Lesbian and Gay Liberation in Canada:
A Selected Annotated Chronology, 1964-1975

Donald W. McLeod

This authoritative reference guide covers the first twelve years of the organized homophile/gay liberation movement in Canada, from 1964 to 1975. Each entry in the chronology is combined with a brief bibliography of sources. Coverage is selective and focuses on self-declared lesbians and gay men and their activities in regard to the forging of lesbian and gay communities and liberation in Canada. Three appendices provide supplementary information on lesbian and gay organizations, periodicals, and bars and clubs.

Donald W. McLeod, a librarian and editor, is a long-time volunteer at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.

Published in 1996
$30.00
320 pages
6 x 9 inches, paper
18 illustrations
ISBN 1-55022-273-2
Co-published by Homewood Books and ECW Press

Praised by Reviewers

"An invaluable resource for others working in the field.... McLeod's work is of obvious importance." (University of Toronto Quarterly.

"Informative and well-organized.... The annotations...are models of conciseness....[A] uniquely important reference tool" (American Reference Books Annual).

"...McLeod has assembled an invaluable and informative collection of names, places, and truths. At times, Chronology reads like fragments from a coming-of-age novel for post-war queer Canada.... A thorough, exhaustive, and oddly timely book..." (The Fiddlehead).

"[An] indispensable resource.... This book not only contains a superb selected annotated chronology but also wonderful photos of some of the movers and shakers involved, and three crucial appendices on lesbian and gay organizations, periodicals, and a preliminary checklist of lesbian and gay bars for these years. These are invaluable starting places for research and should be required reading for all researchers and students of lesbian/gay/queer history, sociology, and literature during this period" (Gary Kinsman, Centre/Fold: Newsletter of the Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies).