October–November Toronto Although […]

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1980-10 – 1980-11

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October–November Toronto Although Ryerson Polytechnical Institute's student union agreed to provide up to $400 in funding, Mike Balz and Randy Henkel otherwise met with abuse, harassment, and a bomb threat when they attempted to establish a gay student group, the Ryerson Gay Student Association. This was the second attempt to establish a gay student group at Ryerson.

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Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Toronto

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Randy Henkel Mike Balz

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Ryerson Gay Student Association

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"No Welcome at Ryerson," Body Politic, no. 69 (1980–81), p. 17."Gay Club Faces Bomb Threat," Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie Univ., Halifax), 4 December 1980, p. 9 Michael Dent, "Gay Organization Sees Trouble Ahead," Ryersonian (Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto), 5 November 1980, p. 1

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Mike Balz

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