Author(s)

; ; ;

Publisher

Publication Year

ISBN: 9781552453483

Categories: , , ,

 
View more details about this title
on the publisher's website:

 
This title can be assigned for course purchase in eBook format through Campus eBookstore:

Any Other Way

How Toronto Got Queer

Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how these individuals and community networks have transformed Toronto from a place of churches and conservative mores into a city that has consistently led the way in queer activism, not just in Canada but internationally.

From the earliest pioneers to the parades, pride and politics of the contemporary era, Any Other Way draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world’s most diverse cities.

Any Other Way includes chapters on: Oscar Wilde’s trip to Toronto; early cruising areas and gay/lesbian bars; queer shared houses; a pioneering collective counter-archive project; bath house raids; LBGT-police conflicts; the Queen Street art/music/activist scene; and a profile of Jackie Shane, the trans R&B singer who performed in drag in both Toronto and Los Angeles, and gained international fame with her 1962 chart-topping single, Any Other Way.

Contributors

John Lorinc

John Lorinc is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to Toronto Life, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Saturday Night, Report on Business and Quill & Quire, among other publications. He has written extensively on amalgamation, education, sprawl and other city issues. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards for his coverage of urban affairs. His first book, Opportunity Knocks: The Truth About Canada's Franchise Industry, was shortlisted for the National Business Book Award. He lives in Toronto.

Tatum Taylor

Tatum Taylor is a writer and heritage specialist at ERA Architects. She holds a master's degree in historic preservation from Columbia University, where she worked on the editorial team for the Future Anterior Journal. She lives in Toronto.

Jane Farrow

Jane Farrow has worked as a CBC broadcaster, City Hall staffer, public facilitator and community animator. She was the first executive director of Jane's Walk and has received numerous community awards from the Toronto Community Foundation.

Stephanie Chambers

Stephanie Chambers is a news researcher at The Globe and Mail and teaches investigative reporting at Humber College.

Chapter Title Contents Contributors Pages Year Price

Preview

In the foreword, Kristyn Wong-Tam recounds her arrival in Toronto from Hong Kong and describes the diversity of the city’s queer community, which is often overshadowed by the predominantly … 2 $0.20

Preview

Social historian Steven Maynard recounts how Jackie Shane, a trans R&B musician who performed in Toronto throughout the 1960s, sparked discussion throughout Toronto. Any discussion of queer … 8 $0.80

Preview

Faith Nolan recalls her experiences as a queer African Canadian woman in Toronto after moving from Nova Scotia with her mother in the 1960’s. 4 $0.40

Preview

Art Zoccole recounts his childhood in an Ojubwe community, before moving to Toronto and helping to establish the Gays and Lesbians of the First Nations in Toronto. 3 $0.30

Preview

Rebecka Sheffield recalls the role that Ellen Degeneres and Anne Heche played in her life and an encounter she had with Heche after moving to Toronto from Saskatoon. 2 $0.20

Preview

Derek McCormack describes how he adopted the identity of Miss General Idea, a character created by the Toronto art collective, and made her real. 2 $0.20

Preview

Karen Chan recounts the eventful week leading up to her twenty third birthday in August, 1998. 3 $0.30

Preview

Elaine Gaber-Katz recalls the electrifying experience of seeing Jackie Shane perform. 2 $0.20

Preview

Kamal Al-Solaylee tells the story of Hanna and Saied, two Syrian refugees who discovered community and acceptance in Toronto’s LGBTQ community after arriving in the city in 2016. 3 $0.30

Preview

Artist Natalie Wood describes the process that went into creating her mural "Kiss and Tell" 1 $0.10

Preview

Shawn Micallef describes how Barbara Hall Park has, at times, served as the town square for Toronto’s queer community. 6 $0.60

Preview

Jane Farrow decribes the queer houses of Toronto, residences that were passed from friend to friend. More than residences, these houses served as gathering places, refuges, and communities. 3 $0.30

Preview

Mark Obaldeston describes how the pressure of new building developments is reshaping and erasing historically queer spaces in Toronto. 3 $0.30

Preview

Tatum Taylor recounts the history of Allan Gardens as a queer space, from a visit by Oscar Wilde in 1882 to the setting of Pride festivites in the 21st century. 4 $0.40

Preview

Allison Bergess recounts the story of The Steps, which were constructed in 1984 and became a victim of gentrification twenty years later. 3 $0.30

Preview

A collection of photos from the 1970’s 2 $0.20

Preview

Michael Ornstein and Tim McCaskell chart the evolution of Toronto’s gay village through the lens of statistics. They consider age, ethnicity, income, and living situation to reveal how the … ; 5 $0.50

Preview

Andrew Gurza decribes how queer spaces are often inaccessible to those with limited mobility. 2 $0.20

Preview

Nicole Naku Tanguay recalls the experience of planning a memorial service for a friend and queer Indigenous writer Beth Brant 3 $0.30

Preview

Rahim Thawer reflects on body image from the treadmill. 2 $0.20

Preview

Stephanie Nolan describes how a casual football game among friends in the park and how it shaped her identiy. 2 $0.20

