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  • Ladybug
  • Jessica Fostekew: Wench
  • Qaid: No Wayyy Out
  • Cris Miró (Ella)
  • Happy Greetings
  • Lethal Love Affair
  • Love - am Ende zählst du
  • Luciano
  • Silent Sparks
  • Surf on, Europe!
  • Off Shoot
  • All We Ever Wanted
  • Carbon & Water
  • Birth of the Death of God (The)
  • Boy in a Dress: A Documentary
  • Mud Key
  • Herejes (Los)
  • Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
  • Cara Connors: Straight for Pay
  • Cupido confuso
  • Diamonds
  • Dreams
  • Edipo esclavo
  • French Girl
  • I Have to Die Every Night
  • Love Kills
  • My Summer with Irene
  • For Boys
  • Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities
  • Family Album
  • Another Summer Holiday
  • Boy with Pink Trousers (The)
  • Clear Nights
  • Cranko
  • Eric
  • Mr. Sleepy
  • Prodigy (The)
  • Pink Lady
  • I Am Not Big Bird
  • Life and Death of Lily Savage (The)

Track Two

Country: Canada, Language: English, 88 mins

  • Director: Harry Sutherland
  • Producer: Gord Keith; Harry Sutherland

CGiii Comment

A fantastic example of how gay history is skewed...and, hi-jacked.

This is about bath-houses...an exclusive domain of gay men...yet, the first person to talk in this film is a lesbian 'spokeperson'...

It also serves as a reminder...of how offensive the word 'queer' is (and will always be)...who 'reclaimed' this word?!? Was feminism not enough?

Lesbians never experienced the same hate and criminality as gay men did/do...they were not called 'queer' in the schoolyards.

The younger generation should watch this - those that identify as 'queer' because they were told to by those who were never called 'queer'....

Angry...you bet.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Documentary on the growth of Toronto's gay community including positive developments as well as the infamous 'Operation Soap' where the Toronto Police raided gay bath houses, and the subsequent protests.

Cast & Characters

John Bart;
Christine Bearchall;
Arnold Bruner;
Gerald Hannon;
Brent Hawkes;
George Hislop;
Susan Huycke as Narrator;
Ken Popert;
John Sewell