Michael Lynch was an English professor at the University of Toronto and an important figure in Canada’s gay liberation movement. He was an early member of Gay Alliance toward Equality (GATE) Toronto, and an organizing member of the Gay Academic Union (GAU) at the University of Toronto. In 1974 he co-taught a course about the gay experience at the University of Toronto, and he often took part in discussions and talks that promoted gay rights.
| Names |
Michael Lynch (Main)
BE [n73.27] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | https://lglc.ca/person/MLYN/
https://viaf.org/viaf/18759755/ |
| Birth Date | 1944/08/20 |
| Birth Place | https://lglc.ca/place/HARN/ |
| Death Date | 1991/07/09 |
| Activist | [Yes - Pro] |
| Identities |
Gay
1973 BCG [ISBN:9781280114342] AmericanBG [ISBN:9781280114342] CanadianBG [ISBN:9781280114342] |
| Occupations |
Editor
1976 - 1978 ISBN:9781280114342 Journalist1978 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.28 Poet1989 ISBN:9781280114342 Professor HigherEducation1974/09 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.161 |
| Associated People |
https://lglc.ca/person/TWAR/
(Coactivists) Personal Social 2/14/1973 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.27 https://lglc.ca/person/BLEW/(Lovers) Personal Romantic ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/person/GJONE/(Spouses) Personal Romantic ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/person/DBER/Professional 1974/09 - 1974/11 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.161 https://lglc.ca/person/GBAU/Professional 1974/09 - 1974/11 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.161 https://lglc.ca/person/JLEE/Professional 1974/09 - 1974/11 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.161 https://lglc.ca/person/PGRO/Professional 1974/09 - 1974/11 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.161 https://lglc.ca/person/JQUI/(Coactivists) Personal Social 1975/05 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.146 https://lglc.ca/person/BLEW/({Writer}) Professional Legal 1977/09 https://lglc.ca/event/n77.228 |
| Associated Places |
Toronto Aids Memorial (Organizer)
1988 ISBN:9781280114342 University of Toronto (Employee)1974/09 ABCEFGH [n74.161], B [n78.343] |
| Associated Organizations |
https://lglc.ca/organization/AAN/ (Founder)
1988 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/AIDSCT/ (Founder)1983 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/AIDSCT/ (Chairperson)1984 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/CDJD/ (Member)1977 - 1979 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/CC519/ (Chairperson)1977/06/11 “National: Phillips resigns, Demien defence continues,” Body Politic, no. 29 (1977), p. 4 https://lglc.ca/organization/GATET/ (Founder)http://www.projectremember.ca/DisplayPerson.aspx?o_id=47(http://goo.gl/8iVrj3) https://lglc.ca/organization/GATET/ (Member)1973/02/14 - 1976 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.27 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/GATET/ (Member - Administrative Committee)1973/11/03 - 1976 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.121 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/GAUT/ (Member - Organizing Committee)1975/05 - 1977 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.146 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/GFT/ (Member)1978 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/organization/TFGL/ (Founder)1974/12/01 BCE [n74.204] https://lglc.ca/organization/TCLGS/ (Founder)1988 - 1989 ISBN:9781280114342 |
| Associated Periodicals |
https://lglc.ca/periodical/p10/ (Editor)
1976 - 1978 ISBN:9781280114342 https://lglc.ca/periodical/p10/ (Journalist)1973 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.28 ISBN:9781280114342 |