Peter Maloney was a prominent gay rights activist/lobbyist, lawyer, and businessman. In 1971 he ran as the Liberal candidate in Ontario’s St. George riding but lost, and in 1972 he lost a bid to become a school trustee in Ward 6 of the Toronto Board of Education. He was a shareholder and manager of The Club Baths in Toronto in 1973, which was the first modern, gay-operated bathhouse in Canada. It was affiliated with the American Club Baths chain, which eventually spread to other Canadian cities. In 1976 the Club Baths of Ottawa was raided, and in 1977 Maloney was found guilty of keeping a common bawdy house for his affiliations with the batthouse. He was one of several men charged after the February 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids, but all charges were later dropped.
| Names | Peter Maloney (Main) BE [n72.28] |
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| Related Pages | Peter Maloney on LGLC |
| Birth Date | 1945 |
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| Identities |
Gay
BG [n72.28] |
| Occupations |
Economist
1968 Journalist 1972 https://lglc.ca/event/n72.28 “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Lawyer“Gay activist runs against NDP,” Body Politic, no. 120 (1985), p. 17 Bar Manager (#TCB) FoodAndBeveragehttps://lglc.ca/event/n74.183 Bar Owner (#BBH) FoodAndBeveragehttps://lglc.ca/event/n74.183 Candidate, Liberal Politician1971/10/21 https://lglc.ca/event/n71.87 “Maloney: Coming out of politics,” Body Politic, no. 3 (1972), p. 7 Publisher1975/09/24 - 1976/01 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.152 Candidate, Liberal, St.George riding Politician1971 |
| Charges |
Keeping a common bawdy-house “A Defensible Fund?,” Body Politic, no. 32 (1977), p. 2 Conspiring to possess funds obtained by crime 1981/04 “Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 Conspiring to distribute or circulate obscene materials 1981/04 “Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 Conspiring to sell obscene materials 1981/04 “Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 Keeping a common bawdy-house Probation Conditional discharge requiring him to withdraw his involvement in the Club Baths, probation for a year - 1977 “Student may article despite raid charge,” Body Politic, no. 58 (1979), p. 12 Conspiring to possess funds obtained by crime Dropped 1981/04/22 - 1984 ABCEF [n81.154], DG [n81.417] |
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| Associated Places |
The Club Baths (Founder)
“A defensible fund?” Body Politic, no. 82 (1977), p. 2 The Barracks (Owner)1974/10 ABCEFG [n74.183] The Club Baths (Director) - 1977“Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 The Club Baths (Founder)BEFGH[“A defensible fund?” Body Politic, no. 82 (1977), p. 2] The Club Baths (Director) - 1977BDEFGH[“Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11] |
| Associated Organizations |
(Treasurer)
“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Member)1971/10/21 BCE [n71.87] (Board Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Board Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Founder)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Board Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Board Member)“Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Organizer)1980/02 BCE [n80.49] (Executive)notBefore(1980/09) BCE [n80.201] |
| Associated Periodicals |
(Publisher)
1975 “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto (Interviewee)1975/07/18 BCE [n73.99] (Journalist)1972 BCE [n72.28] ()1975/08/15 BCE [n73.99] (Journalist)notAfter(1980/01) BCE [n79.384] (Journalist)notAfter(1980/03) BCE [n79.298] |