LGBT clubs have traditionally been a safe space for those in the community to be themselves, activists say. Ironically, people met in gay bars to discuss how to make those institutions and their streets safer, Tim McCaskell, an activist with the LGBT community said. Police raidsIn 1981, the LGBT community was mobilizing against a different threat after police raided bathhouses and arrested more than 300 people. "But there's still the question of what a safe space really is." At the time, St. Charles Tavern was one of two main Toronto institutions geared toward LGBT nightlife.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2016 09:00 UTC