December 31, 1993 In LGBT History: Brandon Teena is raped and murdered by members of his circle of friends when they discover his female genitals
September 23, 1999 in LGBT history: Bi Visibility Day, aka Bisexual Day, was founded to celebrate the bisexual community
July 6, 1992 in LGBT history: Marsha P. Johnson is found dead
FLASHBACK: June 28, 1970 in LGBT history: The idea of a gay pride parade is born
The Aquarius bathhouse on Crescent Street in Montreal is firebombed
“Don’t leave me this way. I can’t survive, I can’t stay alive, without your love. Oh baby, don’t leave me this way”
A major step forward for what would become the modern LGBTQ rights movement
Six male police officers raid an all-female party at a Toronto bathhouse On September 14, 2000, six police officers raided the Club Toronto bathhouse during Pussy Palace, a women’s bathhouse event organized by the Toronto Women’s Bathhouse Committee. It was the second anniversary of the Women’s Bath
Toby’s Act: a historic achievement for Ontario’s trans community On June 13, 2012, the Ontario government finally passed Bill 33 (named in honour of accomplished trans activist, pianist and jazz musician Toby Dancer), which amended the Ontario Human Rights Code to include gender identity and gender
The arrests that galvanized Toronto's gay community February 5, 2017, marks the 36th anniversary of Toronto’s infamous Bathhouse Raids. At 11:00 pm on February 5, 1981, 150 plain-clothed and uniformed Metro Toronto police officers staged raids on four bathhouses throughout the city, arresting 289 innocent men.
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