March 14 Mississauga, Ont. The film […]

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1978-03-14

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March 14 Mississauga, Ont. The film The Naked Civil Servant was shown by GEM at the Unitarian Church after it was dropped by the Mississauga Library Board in a decision supported by the Mississauga City Council on February 27. Both the board and the council had expressed fears about the film's possible effect on minors. Only twenty-one people attended the screening, and the film was generally well received. After its showing John Bodis, the secretary of GEM, told the audience that he had recently received two telephone calls threatening his life. (See also April 3, 1978, and April 26, 1978.)

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Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga Mississauga

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John S. Bodis

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Mississauga City Council Mississauga Library Board Gay Equality Mississauga

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The Naked Civil Servant

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"Second Film Ruling Sought," Mississauga Times, 22 March 1978, p. A5.Elgin Blair, "City Survives Showing of Gay Film," Body Politic, no. 42 (1978), p. 6 "Banned Homosexual Film Plays to Sparse Audience: Councillors Say 'Okay—If Restricted,'" Mississauga News, 15 March 1978, p. 1

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