Peter Maloney – Prosopography

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]
Related Pages	Peter Maloney on LGLC
Birth Date	1945
Birth Place	Toronto
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) FoodAndBeverage https://lglc.ca/event/n74.183 Bar Owner (#BBH) FoodAndBeverage https://lglc.ca/event/n74.183 Candidate, Liberal Politician 1971/10/21 https://lglc.ca/event/n71.87 “Maloney: Coming out of politics,” Body Politic, no. 3 (1972), p. 7 Publisher 1975/09/24 - 1976/01 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.152 Candidate, Liberal, St.George riding Politician 1971
Charges	Toronto Keeping a common bawdy-house “A Defensible Fund?,” Body Politic, no. 32 (1977), p. 2 Toronto Conspiring to possess funds obtained by crime 1981/04 “Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 Toronto Conspiring to distribute or circulate obscene materials 1981/04 “Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 Toronto Conspiring to sell obscene materials 1981/04 “Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11 Ottawa 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 Toronto Conspiring to possess funds obtained by crime Dropped 1981/04/22 - 1984 ABCEF [n81.154], DG [n81.417]
Associated People	Mary Axten (Coworkers) Professional Occupational 9/24/1975 - 1976/01 Event: September 24 Toronto The first issue […] Nails ({subjectInterview}) Professional Occupational 7/18/1975 Event: September Toronto The Club Baths […] Ken Waxman ({subjectInterview}) Professional Occupational [1976/09] Event: September Toronto Ken Waxman's […] Bernard Ryan ({Defendant}) Professional Legal - 11/30/1977 Event: November 30 Ottawa Provincial Court […]
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) - 1977 BDEFGH[“Operation Soap: Who Were the Conspirators?,” Body Politic, no. 107 (1984), p. 11]
Associated Organizations	Organization: Church Street Community Centre Board (Treasurer) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: AIDS Sub-committee, City of Toronto […] (Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: City of Toronto Equal Opportunity […] (Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: Liberal Party of Canada (Member) 1971/10/21 BCE [n71.87] Organization: Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project (Board Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast […] (Board Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto https://lglc.ca/organization/RTPC/ (Founder) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: Toronto Chinese Community Services […] (Board Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: Toronto's Mayor's Committee on […] (Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: Urban Alliance on Race Relations (Board Member) “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Organization: Gay and Lesbian Liberals (Organizer) 1980/02 BCE [n80.49] Organization: Canadian Association of Lesbians and […] (Executive) notBefore(1980/09) BCE [n80.201]
Associated Periodicals	Esprit (Publisher) 1975 “Peter Maloney” vertical file, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto Metro Community News (Interviewee) 1975/07/18 BCE [n73.99] The Body Politic (Journalist) 1972 BCE [n72.28] Metro Community News () 1975/08/15 BCE [n73.99] Our Toronto (Journalist) notAfter(1980/01) BCE [n79.384] RTPC / TBP Newsbreak (Journalist) notAfter(1980/03) BCE [n79.298]