Ron Dayman – Prosopography

Ron Dayman was a Canadian gay rights activist. He wrote abundantly for the Body Politic, and was a prominent member of Gay Alliance Towards Equality Toronto (GATE), Gays of Ottawa (GO), and Gay Coalition against Repression (CHAR) in Quebec. Dayman was the first secretary of the National Gay Rights Coalition, and was a key figure in the creation of the Canadian Gay Liberation Movement Archives (renamed Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, and then The Arquives) during the 70s.

Names	Ron Dayman (Main) BE [n72.79] R.D. (altName) BE [n81.150]
Related Pages	Ron Dayman on LGLC Ron Dayman on VIAF
Birth Date	1948
Death Date	1991
Occupations	Journalist “In Brief,” Body Politic, no. 70 (1981), p. 12 Volunteer Archivist Archivist 1973/09/01 https://lglc.ca/event/n73.97 Journalist B[“In Brief,” Body Politic, no. 70 (1981), p. 12]
Associated People	Don Brant (BoardMembers) Professional 4/27/1974 Event: April 27 Toronto GATE (Toronto) held […] John Wilson (BoardMembers) Professional 4/27/1974 Event: April 27 Toronto GATE (Toronto) held […] https://lglc.ca/person/CHIL/ (Coactivists) Personal Social 10/15/1974 Event: October 15 Ottawa Ron Dayman […] Denis Leblanc (Coactivists) Personal Social 10/15/1974 Event: October 15 Ottawa Ron Dayman […] Ed Jackson (Coactivists) Personal Social 1974/12 Event: December Toronto The Task Force on […] Greg Spurgeon (Coactivists) Personal Social 7/21/1975 - 9/26/1975 Event: July 21-September 26 Ottawa GO was […] Ian Maclennan (Coactivists) Personal Social 7/21/1975 - 9/26/1975 Event: July 21-September 26 Ottawa GO was […] Michael Lynch (Coactivists) Personal Social 1974/12 Event: December Toronto The Task Force on […] Marie Robertson (Coactivists) Personal Social 7/21/1975 - 9/26/1975 Event: July 21-September 26 Ottawa GO was […] Walter Klinger (Coactivists) Personal Social 5/27/1974 Event: May 27 Toronto Ron Dayman and Walter […] Tom Warner notAfter(1976) Event: September 4â6 Toronto The fourth […]
Associated Organizations	Organization: Canadian Gay Liberation Movement […] (Volunteer) 1973/09 BCE [n73.97] Organization: The ComitÃ© homosexuel […] (President) 1976/10/30 https://lglc.ca/event/n76.199 “Quebec: Five years of the movement,” Body Politic, no. 29 (1976), p. 23 Organization: The ComitÃ© homosexuel […] (Spokesperson) 1977/01/07 “Quebecois Rally to Damien Defence,” Body Politic, no. 29 (1977), p. 15 Organization: Canadian Gay Liberation Movement […] (Founder) 1973 “Diggers,” Body Politic, no. 108 (1984), p. 35 Organization: NGRC/CNDH (Secretary) 1978/01/01 - 1980/06/01 BCDE [n75.107] Organization: Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE […] (Member) “Quebec: Five Years of the Movement,” Body Politic, no. 29, (1976), p. 23 Organization: Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE (Spokesperson) 1974/04/27 BCE [n74.86] Organization: Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE (Member) 1974/05/27 BCE [n74.102] Organization: Gays of Ottawa Gays d'Ottawa GO […] (Member) BE [n74.177] Organization: Gays of Ottawa Gays d'Ottawa GO […] (Member) 1975/07/21 - 1975/09/26 BCDE [n75.130] Organization: Gays of Ottawa Gays d'Ottawa GO […] (Spokesperson) “Press Council Supports Witchhunt,” Body Politic, no. 22 (1976), p. 7 Organization: Task Force on Gay Liberation (Founder) 1974/12/01 BCE [n74.204] Organization: Canadian Gay Liberation Movement […] (Archivist) 1973/09 BCE [n73.97]
Associated Periodicals	The Body Politic (Journalist) 1974 - 1977 BCDE [n71.35], BCDE [n73.110], BCDE [n75.40] The McGill Daily (Journalist) 1975/11/10 BCE [n75.199] GO Info (Writer) 1975/03 - 1975/11 BCDE [n75.25], BCDE [n75.129], BCDE [n75.145], BCDE [n75.180] Le Berdache (Writer) “Our Image,” Body Politic, no. 56 (1979), p. 34