Perceptions: GAY BASHING

This heading is employed because it is the term commonly used within the gay/lesbian community to denote a certain form of assault.

See also geographical subdivisions of this heading, below.

See also CRIME; HOMOPHOBIA; DISCRIMINATION; INTOLERANCE; MURDER.

See also GAY COUPLES; LESBIAN COUPLES for abuse within relationships.

Gay bashing [with particular emphasis on Vancouver; reference also to a U.S. National Institute of Justice study].
P40 (April 13, 1988): 31 (22cm.)

Dealing with violence [from Dealing with Violence: A Guide for Gay and Lesbian People, by National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; edited by Kevin Berrill].
P51 (v7n6)(Aug. 23, 1989): 5-6 (104cm.)

It's bashing time [advice on how to protect yourself, and what to do if you are assaulted; diagram of body's vulnerable points].
P72 (v10n3)(April 29, 1992): 5 (54cm.)

It's bashing time [article of tips for self-protection; with body diagram]. By Gens Hellquist.
P104 (v14n3)(April 24, 1996)[dated April 26 on contents page]: 8 (67cm.)

Men bashing men [including much about the author's personal experiences]. By Garnet Woloschuk.
P113 (v15n4)(June 4, 1997): 8-9 (56cm.)

Editorial [concerning gay bashers, who come out in spring and summer; protecting oneself and getting help if one is assaulted].
P128 (v17n3)(April 21, 1999): 3 (16cm.)

The Queer Project [an exhibit titled "The Queer Project" will open at St. Thomas Wesley United Church on October 22, 1999; exhibit refused for display at Saskatoon City Hall and at Saskatoon police station; displays will be at various sites throughout Saskatoon; exhibit of works by Peterborough, Ontario native, Spencer J. Harrison, on "subject of gay-bashing and the violence that queer people live with on a constant basis"; has over past four years been mounted in eight other cities; etc.].
P131 (v17n6)(Sept. 15, 1999): 10 (44cm.)

Bullied teens at risk [recent study "cited in the May 2002 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health" says gay teens bullied and harassed at school more likely to take risks with sexual health; data from the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey of 14- to 17-year-olds in Vermont and Massachusetts in 1995; other details].
P153 (v20n4)(June 5, 2002): 28 (21cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ALBERTA -- CALGARY

Cops nab bashers [teens plotting to pose as hustlers overheard by cop; later caught].
P61 (v8n8)(Nov. 21, 1990): 10 (13cm.)

Police liaison [Calgary Gay & Lesbian Communities Police Liaison Committee plans town hall meeting on Jan. 12, 2000; to be addressed by police chief, Christine Silverberg, and Doug Jones of Hate and Bias Crimes Unit; process has also been negotiated for reporting hate and bias crimes against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered].
P133 (v17n8)(Dec. 8, 1999): 19 (15cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ALBERTA -- EDMONTON

Anti-bashing posters [newsnote that Edmonton Police Services has mounted campaign against gay bashing; city buses carrying posters with logo of Police Services and message, "Being gay is not a crime. Gay bashing is"; comments of Supt. Keith Duggan of police department's gay/lesbian liaison committee].
P131 (v17n6)(Sept. 15, 1999): 14 (9cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ALBERTA -- MEDICINE HAT

A bit easier...for some [account of assault of 18-year-old gay man, Jeremy Crittenden, in Medicine Hat, Alberta; comments about attitudes towards gays in the city].
P139 (v18n6)(Sept. 13, 2000): 10 (18cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ALBERTA -- RED DEER

Speaking out [a 17-year-old gay youth is speaking out against gay bashing after being brutally assaulted while walking with friends on a downtown Red Deer, Alberta street this summer; details; also reference to "inflammatory anti-gay statements" in letter to local paper by a fundamentalist pastor, Stephen Boisson].
P156 (v20n7)(Oct. 23, 2002): 10 (26cm.)

GAY BASHING -- BRITISH COLUMBIA

Hate crimes unit formed [through British Columbia Attorney-General's office; ten police officers and various bureaucrats; will focus on "traditional" activity, such as hate literature dissemination and "hate-related activity such as gaybashing"].
P111 (v15n2)(March 12, 1997): 23 (14cm.)

