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Bruce Somers

Bruce Somers was a Vancouver interior decorator and an active member of the gay community. He was interviewed about his experiences by Gary Kinsman in 1986. He was the first President of ASK, Canada’s first ever homophile society, but he resigned when moving from Vancouver to Ottawa. Somers also helped found the Canadian Council on Religion and the Homosexual in 1965.

Names Bruce Somers (Main) BE [n64.16]
Related Pages Bruce Somers on LGLC
Occupations InteriorDecorator
notAfter(1964)

https://lglc.ca/event/n64.16

Associated People

Douglas Sanders
(Coactivists)
Personal
Social
[1986/10]
Event: April Vancouver The Association for […]

Gary Kinsman
({subjectInterview})
Professional
Occupational
[1986/10]
Event: April Ottawa Member of Parliament […]

Robert Champagne
({subjectInterview})
Professional
Occupational
[1986/10]
Event: April Vancouver The Association for […]

Associated Organizations Organization: Association for Social Knowledge ASK (President)
1964/04 - 1964/07

BCE [n64.16], D [n64.29]