How the Murder of a 12-Year Old Boy Shaped My Queerness
Aug 01, 2020•19 min•Ep. 139
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Episode description
43 years ago today, on August 1, 1977, I was 11-years old. It's a significant moment in Toronto queer history and it was most certainly formative of early queer identity, albeit not in a positive way at the time.
Looking back, this incident may have been the root-cause of what made me intent on making a difference in the world, especially for other queer people.
Read the article on DarrenStehle.com: How the Murder of a 12-Year Old Boy Shaped My Queerness.
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