Heather Beyer – Prosopography

Heather Beyer was a member of the Brunswick Four. In 1974 the group formed after Beyer and three other women were ejected from Toronto’s Brunswick House Tavern. They were arrested and charged with creating a disturbance and obstructing the police, though Beyer was acquitted of the charge of causing a disturbance. Beyer was also part of a group of women who tried to open Clementyne’s, a café for women, in Toronto in 1974; however, zoning by-laws prevented it from opening.

Names	Heather Elizabeth Nelson (altName) BE [Ariel Levy, “Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road,” The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation] Heather Beyer (altName) BE [Ariel Levy, “Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road,” The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation] Heather Elizabeth (altName) BE [Ariel Levy, “Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road,” The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation] Lamar Van Dyke (Main) BE [Ariel Levy, “Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road,” The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation]
Related Pages	Heather Beyer on LGLC Heather Beyer on VIAF
Birth Date	1947
Birth Place	Buffalo
Identities	Lesbian BG [n74.188]
Charges	Toronto Disturbing the peace Created a disturbance Acquittal 1974/01/05 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.15 https://lglc.ca/event/n71.104 “Brunswick 4” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Toronto Contempt of court Fine $25 fine 1974/11/01 ABCEFG [n74.189] Toronto Obstructing the police Acquittal 1974/01/05 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.15 https://lglc.ca/event/n71.104 “Brunswick 4” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto
Associated People	Stephen Brown (Spouses) Personal Romantic Ariel Levy, "Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road," The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation https://lglc.ca/person/BBEY/ (Spouses) Personal Romantic 1972 Ariel Levy, "Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road," The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation https://lglc.ca/person/JDYK/ (Girlfriends) Personal Social 1978 Ariel Levy, "Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road," The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation https://lglc.ca/person/ASPAL/ (Friends) Personal Social 1977 Ariel Levy, "Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road," The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation https://lglc.ca/person/CHFOX/ (Girlfriends) Personal Social - 1977 Ariel Levy, "Lesbian Nation: When gay women took to the road," The New Yorker, 2 March 2009, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/lesbian-nation Chris Lawrence (Coworkers) Professional Occupational 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Eve Zaremba (Coworkers) Professional Occupational 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Aaron Devor (Coworkers) Professional Occupational 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Chris Lawrence 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Eve Zaremba 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Aaron Devor 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Patricia Murphy 1974/11 Event: November Toronto A group of lesbians […] Judy LaMarsh ({Client}) Professional Legal 4/4/1974 Event: March 4 Toronto Judy LaMarsh […]
Associated Organizations	Organization: Brunswick Four (Member) 1974/01/05 BCE [n74.15]