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Coverage of Project Marie, Toronto police’s undercover park sting that saw 77 people — mostly men — charged primarily for having consensual sex or soliciting sex in Marie Curtis Park in the fall 2016.
Disputes over public space end up with marginalized people losing out
Police defend Project Marie but say more consultation should’ve been done
Toronto police fail to understand why both queers and women need safe public space
‘We are firmly calling out the hypocrisy’ of Toronto Police Service
Identity, community, and privacy arguments may not be sufficient for Project Marie
Xtra Spark urges community members to follow activist group Queers Crash the Beat
Shame tactics might try to vilify gay sex, but it won’t stop cruising
Members of the LGBT community attend Walk the Beat event demanding accountability for Project Marie
‘Here we are, 30 years later still doing this kind of stuff,’ says Randall Garrison
Who doesn’t like a little open space and the wind blowing sweetly on your ass?
‘It certainly has the whiff of homophobia,’ says Marcus McCann on Toronto police operation
The undercover police operation in Etobicoke’s Marie Curtis Park is reminiscent of the bathhouse raids
‘Project Marie’ involved undercover officers arresting men for soliciting sex in Marie Curtis Park
