“Gay People Censored! Will You Stand for It?”: Conflicts, Controversies, and Cancellations on Canadian Community Television in the 1970s
Published online on February 18, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
This article revisits the early years of community television in Canada by focusing on two LGBTQ2+ programs from the 1970s:Out of the Closets(1977–1979) andGay News and Views(1977–1978). Using archival research and oral history, this article argues ...
This article revisits the early years of community television in Canada by focusing on two LGBTQ2+ programs from the 1970s:Out of the Closets(1977–1979) andGay News and Views(1977–1978). Using archival research and oral history, this article argues ...