On February 5, 1981, Toronto Police launched Operation Soap. Officers ambushed four Toronto bathhouses in a series of coordinated raids following a six-month investigation, which led to almost 300 patrons being arrested on the street.
The raids were a watershed moment for Toronto's Queer community because, thousands of activists protested along the streets o ... Show More
Apr 11
Listen Next - Global National with Dawna Friesen | Arctic sovereignty and security under threat; Like a good neighbour, Yukon is there
The Canadian territories have long been aware of the importance of Canada's Arctic sovereignty and security. Now the rest of the country is starting to pay attention, too. Dawna Friesen reports from Whitehorse on how Russia and China's increased Arctic presence, as well as the un ... Show More
22m 40s
Jun 2020
Pride & Protest
June 28, 1970. Hundreds of people start to gather on Christopher Street in Manhattan’s West Village for an anniversary celebration. One year earlier, in that very same spot, the Stonewall Inn was raided by police, sparking a revolution. Now, LGBTQ+ people have come here again, no ... Show More
24m 18s
Jun 2023
Anti-gay police raid at Tasty nightclub
In the early hours of 7 August 1994, police raided Tasty, a gay nightclub in downtown Melbourne, Australia. On the hunt for drugs they strip-searched more than 450 people in a raid that lasted hours. Many people felt what happened was homophobic and that the police had abused the ... Show More
9m 3s
Jul 2022
Buffalo’s Road to Recovery
Tops Friendly Market has now re-opened in East Buffalo, two months after a white supremacist walked into the supermarket with guns blazing. Motivated by previous racist attacks and the false and insidious“great replacement theory,” the shooter live-streamed his killing spree, dur ... Show More
34m 50s
Nov 2022
Episode 142 - 7 Minutes
Monday, April 23rd, 2018 was a surprisingly warm day in Toronto, Ontario, causing residents to be out in droves, ditching their winter coats, eager to enjoy the sunshine.
Among those taking advantage of the warmer weather, was 68 year old Catherine Riddell, headed to the library ... Show More
36m 35s
Jun 2021
SERIAL KILLER: Bruce McArthur
For years, the LGBTQ+ community in Toronto, Canada worried there was a serial killer targeting men in the city’s Church and Wellesley neighborhood. Police disagreed and downplayed their concerns -- and all the while, more men vanished into thin air. But the truth, when it was fin ... Show More
55m 24s
Oct 2021
16: From Riots and Raids to Gay Pride Parades: How Pride came to be
In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was just your typical, Mafia-backed queer bar in Greenwich Village, New York. But after yet another police raid, the LGBTQ+ community had enough and decided to fight back. Today, Bailey tells the story of how chaos in the streets of New York evolved int ... Show More
41m 23s