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.
Harvey Milk is elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Having unsuccessfully run for public office three times, Harvey Milk became the first openly gay person to be elected to a significant public office when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Toronto’s first “Gay Day Picnic” was held on the beach at Hanlan’s Point on Sunday, August 1 In the summer of 1971, a group of gay and lesbian activists organized Toronto’s first Gay Day picnic at Hanlan’s Point Beach on the Toronto Islands. It was a
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