Halloween Balls at the Letros and St. Charles Taverns
https://collections.arquives.ca/link/digitalexhibit22
- Material Type
- Digital exhibit
- Tags
- drag queens, GATE, halloween, history, Letros Tavern, police, queerbashing, St. Charles Tavern, violence
- Description
- The Letros and St. Charles were two of the first popular gay bars in Toronto. These spaces were a safehaven for drag queens and genderqueer people, as until 2017 in Canada there was no protection for men who dress in women's clothing.
- Material Type
- Digital exhibit
- Tags
- drag queens, GATE, halloween, history, Letros Tavern, police, queerbashing, St. Charles Tavern, violence
- Description
- The Letros and St. Charles were two of the first popular gay bars in Toronto. These spaces were a safehaven for drag queens and genderqueer people, as until 2017 in Canada there was no protection for men who dress in women's clothing.