For much of the past 70 years, Yonge Street has led a secret life: it was home to the bars, clubs and baths that constituted what mainstream society thought of as “the twilight world of the homosexual.” Join Heritage Toronto and archivists and historians from the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) on a walk through Toronto’s queer past and follow the footsteps of activists who struggled to find a public space that they could call their own.
DATES & TIMES:
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 – 6:...
For much of the past 70 years, Yonge Street has led a secret life: it was home to the bars, clubs and baths that constituted what mainstream society thought of as “the twilight world of the homosexual.” Join Heritage Toronto and archivists and historians from the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (CLGA) on a walk through Toronto’s queer past and follow the footsteps of activists who struggled to find a public space that they could call their own.
DATES & TIMES:
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 – 6:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 21 – 1:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 22 – 1:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 23 – 6:30 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 24 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 – 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 – 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 – 2:00 PM
LEADERS: Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
START/FINISH POINTS: Provided via email upon registration; register at www.heritagetoronto.org
LENGTH: Approx. 1 1/2 hours
FOCUS: Historical, architectural
DIFFICULTY: Flat pavement
COST: $20.00/person
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. To register visit www.heritagetoronto.org
