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  • Toronto Unveils Gay Statue

    05/29/2005 10:51:20 AM PDT · by Loyalist · 24 replies · 2,014+ views
    Canadian Press ^ | May 29, 2005 | Joel Wass
    TORONTO (CP) - A bronze statue of one of Canada's first gay public figures was unveiled in the heart of the city's gay village Saturday. Hundreds of people were on hand to witness the first glance of the 2.5-metre monument of Alexander Wood, a 19th century city magistrate. "Two years ago, we decided we wanted to do a public art project," said Dennis O'Connor, chair of the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area, the organization that decided to honour Wood as a forefather of the gay community. "We chose him because he has a connection to our community, and this particular...