July 12 Toronto Rev. Brad Massman […]

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1978-07-12

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July 12 Toronto Rev. Brad Massman, an official of the Archdiocese of Toronto and well-known crusader against pornography, visited Rev. Brent Hawkes of MCC Toronto to ask him to testify against the Body Politic at its upcoming trial. Hawkes refused. Massman also contacted other gay organizations, including Dignity Toronto, in an attempt to enlist gay witnesses to testify against the newspaper. On September 5, 1978, police officers from Operation P (pornography) visited Hawkes in another attempt to get him to testify on behalf of the Crown. He refused again.

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Toronto

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Brent Hawkes Brad Massman

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Government of Canada Toronto Police Service Dignity Toronto Metropolitan Community Church MCC Toronto Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto

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The Body Politic

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"The Year: A Chronology," Body Politic, no. 49 (1978–79), p. 23."Catholic Anti-porn Priest Joins Cops in Hunt for Gay Witnesses against TBP," Body Politic, no. 47 (1978), p. 8

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