Interview with Phil Conron
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Title
Interview with Phil Conron
Subject
oral history, gay culture, cruising
Description
In this oral history interview, Phil Conron, 53 years old, discusses growing up in Toronto in the 1940s, trying to fit in with other boys in school, and early adolescent sexual experiences with other young men. He discusses his involvement with the gay social scene in Toronto in the 1950s and 60s, touching on topics that include cruising in Queen’s Park, going to parties and other gay social spaces on Toronto Island, bar culture, group sex parties, bath houses, police harassment, and a brief stint living in Vancouver in the late 1950s. Conron had long-term relationships with several men, which he outlines in brief. He also discusses his developing taste, later in life, for intergenerational relationships with young men in their early 20s. Conron briefly discusses his career, which is not identified in specific terms, and his growing participation as an actor in community theatre after his retirement.
Creator
Foolscap Oral History Project
Date
1985-05-22
Contributor
Anna Malla
Rights
CLGA
Format
PDF, WAV
Language
English
Type
Sound, text
Identifier
2016-034
Coverage
Toronto, Vancouver, 1950s, 1960s
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Citation
Foolscap Oral History Project, “Interview with Phil Conron,” The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/items/show/797.