October 30 Toronto About 140 people […]

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1975-10-30

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October 30 Toronto About 140 people attended a benefit dinner in support of John Damien, Leonard Matlovich, and Doug Wilson, held at the Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel. The three men appeared on various local television and radio programmes in the few days surrounding the event. The Toronto Star's report of the dinner used the noun "deviates" in its title, which led to protests from members of the gay community. On November 4, Mary Axten, George Hislop, Rev. Bob Wolfe, and Peter Maloney met with Borden Spears, senior editor and ombudsman at the Star, to discuss the paper's inadequate coverage of news events in the gay community. (see also November 8,1975.)

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November 8 Toronto The Toronto Star, […]September 22 Saskatoon Doug Wilson […]

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Four Seasons Sheraton Hotel Toronto

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Doug Wilson Borden Spears P.M. (Peter Maloney)Bob Wolfe George Hislop Mary Axten Leonard Matlovich John Damien

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Toronto Daily Star; Toronto Star

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Poncho, "M,D,W, Benefit," Metro Community News 2 (7 November 1975): 12-13,"News: Toronto: Gays Pressure Press," Esprit 2 (January 1976): 2-3;"News: Toronto: Gays Make Good Use of Radio, TV, Forums," Esprit 2 (January 1976): 9;"News: Benefit Dinner Held for Matlovich, Damien and Wilson," Esprit 2 (January 1976): 5-8;" 'My Only Claim to Fame... Is That I'm Gay,' " Toronto Sun, final ed,, 31 October 1975, p. 66;Gerald Hannon, "Gourmets Hear Damien, Wilson, Matlovich," Body Politic, no, 22 (1976), + pp, 5-6;"Do More to Protect Deviates U.S. Official Tells Ontario," Toronto Star, four star ed., 31 October 1975, p, B6;

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Mary Axten

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