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Denise Balkissoon

Married, she slept with her female friends
Toronto

Married, she slept with her female friends

When she came out, they abandoned her

February 7, 2001
In agony for days
Toronto

In agony for days

Doctors treated lesbian like a case study, instead of a person

October 18, 2000
Blowing his cool
Toronto

Blowing his cool

Kevin O’Brien got steamed & blurted it out

June 28, 2000
Everyone’s trying to help
Toronto

Everyone’s trying to help

An aunt set him up with a closeted friend

June 14, 2000
Growing up in a tiny town…
Toronto

Growing up in a tiny town…

June 14, 2000
Slow dancing at the office party
Toronto

Slow dancing at the office party

And the boss is sitting right next to him

May 3, 2000
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Too easy a target?
Toronto

Too easy a target?

Gay student was terrified of living in an all-male residence

April 19, 2000
How nerve-wracking!
Toronto

How nerve-wracking!

He’s dating someone in the same city

April 5, 2000
It was for a job
Toronto

It was for a job

Why would a lesbian move to a teeny tiny place?

March 22, 2000
Sex, murder & coming out
Toronto

Sex, murder & coming out

March 22, 2000
The only lesbians in the entire town
Toronto

The only lesbians in the entire town

‘Everything I’ve done has been because I love Stef’

February 9, 2000
To the place I belong
Toronto

To the place I belong

With his lover dead, Terry Goodwin moved back home

January 26, 2000
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‘We just burst out crying’
Toronto

‘We just burst out crying’

January 26, 2000
Can they stop epidemic in its infancy?
Toronto

Can they stop epidemic in its infancy?

Local activists reach out to Russian PWAs

January 26, 2000
Talk back to police, you’ll get sued
Toronto

Talk back to police, you’ll get sued

Cops are reacting to accusations of bigotry

January 12, 2000
Sleeping on the street
Toronto

Sleeping on the street

Shout counts 1,000 homo kids

November 17, 1999
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