Lesbian and gay liberation in Canada: a selected annotated chronology, 1964-1975

Copyright © ECW Press and Donald W. McLeod, 1996. Illustrations from the book cover and pages 4 and 6 are available in this digital edition. Those from other pages have not been reproduced due to copyright concerns, and may be viewed by consulting the print edition.To search within the document, press CTRL-F (PC) or Command-F (Mac). Type the word or phrase you want to search in the small search box. Use the small left-right or up-down arrows to skip to the previous or next instance of the searched-for word.This authoritative reference guide covers the first twelve years of the organized homophile/gay liberation movement in Canada, from 1964 (when the Association for Social Knowledge [ASK], Canada's first large-scale homophile organization, was formed in Vancouver) through 1975 (the year of the founding of the National Gay Rights Coalition [NGRC], the first truly national coalition of Canadian lesbian and gay groups). Each entry in the chronology is combined with a brief bibliography of sources. Coverage is selective and focuses on self-declared lesbians and gay men and their activities in regard to the forging of lesbian and gay communities and liberation in Canada. Special attention has been given to important demonstrations, political action and lobbying, and legal reform. In addition, artistic and cultural contributions with significant lesbian or gay content are included, such as books, dramatic productions, films etc. Three appendices provide supplementary information.This book has been published with the assistance of an award from the John Damien Trust and a grant from the Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal of Toronto. The publisher also gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council. Digital copy for this book is from GLBT Life with Full Text and is used with the permission of EBSCO Publishing