GAY BASHING -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- OSOYOOS

Sue the bastards [newsnote that two gay men, victims of vicious homophobic attack, won civil case against their bashers; B.C. Supreme Court Justice Warren Wilson ordered Anton Svedruzic, David Troung, and John Troung to pay victims $83,500; assault occurred five years ago].
P142 (v19n1)(Jan. 31, 2001): 27 (10cm.)

GAY BASHING -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- SLOCAN

Terror in B.C. [Michael Cassidy and lover "subjects of a brutal campaign of terror on their goat farm six miles outside Slocan in the Kootenays" region of British Columbia; detailed account of repeated vicious attacks, and reactions/responses of RCMP and some community members; "anti-minority violence is not new to the Kootenays"; etc.].
P67 (v9n6)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n5](Sept. 25, 1991): 17-18 (64cm.)

GAY BASHING -- BRITISH COLUMBIA -- VANCOUVER

Gay bashing [with particular emphasis on Vancouver; reference also to a U.S. National Institute of Justice study].
P40 (April 13, 1988): 31 (22cm.)

Queer Nation [group formed in Toronto in answer to rise in gay bashings and lack of action against AIDS; in Vancouver, also, Queer Nation has held a forum on gay violence].
P63 (v9n2)(March 6, 1991): 17 (24cm.)

More bashings in Vancouver [in July 2002, there were two incidents of gay bashing in the heart of the Davie Street village; details of both incidents].
P155 (v20n6)(Sept. 11, 2002): 28-29 (25cm.)

GAY BASHING -- MANITOBA -- WINNIPEG

The danger within [a detailed account of violence against gays in Saskatoon; police reactions, etc.; in some cases "the kids [committing these crimes] are from some wealthy and prominent families in Saskatoon"; reference also to a Winnipeg incident]. By Harry.
P63 (v9n2)(March 6, 1991): 6-7 (101cm.)

Fighting back [various activities of Coalition Against Homophobic Violence, organization formed following brutal beating death in Winnipeg of Mr. Gordon Kuhtey].
P68 (v9n7)(Nov. 6, 1991): 10-11 (45cm.)

Hear the cry -- break the silence ["memorial to commemorate the lives of those who have died from homophobic violence is to be erected in a riverside park in Winnipeg"; reference to both historical and modern-day gay bashing; city has approved installation in Mostyn Place Park, site of several recent gay bashings].
P80 (v11n3)(April 21, 1993): 14 (14cm.)

Homophobic violence [memorial for victims of homophobic violence being planned for riverbank park near Legislative Buildings in Winnipeg; juried design competition now being conducted; submission deadline Sept. 30, 1994; etc.].
P87 (v12n2)(March 9, 1994): 13 (9cm.)

Fighting back [Glen Parbery has launched campaign to have three of his four attackers who were under eighteen tried in adult court; letter-writing campaign to Manitoba justice minister; description of the attack; Parbery's action supported by Winnipeg gay activist, Chris Vogel; etc.].
P99 (v13n6)(Sept. 13, 1995): 13 (29cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ONTARIO

Universities combat gay bashing [Carleton University joins other Ontario universities in campaign against anti-gay/lesbian violence; three-quarters of Ontario universities will receive funding from education ministry for programs to combat gay bashing; this is the program's first year; etc.].
P92 (v12n7)(Oct. 26, 1994): 20 (26cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ONTARIO -- OTTAWA

Capital bashings [Ottawa-Hull Lesbian and Gay Task Force was formed by Association of Lesbians and Gays in Ottawa, EGALE, Carleton University Gay and Lesbian Alliance and others to monitor violence against gays and lesbians; met with police].
P53 (v7n8)(Nov. 23, 1989): 17 (18cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ONTARIO -- PETAWAWA

Airborne bashers [former member of "disgraced and disbanded Canadian Airborne Regiment," Dany Pelletier, reports hearing many stories of gay bashing when at Petawawa base from 1980 to 1985; tried to present story to federal hearings, but was refused].
P101 (v13n8)(Dec. 6, 1995): 21 (14cm.)

GAY BASHING -- ONTARIO -- TORONTO

Pride Day proclaimed [in Toronto by city council; vote 9-5; Mayor Art Eggleton "was consistent and voted against the proclamation"; also recommendations adopted regarding dealing with violence against gays/lesbians].
P62 (v9n1)(Jan. 16, 1991): 17 (22cm.)

