David Rayside
Encyclopedia
David Morton Rayside is a Canadian
academic and activist. He is a professor of political science
at the University of Toronto
, and was the director of the university's interdisciplinary program in sexual diversity studies from 2004 to 2008.
Rayside joined the University of Toronto in 1974. He was a member of the Right to Privacy Committee, a committee formed in response to police raids on gay bathhouses, The Body Politic, one of Canada's first and most influential LGBT magazines, the Citizens' Independent Review of Police Activities, and the campaign to add sexual orientation to the Ontario Human Rights Code
. He was also a cofounder of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
academic and activist. He is a professor of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, and was the director of the university's interdisciplinary program in sexual diversity studies from 2004 to 2008.
Rayside joined the University of Toronto in 1974. He was a member of the Right to Privacy Committee, a committee formed in response to police raids on gay bathhouses, The Body Politic, one of Canada's first and most influential LGBT magazines, the Citizens' Independent Review of Police Activities, and the campaign to add sexual orientation to the Ontario Human Rights Code
Ontario Human Rights Code
The Human Rights Code of Ontario is a provincial law in the province of Ontario, Canada that gives all people equal rights and opportunities without discrimination in specific areas such as jobs, housing and services...
. He was also a cofounder of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association.
Publications
- Alexandria: A Small Town in Modern Times (ISBN 0773508260), 1991
- On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics (ISBN 0801483743), 1998
- Equity, Solidarity, and Canadian Labour, ed. Gerald Hunt and David Rayside (ISBN 0802086349), 2007
- Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions (ISBN 0802086292), 2008