Gerald Hannon – Prosopography

Gerald Hannon is a journalist who wrote for The Body Politic and is an important figure in Canadas gay liberation movement. In 1977 his article ‘Men Loving Boys Loving Men’ garnered media attention and an obscenity charge, for which he was later acquitted. In 1978, he was one of three people charged with distributing indecent material because of his involvement with Pink Triangle Press, publisher of the Body Politic. All three were acquitted. Hannon was one of the first six directors of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.

Names	Gerald Hannon (Main) BE [n76.156]
Related Pages	Gerald Hannon on LGLC Gerald Hannon on VIAF
Birth Date	1944/07/10
Birth Place	New Brunswick
Identities	Gay Canadian BG [ISBN:9781280114342]
Occupations	Columnist [1974/09] https://lglc.ca/event/n74.153 Journalist [1975] - [1989] https://lglc.ca/event/n75.11 https://lglc.ca/event/n69.21 Reporter 1973/05/04 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.58 SexWorker [1986] - 2011 http://dailyxtra.com/toronto/news/gerald-hannon-retires-from-sex-work-4529(http://goo.gl/7EIVlB) ISBN:9781280114342 http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/news-and-ideas/news/gerald-hannon-celebrates-25-years-in-the-sex-trade-4513(http://goo.gl/2SR5lB) Part-time Wedding Photographer Photographer “Our Image Contributors,” Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 32
Charges	Toronto Distribution of obscene materials Distribution of obscene materials against the press, distributing immoral or indecent or scurrilous material Acquittal 1978/01/05 - 1979/02/14 http://www.clga.ca/Material/Records/docs/hannon/ox/chronos.htm(http://goo.gl/oHBEIp) Toronto Distribution of obscene materials Distributing immoral indecent or scurrilous material Acquittal - 1982/06/03 ABDEFG [n81.424]
Associated People	Ken Popert (Coworkers) Professional Occupational Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Merv Walker (Coworkers) Professional Occupational Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press George Hislop (Friends) Personal Social Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Jean LeDerff (Coauthors) Professional Occupational 1974 Event: May 15-June 30 Toronto Michel […] Chris Bearchell (Coworkers) Professional Occupational Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Ed Jackson (Codirectors) Professional Occupational notAfter(1980/03/13) Event: March 13 Toronto The CGA was […] Rick Bebout (Coworkers) Professional Occupational Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Ed Jackson (Friends) Personal Social 1968 Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Jane Rule (Friends) Personal Social Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Merv Walker (Cohabitants) Personal Social Page Not Found - Pink Triangle Press Kirk Makin ({subjectInterview}) Professional Occupational 1/26/1977 Event: December 30 Toronto Five members of […] Sue Vohanka ({subjectInterview}) Professional Occupational 1/26/1977 Event: December 30 Toronto Five members of […] Ed Jackson (Codirectors) Professional Occupational notAfter(1980/03/13) BCDF [n80.101] A.E. (Ted) Millward (Codirectors) Professional Occupational notAfter(1980/03/13) Event: March 13 Toronto The CGA was […] Bills Loos (Cowriters) Professional Occupational notAfter(1981) Event: February 5 Toronto Almost 200 police […] Judge Harris ({Defendant}) Professional Legal 1/2/1979 - 2/14/1979 https://lglc.ca/event/n79.27 https://lglc.ca/event/n79.57
Associated Organizations	Organization: Community Homophile Association of […] (Member) ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Toronto Gay Action TGA (Member) ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Chicago Gay Alliance (Director) 1980/03/13 BCE [n80.101]
Associated Periodicals	Canadian Art (Journalist) 1987 ISBN:9781280114342 The Body Politic (Journalist) 1972/07 - 1982 BDE [n69.20], C [n72.73] Chatelaine (Journalist) 1987 ISBN:9781280114342 Toronto Life (Journalist) 1987 ISBN:9781280114342 Xtra! Toronto's Gay and Lesbian Biweekly (Journalist) 1989 BCE [n69.21] The Globe and Mail, The Globe Magazine (LetterWriter) 1972/08/26 BCE [n72.73] The Body Politic (Coordinator) “…NDP Caucus,” Body Politic, no. 8 (1973), p. 20