January 3 Toronto The BPFPF and the […]

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1979-01-03

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January 3 Toronto The BPFPF and the GATE (Toronto) sponsored a rally and march, attended by about 350 people. George Hislop introduced the speakers and entertainers, including Joanne Kates, Gordon Montador, the Clichettes, David Maclean, General Idea, Lorraine Segato, Chris Bearchell, and the Pink Triangle Press trial defendants (Gerald Hannon, Ed Jackson, and Ken Popert). Newly elected Toronto mayor John Sewell addressed the rally; he defended the Body Politic and called for an amendment to the Ontario Human Rights Code to outlaw discrimination against gays. Sewell's carefully worded speech, delivered when the PTP case was still before the courts, caused a media uproar. Within two weeks of the event Sewell was not able to leave his office except under police guard, due to a threat made against his life. By late January, however, the majority of the hundreds of letters and telephone calls received at the mayor's office supported his stand. (See also January 7, 1979, and March 6, 1979.)

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Toronto

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George Hislop Joanne Kates Gordon Montador David Maclean Lorraine Segato Chris Bearchell Gerald Hannon Ed Jackson Ken Popert John Sewell

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Body Politic Free the Press Fund Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE The Clichettes General Idea Pink Triangle Press

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The Body Politic

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Ontario Human Rights Code

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Colin Vaughan, "Politics: Body and Sewell: Why the Mayor's Still Champeen at City Hall" (column), Toronto Life, March 1979, pp. 23–24, 28–29.Mariana Valverde and Michael Lynch, "Stillness at the Centre of the Storm," Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), pp. 9–10 "Uproar Over Sewell Speech: What a Queer Thing for a Mayor to Do!" Toronto Sun, 5 January 1979, p. 1 "Toronto Mayor Supports B.P.," Gay Tide, no. 22 (1979), p. 3 "This Is What Sewell Told the Homosexual Rally," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 6 January 1979, p. A6 Robert Sheppard, "It's Not Illegal to Be Gay, Sewell Tells Rally," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 4 January 1979, p. 5 "Sewell's Speech" (editorial), Toronto Sun, 5 January 1979, p. 10 "Sewell's Speech," Metro Community News 6 (2 February 1979): (8–10)Kevin Scanlon, "Sewell Defends Homosexuality," Toronto Sun, final ed., 4 January 1979, p. 2 "Readers Speak Out on Sewell (letters)," Toronto Sun, final ed., 7 January 1981, p. 32 Chris Bearchell and Ed Jackson, interviewing John Sewell, "Window on Sewell," Body Politic, no. 60 (1980), pp. 23–25 Dick Beddoes, "Praise Be for Candor" (column), Globe and Mail, metro ed., 5 January 1979, p. 8 "Body Politic Says It's Raised $30,000: Backing by Sewell," Toronto Sun, 3 January 1979, p. 5 Helen Bullock, "Uproar Follows Sewell Defence of Homosexuals" (Bullock Blatchford Report), Toronto Star, four star ed., 5 January 1979, pp. A1–A2 Burke Campbell, "Eclectic Assistance" (review), Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), p. 35 John Downing, "You Can't Say I Didn't Warn You" (column), Toronto Sun, 7 January 1979, p. 12 "Editorial," OUT!, 1, no. 3 (February 1979): 2 Vera Frenkel, "Performance at the Benefit: Fighting Exile from Exile," Centerfold, February–March 1979, p. 104 "Gays Phone to Give Sewell Their Support," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 6 January 1979, p. 5 "Gratitude" (editorial), Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), p. 6 "Grossly Indecent" (editorial), Toronto Sun, 14 January 1979, p. 10 Tim Guest, "Politic Performances Provide...: The Right Context," Centerfold, February–March 1979, p. 105 Gerald Hannon, "Sewell: Unleashing the Whirlwind," Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), pp. 9–10 Claire Hoy, "Setting Record Straight" (column), Toronto Sun, 28 January 1979, p. 12 Joanne Kates, "Speech," OUT!, 1, no. 4 (March 1979): 6–7 Joanne Kates, "'We're Going to Win,'" Socialist Voice, 15 January 1979, p. 3 Gary Kinsman and Bruce Russell, "Clash Around Body Politic Trial: Gay Support Grows," Socialist Voice, 15 January 1979, p. 3 Dr. G. Lista, "Sewell Supporter" (letter), Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), p. 5 Jan Lounder, "Backers Counter Attack on Sewell," Toronto Sun, 7 January 1979, p. 4 Jan Lounder, "'He's Done an About-face': Homosexuals vs. Alderman," Toronto Sun, 8 January 1979, p. 21 Jan Lounder, "They're Targets for Messages of Hate: Homosexuals Get Stream of Phone Death Threats," Toronto Sun, 9 January 1979, p. 27 Robert MacDonald, "The Same Old Sewell" (column), Toronto Sun, 7 January 1979, p. 12 "Mayor Sewell Supportive," Metro Community News 6 (5 January 1979): (7)David Miller, "Sewell Speech Protest Calls Swamp City Hall," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 6 January 1979, p. A6 "Mr. Sewell Speaks Up" (editorial), Hamilton Spectator, city ed., 6 January 1979, p. 6 "No Prayer, Says Mayor," Toronto Star, four star ed., 5 January 1979, p. A2 "Out of Order" (editorial), Globe and Mail, metro ed., 5 January 1979, p. 6 "Phone Calls Scary, Mayor Admits: Violent Reaction to Speech on Homosexuals," Toronto Sun, 5 January 1979, p. 4 Nicholas Pron, "Give Homosexuals Full Rights: Sewell," Toronto Star, four star ed., 4 January 1979, p. A1

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