Preview

Margaret Webb describes how the Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto gave lesbians from disparate backgrounds a space of their own to connect and compete. 4 $0.40

Preview

Looking back to pre-confederation Ontario, this section provides accounts of the scandals and political machinations that ensued when prominent gentlemen were found to be consorting with other men. ; 5 $0.50

Preview

Ed Jackson explores the truth behind the legend of Alexander Wood, a merchant and prominent Torontonian who was embroiled in a sex scandal in the early 1800’s 2 $0.20

Preview

The transcription of police testimony given in court after a series of arrests were made in the Albert Lane in the spring of 1917 3 $0.30

Preview

An excerpt from Of Toronto the Good: a Social Study: The Queen City of Canada as It Is , 1898. 1 $0.10

Preview

Elise Chenier tells the story of the Conitental, Toronto’s longest running lesbian bar. 4 $0.40

Preview

Christine Sismondo tells the story of Toronto’s Halloween drag balls. 3 $0.30

Preview

An account of a visit to a Toronto gay bar by a straight researcher, done as part of an observation study of Toronto bars conducted in the 1950’s. 3 $0.30

Preview

Donald McLeod describes how the first queer representation in the city’s press occurred in the tabloids. 3 $0.30

Preview

A selection of headlines that appeared in Toronto’s tabloids. 3 $0.30

Preview

An excerpt from a tabloid covering the suicide of a man facing charges for indecent behaviour in 1930. 1 $0.10

Preview

Gerald Hannon describes a homophobic prank he witnessed as a closeted young man in Toronto in the 1960s 1 $0.10

Preview

Kate Ziemen attempts to piece together the story of Queenie and Ted, a lesbian couple whose relationship lasted nearly half a century. 2 $0.20

Preview

Cathi Bond recalls a couple of eventful nights in Toronto in the 1970’s 3 $0.30

Preview

An investigation into the case of Everett George Klippert leads Globe and Mail Researcher Stephanie Chambers on a journey through the paper’s coverage of homosexuality through the decades. 3 $0.30

Preview

Jennifer Coffey describes her experience with the drag scene in Toronto in the 1970’s 3 $0.30

Preview

John Forbes remembers the Music Room on Yonge Street, an unliscened club that operated between 1962 and 1966. 2 $0.20

Preview

Ed Jackson recounds the evolution of Hanlan’s point on Toronto Island from queer gathering place to the city’s first oficially designated clothing optional beach. 1 $0.10

Preview

Pat Murphy recalls being harassed and arrested along with three friends on a night out. 3 $0.30

Preview

Gerald Hannon describes how Toronto’s Morality Beaureau used peepholes at the Parkside Tavern to arrest dozens of gay men, and how the author and several other activists met with the … 2 $0.20

Preview

Donald McLeod tells the story of Jim Egan, Toronto’s first publicly gay activist. 4 $0.40

Preview

An excerpt from the Macleans article The Homosexual Next Door 2 $0.20

Preview

Richard Fung describes the experience of being a gay student at the Ontario College of Arts in the 1970s. 3 $0.30

Preview

Susan Cole recalls her experience forming a band in the 1970’s and the power of music to inspire a community. 4 $0.40

Preview

Jane Farrow interview’s musician Carol Pope. They discuss the impact that Pope’s music had on Toronto’s queer community. ; 4 $0.40

Preview

Rupert Raj gives an overview of trans-friendly spaces in Toronto. 4 $0.40

Preview

Jerald Moldenhauer recalls his involvement in the gay rights movement in Toronto in the 1970’s 4 $0.40

Preview

Gerald Hannon provides a brief biography of George Hislop a gay rights advocate and politician. 3 $0.30

Preview

Dennis Findlay recalls his experiences living in a house in Toronto in the 1970’s, centered around the kitchen. 2 $0.20

Preview

Ed Jackson recounts the fallout of the murder of 12 year old Emanuel Jaques in 1977 and the crackdown on the gay community that ensued. 4 $0.40

Preview

Ed Jackson recalls a raid on the Body Politic newspaper by the police’s anti-pornography unit, and the fight for the freedom of the press that ensued. 5 $0.50

Preview

Debbie Douglas tells how a house on Dawson Street became the epicentre for groups of queer black women for decades. 2 $0.20

Preview

Makeda Silvera recalls how she found community and acceptance on Dewson Street 3 $0.30

Preview

A letter written by retired Philip McLeod to his friends describing the massive protests that occurred in Toronto following the police raids on bathhouses in the city. 4 $0.40

Preview

Gillian Rodgerson recounds how Chris Bearchell became the outspoken face of Canadian lesbians in the 1970’s and ’80s 3 $0.30

Preview

Tom Hooper recounts how the Right to Privacy Committee provided legal representation and advocacy for hundreds of men charged in the aftermath of the 1981 bathouse raids. 3 $0.30

Preview

Diana Meridith recalls the experience of livng in a lesbian collective house in downtown Toronto in the 1980s. 3 $0.30

