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The magazine was first published on November 1, 1971 by an informal collective, operating out of the home of [[Glad Day Bookshop]] owner Jearld Moldenhauer.<ref name="xtra">[http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Glad_Day_now_oldest_gay_bookstore-6250.aspx "Glad Day now oldest gay bookstore"], ''[[Xtra!]]'', February 6, 2009.</ref> The collective was incorporated as [[Pink Triangle Press]] in 1975. |
The magazine was first published on November 1, 1971 by an informal collective, operating out of the home of [[Glad Day Bookshop]] owner Jearld Moldenhauer.<ref name="xtra">[http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Glad_Day_now_oldest_gay_bookstore-6250.aspx "Glad Day now oldest gay bookstore"], ''[[Xtra!]]'', February 6, 2009.</ref> The collective was incorporated as [[Pink Triangle Press]] in 1975. |
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Writers associated with the magazine included [[Gerald Hannon]], [[Stan Persky]], [[John Greyson]], [[David Rayside]] [[Sue Golding]]and [[Gary Kinsman]]. |
Writers associated with the magazine included [[Gerald Hannon]], [[Stan Persky]], [[John Greyson]], [[David Rayside]] [[Sue Golding]] and [[Gary Kinsman]]. |
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''The Body Politic'' was sometimes controversial. It was charged with publishing obscene material twice, in 1977 for Hannon's article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men", and in 1982 for "Lust with a Very Proper Stranger", an article on [[fisting]]. The magazine was acquitted in both trials. Materials seized by police in the Hannon trial were not returned to the magazine until 1985. |
''The Body Politic'' was sometimes controversial. It was charged with publishing obscene material twice, in 1977 for Hannon's article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men", and in 1982 for "Lust with a Very Proper Stranger", an article on [[fisting]]. The magazine was acquitted in both trials. Materials seized by police in the Hannon trial were not returned to the magazine until 1985. |
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Revision as of 11:10, 7 January 2010
The Body Politic was a Canadian monthly magazine, which was published from 1971 to 1987. It was one of Canada's first significant gay publications, and played a prominent role in the development of the LGBT community in Canada.
History
The magazine was first published on November 1, 1971 by an informal collective, operating out of the home of Glad Day Bookshop owner Jearld Moldenhauer.[1] The collective was incorporated as Pink Triangle Press in 1975.
Writers associated with the magazine included Gerald Hannon, Stan Persky, John Greyson, David Rayside Sue Golding and Gary Kinsman.
The Body Politic was sometimes controversial. It was charged with publishing obscene material twice, in 1977 for Hannon's article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men", and in 1982 for "Lust with a Very Proper Stranger", an article on fisting. The magazine was acquitted in both trials. Materials seized by police in the Hannon trial were not returned to the magazine until 1985.
The magazine ceased publication in 1987, following PTP's launch of the tabloid Xtra! in 1984. In 2008, it was ranked as the 17th most influential magazine in Canadian publishing history by Masthead, the trade magazine of the Canadian magazine publishing industry.[2]
The magazine also created the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in 1973.
References
- ^ "Glad Day now oldest gay bookstore", Xtra!, February 6, 2009.
- ^ Masthead
External links
- Detailed book on the history of The Body Politic (online book)
- The Body Politic at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
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