In 1975, he gained prominence in a fight for gay rights with the University of Saskatchewan. The university's dean of the College of Education refused to allow Wilson into the school system to supervise practice teachers because of his public involvement with the gay liberation movement.
In 1975, he gained recognition in a fight for gay rights at the University of Saskatchewan. The dean of the College of Education refused to permit Wilson to work as a practice teacher because of his public involvement with the gay liberation movement.