Gerald Hannon

Gerald Hannon (July 10, 1944 – May 9, 2022) was a Canadian journalist.Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon, eds., Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History. Routledge, 2000.  .

Hannon was known for talking about pedophilia in his article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men" (1977).Rick Bébout, “The Gerald Hannon Affair” . Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, January 14, 1996. Hannon was accused and later found innocent on obscenity charges laid because of what he wrote in the article.

In 1995, he was controversially hired by Ryerson University as a journalism instructor while he was working as a male prostitute at the same time.“Gerald Hannon: Off the hook” . The Grid, November 17, 2011.

Hannon died on May 9, 2022 by assisted suicide, four years after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 77.Ed Jackson, "Gerald Hannon, a key figure in the gay liberation movement, has died at age 77". Xtra!, May 9, 2022.

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