He founded the Positive Parents of Ontario group, a right-wing lobby organization that formed to block the creation of a liaison committee between the Toronto Board of Education and the local Toronto gay community. In July 1981 the group launched a smear campaign against Toronto Ward One alderman David White (#DWHIT), who supported gay protesters who marched on police headquarters. On 26 September of that year, a protest of more than 100 people gathered outside of a jewellery store operated by Newton. On 3 November Newton he publicly opposed the Bruner Report before the Neighbourhoods Committee, a standing committee of Toronto City Council. On 27 November he held a press conference to make allegations against an unnamed gay activist. He also appeared on a Hamilton TV talk show in 1983 and said that “The University of Toronto is a well-known mecca for homosexuals.”
| Names |
Stu Newton (Main)
BE [n81.403]
Stew Newton (altName)
BE [Ann Silversides, “AIDS Activist: Michael Lynch and the Politics of Community,” Between The Lines, Toronto (2003), p. 25] Stan Newton (altName)BE [Roger Spalding, “‘Hate Sheets’ Fail to Defeat Candidates,” Body Politic, no. 75 (1981), p. 9] |
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| Related Pages | Stu Newton on LGLC |
| Activist | Yes - Anti |
| Occupations |
[Jewellery Store Manager]
Retail
notAfter(1981/09/26) https://lglc.ca/event/n81.334 |
| Associated Organizations |
Organization: Positive Parents of Ontario (Founder)
1980/09 BCE [n80.257] |