February 23 Toronto The Toronto […]

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1981-02-23

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February 23 Toronto The Toronto Board of Education overturned two resolutions to ban discrimination against gays it had instituted in September 1980, by a vote of fourteen to twelve, and replaced them with more conservative ones. Thirty-eight speakers addressed the full board meeting, which lasted more than seven hours. The trustees voted twenty-two to four to outlaw discrimination against gays in the board's employment practices only, and also agreed to allow discussion of homosexuality in schools but only under strict guidelines, "when conducted by teachers and appropriate board staff as (the topic) arises out of curriculum."

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David Vienneau, "Trustees Spurn, Back Homosexuals," Toronto Star, four star ed., 24 February 1981, pp. A1, A7.Julia Turner, "Gay Rights Are Upheld by Board," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 25 February 1981, p. 5 Julia Turner, "Board Hears All Views on Homosexual Issue," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 24 February 1981, p. 19 "Toronto Enrolment Drop Predicted over Homosexuals," Toronto Star, four star ed., 25 February 1981, p. A5 Allan Sparrow, "Sexual Orientation: 2 Battles Won. Board of Education Re-affirms Stand Opposing Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation," Ward 6 News (Toronto), March 1981, p. 5 Roger Spalding, "Toronto Board Limits Gay Rights Policy," Body Politic, no. 72 (1981), p. 14 "Pros and Cons Clash over Gays in Classroom: Education Board Debate," Toronto Sun, 24 February 1981, p. 31 Merylie Houston, "A Parent Speaks Out: The Gay Issue at the Board: The Latest Round," Mudpie (Toronto), 2, no. 3 (March 1981): 2

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