The Body Politic: a magazine for gay liberation; #51, March 1979: Not Guilty

The Collective and Michael Riordan, Ed Jackson, Mariana Valverde, Ken Popert, David Maclean, Gerald Hannon, Scott Jones, F. W. Murnau, Michael Lynch, Ian Young, et al

Toronto: The Body Politic Collective/Pink Triangle Press, 1979. Newspaper. 48p., tabloid newspaper, illustrations, photos, news, reviews, book and media reviews section, opinion, resources, ads, very good on newsprint in stapled wraps.

Cover story on the not guilty verdict in the obscenity trial against the Body Politic. Includes the original piece that led to the charges: "Men Loving Boys Loving Men." And doubling down; Scott Jones' Uranian short story "Uncle." Police sweep in Winnipeg.

The major Canadian LGBTQ periodical from the 1970s and 1980s. Very political and under constant attack from the Right.

Cat.No: 259831

Price: $25.00

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