June 21 Toronto CBC-TV commentator […]

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1965-06-21

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June 21 Toronto CBC-TV commentator Ed McGibbon chaired a panel discussion of sexuality with five lesbians during a fundraising event for Street Haven, a drop-in centre for women that had been founded at the Hotel Atalanta, 109-13 Carlton Street, in March 1965 by Peggy Ann Walpole. A number of Street Haven's clients were working-class lesbians. Three hundred and seventy-five people attended the event, held at the St. James Parish Hall.

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St. James Parish Hall Street Haven Toronto

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Peggy Ann Walpole Ed McGibbon

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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"We Think We Are Normal, Lesbian Panelist Says," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 22 June 1965, p. 9."Nurse Founds Haven from the Street for Prostitutes, Lesbians, Addicts," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 21 June 1965, p. 12;Dorothy Howarth, "Lesbians Uphold 'Love,'" Toronto Telegram, final ed., 22 June 1965, p. 9;Marie Furtado, "Street Haven Site of Understanding," Toronto Daily Star, night ed., 13 March 1965, p. 57;

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Ed McGibbon

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