August 26 Canada Amendments to the […]
When
1969-08-26
Description
August 26 Canada Amendments to the Canadian Criminal Code passed in Bill C-150 came into effect, decriminalizing "gross indecency" and "buggery" in private between two consenting adults twenty-one years of age or older.
All Events
May 14 Ottawa Omnibus Bill C-150 […]April 16-May 14 Ottawa Bill C-150 […]All Places
CanadaAll Monograph
C-150Criminal CodeAll Citations
"Homosexual, Abortion Laws Effective Aug. 26," Toronto Daily Star, all star ed., 5 August 1969, p. 2.Jack Batten, "The Homosexual Life in Canada: Will Trudeau's Change in the Law Make Any Difference? An Answer from the Gay World," Saturday Night, September 1969, pp. 28-32;
