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Claiming dignity: Queer Nation, which held an anti-war demonstration in downtown Toronto on Saturday, is part of a new wave of gay activists
Claiming dignity: Queer Nation, which held an anti-war demonstration in downtown Toronto on Saturday, is part of a new wave of gay activists

Claiming dignity: Queer Nation, which held an anti-war demonstration in downtown Toronto on Saturday, is part of a new wave of gay activists

Date1/28/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Claiming dignity: Queer Nation; which held an anti-war demonstration in downtown Toronto on Saturday; is part of a new wave of gay activists.
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008487F
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