July 13 Toronto Judge Drukarsh found […]

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1976-07-13

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July 13 Toronto Judge Drukarsh found Bill Holloway and Tom Field guilty of committing an indecent act, kissing in public at the corner of Yonge and Bloor streets on February 9, 1976, and fined them $50 each. They had been posing for photos for an article on homophobia to be published in the magazine Alternative to Alienation. On July 17, GATE (Toronto) and the Body Politic sponsored a kiss-in to support the right for gay people to publicly show affection. About twenty people paraded in same-sex couples at Yonge and Bloor streets, kissing as they walked. Policemen watched from the sidelines, but did not intervene. On July 23, a picket was held outside Old City Hall, the site of the courtroom where the men had been convicted.

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February 9 Toronto Bill Holloway and […]

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Old City Hall Yonge and Bloor Street Toronto

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Tom Field Bill Holloway Charles Drukarsh

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Toronto Police Service Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE

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The Body Politic Alternative to Alienation

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"Toronto Kiss-in," Gay Tide, 3, no. 3 (August 1976): 7.T.P. (Terry Phillips), "Kissers Must Stand Trial," Gay Rising, March 1976, p. 1 Gerald Hannon, "Kiss-in Protests Conviction of Kissers," Body Politic, no. 26 (1976), p. 3 "Gay Rights Highlights," NGRC Forum, 1, no. 2 (Summer 1976): (3)"Gay Kissers Fined," Gay Rising, Summer 1976, p. 6 Tom Field, "Kisser Clarifies" (letter), Body Politic, no. 27 (1976), p. 2

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