He was a member of Gay Equality Mississauga. He received death threats after organizing a screening of the gay film The Naked Civil Servant in March 1978. The next month, Bodis was fired from his job as purchasing clerk for the City of Toronto. Bodis claimed this was due to his sexuality. On 16 June 1981 he represented the Right To Privacy Committee with Bob Gallagher (#BGAL) before the Metropolitan Toronto Board of Police Commissioners. They made a presentation about police persecution of the gay community, made recommendations, and asked for a concrete response. When asked if he would respond to the recommendations, Police Chief Jack Ackroyd made a “no comment” and the meeting ended.
| Names | John Bodis (Main) BE [n78.133] John S. Bodis (altName) BE [n78.49] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | John Bodis on LGLC |
| Identities |
Gay
BG [n78.167] |
| Occupations |
Journalist
1975/12/19 - 1976/01/02 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.216 notAfter(1978/04/03) https://lglc.ca/event/n78.167 |
| Associated People |
Bob Gallagher
|
| Associated Organizations |
Organization: Gay Equality Mississauga (Secretary)
notAfter(1978/03/14) BCE [n78.133] Organization: Gay Equality Mississauga (President)notAfter(1978/04/03) BCE [n78.167] https://lglc.ca/organization/RTPC/ (Representative)notAfter(1981/06/18) BCE [n81.241] Organization: Gay Community Choir (Representative)notAfter(1981/12/11) BCE [n81.416] |
| Associated Periodicals |
Metro Community News (Journalist)
1975/12/19 - 1976/01/02 BCE [n75.216], D [n75.28] Metro Community News (Journalist)notAfter(1975/02/07) BCE [n75.28] |