Margaret Atwood will be taking part in a human rights panel discussion about the legacy of the 1981 bathhouse raids. It was a turning point for Toronto's gay community that has a lasting legacy today. In response to the raids, the city’s gay community banded together with protests, media outreach and fundraisers. At the time, Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood spoke out against the raids. There was a big raid, a lot of people were arrested and that was enough of that for the gay community.

Source: thestar June 03, 2016 06:56 UTC