Gerald Hannon | |
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 Hannon speaking in 2013 | |
| Born | July 10, 1944 Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | May 9, 2022 (aged 77) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Period | 1970s–2022 |
Gerald Hannon (July 10, 1944 – May 9, 2022) was a Canadian journalist whose work appeared in major Canadian magazines and newspapers.[1]
Hannon gained fame as a result of references to pedophilia in his article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men" (1977), published in the now-defunct The Body Politic.[2] Hannon was acquitted of obscenity charges laid in connection with the article.[2] He was later the subject of media controversy in 1995, when several mainstream journalists attacked Ryerson University for employing him as a journalism instructor while he was simultaneously, and openly, working as a male prostitute.[3]
- ^ Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon, eds., Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History. Routledge, 2000. ISBN 041522974X .
- ^ a b Rick Bébout, “The Gerald Hannon Affair” Archived 2014-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, January 14, 1996.
- ^ “Gerald Hannon: Off the hook” Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. The Grid, November 17, 2011.