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Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1933 - 1986
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Description
Jockey. Fired from the Ontario Racing Commission in 1975 when the commission found out he was gay. It triggered a huge controversy that resonated even in the U.S. press, touching off an 11-year struggle for inclusion of sexual orientation in the Ontario Human Rights Code.