Bill Lewis was a gay activist and microbiologist. In 1977, Lewis was recognized by Manitoba Gay Conference for his long and untiring career as a gay activist and for his efforts to further gay liberation in the province. When the New York Times published an article entitled “Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals” on July 3, 1981, Lewis wrote an article with Randy Coates for the Body Politic entitled “Moral Lessons; Fatal Cancer” that dismissed the Times article as biased and riddled with errors. The Times article was actually the first mainstream newspaper publication to address what would grow to become the AIDS pandemic.
| Names | Bill Lewis (Main) BE [n72.25] |
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| Related Pages | Bill Lewis on LGLC |
| Birth Date | 1950 |
| Death Date | 1987/09/17 |
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Gay
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Journalist
1973/04 - 1975 https://lglc.ca/event/n72.25 http://www.projectremember.ca/DisplayPerson.aspx?o_id=40(http://goo.gl/Jp9gF5) Professor of Surgery and Microbiology at University of Toronto HigherEducation“Moral Lesson; Fatal Cancer,” Body Politic, no. 77 (1981), p. 43 |
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University of Toronto (Employee)
“Moral Lesson; Fatal Cancer,” Body Politic, no. 77 (1981), p. 43 |
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Organization: 502 Bad Gateway (Founder)
http://www.projectremember.ca/DisplayPerson.aspx?o_id=40(http://goo.gl/Jp9gF5) Organization: 502 Bad Gateway (Founder)http://www.projectremember.ca/DisplayPerson.aspx?o_id=40(http://goo.gl/Jp9gF5) Organization: 502 Bad Gateway (Member)“Bill Lewis: The Shy and Stubborn Activist,” Body Politic, no. 36 (1977), p. 22 Organization: 502 Bad Gateway (Spokesperson)BE[“Forcing the Issue,” Body Politic, no. 17 (1975), |
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