22 Toronto Seven activists […]June 25 Toronto At a public meeting […]June 6 Toronto An undercover Toronto […]May 14 Toronto Ontario Minister of […]December 9–22 Toronto On December 9, […]July 12 Toronto Rev. Brad Massman […]May 18–21 Toronto At the second […]February 19 Toronto MCC (Toronto) […]January 15 Toronto Fifty gay men and […]January 14–15 Toronto On January 14, […]January 30 Toronto Rev. Bob Wolfe […]

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