Difference between revisions of "Gerald Hannon"
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Award-winning, though controversial, journalist and social commentator. Contributor to the gay magazine 'The Body Politic'. Subject of obscenity charges from a controversial article 'Men Loving Boys Loving Men' (1977), for which he was acquitted on the grounds of free speech. Controversy also followed his revelation that he often was a prostitute while teaching journalism at Ryerson University, though following investigations found the media coverage scurrilous. Author of his autobiography 'Immoral, Indecent & Scurrilous: The Making of an Unrepentant Sex Radical' (2022). Recipient of 13 magazine writing awards over his career. | Award-winning, though controversial, journalist and social commentator. Contributor to the gay magazine 'The Body Politic'. Subject of obscenity charges from a controversial article 'Men Loving Boys Loving Men' (1977), for which he was acquitted on the grounds of free speech. Controversy also followed his revelation that he often was a prostitute while teaching journalism at Ryerson University, though following investigations found the media coverage scurrilous. Author of his autobiography 'Immoral, Indecent & Scurrilous: The Making of an Unrepentant Sex Radical' (2022). Recipient of 13 magazine writing awards over his career. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:53, 23 January 2023
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1944 - 2022
Occupation
Journalist
Description
Award-winning, though controversial, journalist and social commentator. Contributor to the gay magazine 'The Body Politic'. Subject of obscenity charges from a controversial article 'Men Loving Boys Loving Men' (1977), for which he was acquitted on the grounds of free speech. Controversy also followed his revelation that he often was a prostitute while teaching journalism at Ryerson University, though following investigations found the media coverage scurrilous. Author of his autobiography 'Immoral, Indecent & Scurrilous: The Making of an Unrepentant Sex Radical' (2022). Recipient of 13 magazine writing awards over his career.
