He was a chairperson of the Privacy Defence Committee of Edmonton, and involved in the defence of the men charged as found-ins in the 30 May 1981 police raid on the Pisces Health Spa (#PSPA). He was found guilty of being a found-in there himself on 4 November 1981, and fined $250 on 16 November. He became an involved gay activist after this. He served on Edmonton’s city council as the first openly gay man elected to public office in Alberta.
Names | Michael Phair (Main) BE [n81.382] |
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Related Pages | Michael Phair on LGLC |
Occupations |
City Councillor, Edmonton
Politician
1992 - 2007 https://lglc.ca/event/n81.382 |
Associated Organizations |
Organization: Privacy Defence Committee of […] (Chairperson)
notAfter(1981/11/04) BCE [n81.201] |
Associated Periodicals |
https://lglc.ca/periodical/p740/ (Writer)
notAfter(1983/02) BCE [n81.201] |