Geoff Mains was an active member in Vancouvers gay community. He was one of six members who met with officials from the city’s police department in May 1977 to discuss community relations and ongoing arrests. He submitted the brief “Vancouver, Aspirations from a Minority Status” to the Goals for Vancouver Programme held by the Vancouver Planning Commission, on behalf of the organization SEARCH. Mains is known for his book ‘Urban Aboriginals: A Celebration of Leather Sexuality’ (1984) wherein he explored the misunderstood subculture of ‘leathersexuality’ specifically of the gay male leather community.
| Names | Geoff Mains (Main) BE [n77.151] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Geoff Mains on LGLC
Geoff Mains on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1947/05/29 |
| Birth Place | 502 Bad Gateway |
| Death Date | 1989/06/21 |
| Occupations |
Writer
notAfter(1984) http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/glhs/c83b60qk.pdf(http://goo.gl/2j2DZz) Faculty Member of the Forestry Department at UBC. FacultyMember - [1984]http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/glhs/c83b60qk.pdf(http://goo.gl/2j2DZz) JournalistnotAfter(1979/04) https://lglc.ca/event/n78.409 |
| Associated Places |
University of British Columbia (Employee)
- [1984]
http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/glhs/c83b60qk.pdf(http://goo.gl/2j2DZz) |
| Associated Organizations |
Organization: 502 Bad Gateway (Member)
notAfter(1979/10) BCE [n79.295] |
| Associated Periodicals |
502 Bad Gateway (Journalist)
notAfter(1980/03) BCE [n80.69] 502 Bad Gateway (Journalist)notAfter(1979/04) BCE [n78.409] 502 Bad Gateway (Journalist)notAfter(1980) BCE [n79.213] 502 Bad Gateway (Journalist)notAfter(1981/08) BCE [n81.242] |