Over 100 queer people and supporters took over a straight bar in Ottawa on Sep 14 as part of a new activist group, Guerilla Gay Fare.
At a Capital Pride event in August, Tim Campbell witnessed some hostility towards gays at a queer party hosted in a non-queer venue.
Campbell read about the guerilla gay group concept in a
Capital Xtra editorial, and he decided to create a Facebook group called Guerilla Gay Fare. The group quickly grew to over 600 members in just over two weeks.
"All of them were really happy to have us, they said 'you guys are welcome to party here, this is a great thing,'" says Campbell. While the concept is new to Ottawa, guerilla gay bar groups have existed for the past few years in several cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Washington DC.
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