Preview

Former Toronto Mayor John Sewell recalls his experience advocating for the gay community. 3 $0.30

Preview

Kyle Rae recalls advocacy in the face of homophobia in the 1990’s. 3 $0.30

Preview

Three key motions made by the Toronto City council to pave the way towards and end to discrimination against LGBTQ people. 1 $0.10

Preview

Elle Flanders recalls her experiences with censorship while working in a gay bookstore. 4 $0.40

Preview

Sky Gillbert recalls his search for a space for his theatre company. 3 $0.30

Preview

Alec Butler discusses the significance of her play Black Friday and the role queer representation plays in theatre. 4 $0.40

Preview

Rebecka Sheffield recounts the work of David Rysdale in advocating for queer rights in Canada. 3 $0.30

Preview

Chanelle Gallant recounts the events surrounding a police raid on the Pussy Palace in 2000. 4 $0.40

Preview

This essay explores how many queer archives are predominantly white and errase the experiences of queer people of colour. ; ; ; 5 $0.50

Preview

Vince Ha and Mezrt Daulet discuss the struggle faced by those who are queer and Asian to gain visibility and spaces to call their own. ; 2 $0.20

Preview

Anu Radha Verma discusses Queer organizing in Mississauga 3 $0.30

Preview

Stefan Lynch recalls the connections he made and relationships he formed during the AIDS crisis. 3 $0.30

Preview

Yvvette Perrault recalls her experiences working with the AIDS Committee of Toronto. 3 $0.30

Preview

Tim McCaskell recounts his work to get antiparasitic medication approved for treating AIDS sufferers in Toronto. 4 $0.40

Preview

A poem from Michael Lynch’s collection These Waves of Dying Friends 1 $0.10

Preview

Jon Davies discusses the work of Toronto Filmmakers Janis Cole and Holly Dale in the 1970’s. 3 $0.30

Preview

Jane Farrow discusses the KillJoy Kastle, a performance driven art installation in Toronto in the fall of 2013. 2 $0.20

Preview

Alexander McClelland recalls the transgression and celebration of the Toronto Drag scene in the 2000’s. 4 $0.40

Preview

Stories and photos from Toronto’s ballroom subculture, which traces its roots to Harlem in the 1980’s. 3 $0.30

Preview

With a pair of yellow rubber boots and a GPS watch, John Greyscon recounts the drawing of an unconventional portrait. 7 $0.70

Preview

Sharon Fernandez recalls the Rise and Fall of Desh Paresh, a popular cultural festival for Toronto’s LGBTQ community. 4 $0.40

Preview

Michéle Pearson Clarke recalls her experiences at the Red Spot, a vibrant venue. 2 $0.20

Preview

A poem by Karleen Pendleton Jiménez and Janet Romero-leiva on the queer Latina experience in Toronto. ; ; 5 $0.50

Preview

A discussion of the Toronto indie scene, centred around Torontopia, a movement that peaked in the early 2000’s. 3 $0.30

Preview

Keith Cole recalls his experiences as a sex worker in Torontos boystown. 3 $0.30

Preview

A bullet pointed list published by the body politic advising how to deal with being arrested and charged. 1 $0.10

Preview

Jake Garrett discusses the practice of cruising for hookups in Toronto’s parks. 3 $0.30

Preview

Sly Sarkisova discusses the possibilities for sexual exploration that are present in various corners of Toronto. 2 $0.20

Preview

Andrew Zeally relates his experiences in Toronto’s gay bathhouses over the years. 4 $0.40

Preview

Monica Noy recalls how she met her future wife. 1 $0.10

Preview

Fiona MacCool recalls her experiences at Toronto’s female bathhouse parties. 3 $0.30

Preview

Hilary Cook and Karleen Pendleton Jiménez recall the agony and ecstacy of attenting an S&M party. ; ; 4 $0.40

Preview

Matthew Gagné describes the experience of hooking up in Toronto’s contemporary digital landscape. 3 $0.30

Preview

Bob Gallagher recalls his efforts to immigrate to Toronto from the United States. 3 $0.30

Preview

David K. Seitz describes his connection to the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, a protestant church with a primarily LGBT cogregation 4 $0.40

Preview

An account of the events leading up to the legalization and general acceptance of gay marriage in Ontario. 2 $0.20

Preview

Maureen Fitzgerald recalls the events surrounding a mass gay wedding at Toronto’s Casa Loma during Rob Ford’s tenure as mayor. ; 5 $0.50

Preview

A brief timeline of landmark legal decisions and milestones that allowed queer and trans people to claim their sexual identities while maintaining their right to parent. 2 $0.20

Preview

John McCullagh identifies several systemic barriers for aid societies to support LGBTQ youth and how those barriers can be overcome. 3 $0.30

Preview

El-Farouk Khaki recounts the process of establishing a mosque in Toronto. 3 $0.30

Preview

Tim McCaskell provides a history of Pride celebrations In Toronto. 4 $0.40