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] |
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Related Pages | Michael Lynch on LGLC
Michael Lynch on VIAF |
Birth Date | 1944/08/20 |
Birth Place | Harnett County |
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 |
Tom Warner
Bill Lewis
https://lglc.ca/person/GJONE/
David Berger
Gregory Baum
John Lee
Phyllis Grosskurth
Jim Quixley
Bill Lewis
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Associated Places |
Toronto Aids Memorial (Organizer)
1988 ISBN:9781280114342 University of Toronto (Employee)1974/09 ABCEFGH [n74.161], B [n78.343] |
Associated Organizations |
Organization: AIDS Action Now! (Founder)
1988 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: AIDS Committee of Toronto (Founder)1983 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: AIDS Committee of Toronto (Chairperson)1984 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Committee to Defend John Damien (Member)1977 - 1979 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Church Street Community Centre Board (Chairperson)1977/06/11 “National: Phillips resigns, Demien defence continues,” Body Politic, no. 29 (1977), p. 4 Organization: Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE (Founder)http://www.projectremember.ca/DisplayPerson.aspx?o_id=47(http://goo.gl/8iVrj3) Organization: Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE (Member)1973/02/14 - 1976 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.27 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE (Member - Administrative Committee)1973/11/03 - 1976 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.121 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Gay Academic Union University of Toronto (Member - Organizing Committee)1975/05 - 1977 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.146 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Gay Fathers of Toronto (Member)1978 ISBN:9781280114342 Organization: Task Force on Gay Liberation (Founder)1974/12/01 BCE [n74.204] Organization: Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay […] (Founder)1988 - 1989 ISBN:9781280114342 |
Associated Periodicals |
The Body Politic (Editor)
1976 - 1978 ISBN:9781280114342 The Body Politic (Journalist)1973 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.28 ISBN:9781280114342 |