Toronto bashings [seem to be on the increase; at least four this spring; attack also against community centre; judges beginning now to hand out jail sentences].
P64 (v9n3)(April 24, 1991): 19 (11cm.)

Gays fight back ["instead of relying solely on police for protection, gays and lesbians in the Church Street district have been banding together and pursuing attackers; etc.].
P66 (v9n5)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n4](Aug. 14, 1991): 11 (15cm.)

Cops on patrol [Metro Toronto police establish foot patrol for gay area in response to recent increase in gay bashing incidents; Constable Rene Lessard, 13-year veteran, volunteered "because he'd developed a sense of what was important to the community"; Peter Maloney, gay lawyer and police observer, says force moving towards community policing; etc.].
P67 (v9n6)[misnumbered on contents page as v9n5](Sept. 25, 1991): 12 (18cm.)

Bashers convicted [Scott Beveridge assaulted by three bashers on eve of Gay Pride Day; over 100 intervened and held bashers for police; bashers charged and convicted; etc.].
P69 (v9n8)[misnumbered on cover as v9n7](Dec. 18, 1991): 12, 17 (6cm.)

Verbal queerbashing [three teenagers convicted in Toronto of assault and causing a disturbance for verbally assaulting group of gay men in Church Street gay district; two North York high school students, Jason Kinghorn and Dudley Hookong sentenced to three days in jail and a year of probation; third is a young offender, sentenced to weekend in jail, six months' probation and personal counselling].
P70 (v10n1)(Feb. 5, 1992): 12 (20cm.)

A sympathetic ear [Wellesley Central Hospital, Toronto, starts three-month project aiming to deal more sensitively with lesbians and gay men who have been gay-bashed or otherwise abused; surveyed 368 regarding experiences with assault].
P105 (v14n4)(June 5, 1996): 22 (12cm.)

GAY BASHING -- QUÉBEC -- MONTRÉAL

Angry in Montreal [violence against gays/lesbians continues to increase; community angry over government inaction; 13 murders in past four years; outings of members of provincial power elite threatened; etc.].
P80 (v11n3)(April 21, 1993): 21-22 (26cm.)

GAY BASHING -- SASKATCHEWAN -- REGINA

Fearing for his safety [a Regina man, reports gay bashing incident details; was on his way home August 16 when attacked; says he reported because wanted people to know that gay bashing occurs in Regina].
P115 (v15n6)(Sept. 10, 1997): 10 (26cm.)

GAY BASHING -- SASKATCHEWAN -- SASKATOON

Fag bashing -- in Saskatoon. Signed: Angry but Tender.
P3 (1983): 3 (19cm.)

Fag bashing [Saskatoon situation regarding violence against gays]. By Gens Hellquist.
P34 (July 22, 1987): 27 (33cm.)

Letters [letter from Darrell Broughton concerning information in article, "The Danger Within," in previous Perceptions issue, P63, pp. 6-7, with reference to Numbers: writer says Numbers is a non-profit corporation and not a "business" with an "owner," as given in the earlier article].
P64 (v9n3)(April 24, 1991): 8 (15cm.)

Meeting the police [representatives of Saskatoon's gay/lesbian community met June 2 with Owen Maguire, Saskatoon police chief; concern about rising number of gay bashings; other details of meeting].
P73 (v10n4)(June 10, 1992): 9 (44cm.)

Bashings on the rise [report on Saskatoon gay bashings, with elaboration on two specific incidents].
P92 (v12n7)(Oct. 26, 1994): 8 (36cm.)

Responding to the violence [increase in gay bashings in Saskatoon in 1994; on November 15, two dozen people met at Gay & Lesbian Health Services to discuss what could be done; meeting attended by city police representatives (who had been ordered to attend) and representatives of Sexual Assault Centre, AIDS Saskatoon, and the Downtown Working Group; personal experiences related at meeting; some incidents have occurred during day in crowded downtown area; summary of decisions made concerning follow-up].
P93 (v12n8)(Dec. 7, 1994): 11 (35cm.)

It's gonna be worse [report of a series of attacks on and threats against a Saskatoon teenager, who was also verbally assaulted with the term "fag"].
P156 (v20n7)(Oct. 23, 2002): 13 (10cm.)

GAY BASHING -- UNITED STATES

Fag-bashing : a review [of "20/20" newsmagazine segment, ABC television network]. By Generic Writer.
P23 [1986]: 10 (21cm.)