Tracing Toronto’s queer history
TV interview · TVO Today with Nam Kiwanuka · July 2017 · 27 min
How did a city known for its rigid morality become home to so many thriving queer communities? Maureen FitzGerald and Rahim Thawer, co-editors of Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer, join Nam Kiwanuka to explore Toronto's queer history.
The conversation reaches beyond the Church-Wellesley Village, from the 19th century to the present, including moments such as the raid on The Body Politic. It also makes the case for an intersectional, community-focused approach, with critiques of corporatization and gentrification and a call for inclusive, accessible spaces and anti-poverty strategies for all LGBTQIA+ people.
What it covers
- Toronto queer history
- Any Other Way
- Intersectional community building
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Archived record: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19037760
