11 Facts About Gerald Hannon

Gerald Hannon was a Canadian journalist whose work appeared in major Canadian magazines and newspapers.

Gerald Hannon was acquitted of obscenity charges laid in connection with the article.

Gerald Hannon was later the subject of media controversy in 1995, when several mainstream journalists attacked Ryerson University for employing him as a journalism instructor while he was simultaneously, and openly, working as a male prostitute.

Gerald Hannon was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, in 1944, and moved with his family to Marathon, Ontario, at age 3.

Gerald Hannon's father was emotionally and physically abusive, and his mother would later come out as lesbian.

Gerald Hannon later moved to Toronto, Ontario, completing high school at St Michael's College.

In 1972, Gerald Hannon joined the editorial group that produced the Toronto LGBT magazine The Body Politic, and was one of its most prolific writers.

Gerald Hannon responded by saying the only time he had ever broached the subject in the classroom was within the context of mentioning the obscenity trial within a discussion of journalistic ethics.

Nine of Gerald Hannon's students wrote a joint letter to the editor agreeing with Gerald Hannon and criticizing what they called inaccuracies and false claims in Bird's column.

The writers concluded the mainstream media's coverage of the Gerald Hannon affair was almost entirely based on falsehoods, distortions and selective application of facts.

Gerald Hannon died on May 9,2022, by medical assistance in dying, four years after being diagnosed with atypical Parkinson's disease.