David Scott-Atkinson was a major in the British Army in WW2 who later wrote homophobic columns in The Mississauga News. On Oct. 14,1976 he interviewed Harvey Hamburg of Toronto Area Gays on CITY-TV’s program “Free For All.” During the interview he said “I don’t see anything gay about being a fag, a fairy, a poof, or a queer” and “ if somebody gassed your lot, I wouldn’t pause to eat for a second.” These comments immediately resulted in a flood of complaints, and CITY-TV decided to not rebroadcast the segment.
| Names | David Scott-Atkinson (Main) BE [n76.194] |
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| Related Pages | David Scott-Atkinson on LGLC
David Scott-Atkinson on VIAF |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/MIS/ |
| Identities |
British
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| Occupations |
Public Relations Executive
Communications
https://lglc.ca/event/n76.194 Writerhttps://lglc.ca/event/n76.194 |
| Associated People |
Harvey Hamburg
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| Associated Periodicals |
https://lglc.ca/periodical/[p301]/ (Journalist)
1976/10/14 BCE [n76.194] |