Item - 2023.MM6.22

City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council recognize the eight decades of queer history, community, and the importance of place making at Hanlan’s Point Beach and surrounding area.
 

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with City Planning, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and other relevant City Divisions and Agencies, to engage with and incorporate feedback from the community advocacy group, Friends of Hanlan’s, 519 Community Centre, Pride Toronto and Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) communities about the queer history of Hanlan’s Point Beach and surrounding areas as part of the Toronto Island Master Plan, Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, and the planned Cultural Heritage Landscape Study, such study to commence at the earliest opportunity.
 

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to establish a community advisory group which includes representatives of Friends of Hanlan's, The 519 Community Centre, the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) communities and the relevant City Divisions and Agencies to develop ways to better safeguard the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) community at Hanlan’s Point Beach and surrounding area from bigotry, violence, and discrimination, and provide community input on other initiatives or improvements being considered or impacting the Hanlan's Point area.