Kate Armstrong: This 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Pride Month 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 it’s worth remembering that the arrests at the Toronto kiss-in happened only 48 years ago. This is Ed Jackson and Merv Walker. They were arrested for the crime of kissing passionately at the corner of Yonge and Bloor.

This 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Pride Month 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 it’s worth remembering that the arrests at the Toronto kiss-in happened only 48 years ago. This is Ed Jackson and Merv Walker. They were arrested for the crime of kissing passionately at the corner of Yonge and Bloor.

And the bathouse raids were only 43 years ago. I remember hearing about them as a kid.

Yup- think I might do a separate post on this and The Pussy Palace.

I was super new to the city when it happened. A couple of my partners went to (at least one of..?how many happened..?) the events after the triumphant return following the lawsuit. Has there been anything of that sort in the last decade? I can see that O Zone isn’t even in the building anymore..

I think there have to be events similar - especially this month - but I don’t think there is dedicated infrastructure anymore, unfortunately.

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Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 and thank you to all those who have fought for and still fight for our rights! 🏳️‍🌈

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ to you too! For me Pride is as much about activism and remembrance as it is about a big partay.

I agree!

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