The Pink Triangle Press (now publisher of Xtra magazine) is charged with 'possession of obscene material for the purpose of distribution' and 'the use of mails for the purpose of transmitting anything that is obscene, indecent or scurrilous' for publishing an article titled 'Men Loving Boys Loving Men' in the Dec. 1978 issue of The Body Politic.Īfter almost six years in the courts, including two trials, the case is finally resolved when on Oct. (In the first trial, The Pink Triangle Press had also won an acquittal but upon appeal the Crown won a retrial.) 15, 1983, the deadline passes for the Crown to appeal the second court acquittal. The case results in an important precedent.
