In the Media
My research has been used in the following media stories:
Authored Articles:
Tom Hooper, “LGBTQ2 Myths: The fiction that homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969 continues – with the help of major LGBTQ2 organizations,” NOW Magazine, November 28, 2019: 10.
Tom Hooper, “Canada is releasing a coin commemorating a myth: that homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969,” CBC Opinion, April 22, 2019.
Tom Hooper, “The gay community has long been over-policed and under-protected. The Bruce McArthur case is the final straw,” CBC Opinion, April 16, 2018.
Tom Hooper, “Cruising the History of Policing Gay Sex in Toronto Parks,” Torontoist, March 20, 2017.
Interviews and Mentions:
Maddy Mahoney, “The Pride organization in this Saskatchewan city voted to dissolve after discovering over $100,000 of debt,” Xtra, September 26, 2022.
Stuart Benson, “‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men,” The Hill Times, August 3, 2022.
“Pride and Politics,” CBC Newsroom, June 26, 2022.
“A historian’s inquiry into Pride Toronto’s misallocation of government funds,” Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, June 23, 2022.
David Semaan, “Pride Toronto 2022: This party should be a riot,” The Conversation CA, June 21, 2022.
Krishna Rau, “An external audit of three federal grants to Pride Toronto leaves more questions unanswered,” Xtra, April 14, 2022.
“Pride Toronto to meet with members for first time since review raised issues with grant money,” CBC News, April 7, 2022.
“Pride Toronto apologizes after review finds it wasn’t transparent with $1.8M in grants,” CBC News, March 22, 2022.
Krishna Rau, “Pride Toronto mishandled grant funding, exploited Indigenous and Two-Spirit artists, investigation finds,” Xtra, February 2, 2022.
Eden Debebe, “Pride Toronto accused of misallocation of government funds in new report,” OmniTV, January 26, 2022.
Ryan Patrick Jones, “Independent firm reviewing Pride Toronto’s grant spending following allegations of mismanagement,” CBC News, January 26, 2022.
Enzo Dimatteo, Kevin Ritchie, Radheyan Simonpillai And Glenn Sumi, “44 radical moments that shaped Toronto Pride history,” NOW Magazine, June 23, 2021.
Tyler Cheese, “Anti-Gay Attach at Toronto Beach Shows Why Pride is Still Important,” Humber News, June 15, 2021.
Nicole Brockbank, “Pride Toronto took $250K federal grant to mark controversial milestone, bolster ties with police,” CBC News, June 14, 2021.
KC Hoard, “Everything you need to know about the Toronto bathhouse raids,” Xtra, February 4, 2021.
“Canadian police chiefs issue formal apology for 1968 stance on homosexuality,” Global News, December 10, 2020.
Moment of Truth, “New Loonie,” 957 ELMNT FM, Aboriginal People’s Television Network, May 8, 2019.
Ontario Today with Rita Celli, “LGBTQ Loonie,” CBC Radio, April 24, 2019.
The Morning Show, “Why the ‘equality’ loonie is drawing criticism from the LGBTQ community,” Global News, April 23, 2019.
Kathleen Harris, “New gay rights coin divides LGBT community — and outrages social conservatives,” CBC News, April 16, 2019.
National Syndicated Audio, “LGBT Loonie,” CBC Radio, April 16, 2019.
Susan O’Donnell, “Anti-69: Is Canada really a ‘Just Society’?” NB Media Co-Op, March 29, 2019.
Rob Salerno, “Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer,” Xtra, October 29, 2018.
David Graham, “How alleged Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur went unnoticed,” The Guardian, June 23, 2018.
Rob Salerno, “What does Justin Trudeau have to be proud of?” Xtra, June 22, 2018.
Rob Salerno, “Liberals’ justice reform bill leaves out some queer people and sex workers, activists say,” Xtra, May 2, 2018.
Charelle Evelyn, “Senate urged to expand bill to clear more LGBTQ criminal convictions,” The Hill Times, April 25, 2018.
The Fifth Estate, “Murder in the Village: Bruce McArthur and the Mysterious Deaths in the 1970s,” CBC, April 6, 2018.
Ontario Today, “LGBTQ apology: Is it enough?” CBC Radio, December 13, 2017.
Jim Bronskill, “Academics urge federal government to preserve same-sex criminal records as part of ‘historical record,’” National Post, December 11, 2017.
National Syndicated Audio, “LGBT Apology,” CBC Radio, November 27, 2017.
Erica Vella, “40 years later: How a shoeshine boy’s murder prompted change on Toronto’s Yonge Street,” Global News, August 8, 2017.
Merella Fernandez, “40th Anniversary of Emanuel Jaques’ Murder,” CTV News Channel, July 27, 2017.
Chloe Ellingson, “How a child’s death led to the rebirth of Yonge Street,” Globe and Mail, July 24, 2017.
Ramraajh Sharvendiran, “1981 Bathhouse Raids with Historian Tom Hooper,” 96.9FM Humber Radio, February 10, 2017.