Brent Hawkes was elected pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto in 1978. He led and took part in a number of demonstrations throughout the liberation movement, often protesting police harassment of the gay community. For example, he went on a hunger strike to demand an inquiry after the Toronto Bathhouse raids in 1981. He also met with police officials to speak on behalf of the gay community, such as with Toronto Police Chief Jack Ackroyd in December 1981.
| Names | Brent Hawkes (Main) BE [n77.55] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Brent Hawkes on LGLC
Brent Hawkes on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1950 |
| Birth Place | New Brunswick |
| Identities |
Gay
BF [“Senior Pastor, Rev. Jeff Rock,” Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, n.d., https://www.mcctoronto.com/who-we-are/our-senior-pastor/] CanadianBG [“Senior Pastor, Rev. Jeff Rock,” Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, n.d., https://www.mcctoronto.com/who-we-are/our-senior-pastor/] |
| Occupations |
Reverend
Ecclesiastical
1977 - 1978/02 https://lglc.ca/event/n77.41 |
| Orders of Merit | Order of Canada (2007-05-03) |
| Associated People |
https://lglc.ca/person/JSPR/
Del Mansell
George Hislop
|
| Associated Organizations |
Organization: Metropolitan Community Church (Member)
1977 - 1978 BCD [n77.41] https://lglc.ca/organization/RTPC/ (Chairperson)1978/12/22 BCE [n78.409] Organization: Gay Community Choir (Representative)notAfter(1981/12/11) BCE [n81.416] |
| Associated Periodicals |
Metro Community News (Journalist)
1977/03/04 BCE [n77.55] |