10 min
Anti Nuke Kiss In OPIRG Kingston's People's History Podcast
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In this episode, we throwback to 1985, where two seemingly unlikely activism campaigns collided. Kingston’s fight to have a gay and lesbian pride day, and the campaign for nuclear disarmament joined together to stage a controversial lesbian and gay kiss-in on the steps of Kingston city hall, that sparked controversy throughout Kingston.
Though we had talked about the fight for Kingston’s first ever pride celebrations in our first episode, today we will uncover a different aspect of the same history.
In this episode, we throwback to 1985, where two seemingly unlikely activism campaigns collided. Kingston’s fight to have a gay and lesbian pride day, and the campaign for nuclear disarmament joined together to stage a controversial lesbian and gay kiss-in on the steps of Kingston city hall, that sparked controversy throughout Kingston.
Though we had talked about the fight for Kingston’s first ever pride celebrations in our first episode, today we will uncover a different aspect of the same history.
10 min