August 31-September 2 Winnipeg The […]
When
1974-08-31 – 1974-09-02
Description
August 31-September 2 Winnipeg The second annual national gay conference was attended by seventy-five delegates representing two dozen organizations. Sponsored by GFE and held at the University of Manitoba, the conference included workshops, discussions, and plenary sessions. Some tension was evident between representatives of gay clubs and social organizations who supported low-key events, and the gay liberationists, who favoured public demands for gay rights. During a plenary session, Ron Dayman presented a proposal on behalf of GATE (Toronto) suggesting that the NGRC/CNDH be established as the permanent successor to the NGEC. On August 31, about eighty people took part in the National Gay March from the Richardson Building to the Manitoba Legislature; this was the first such march and rally held on the Prairies. (see also June 28-July 1, 1975.)
All Events
June 28-July 1 Ottawa The National […]All Places
University of ManitobaWinnipegAll People
Ron DaymanAll Organizations
National Groups National Gay Election Coalition NGECNational Gay Rights Coalition Coalition nationale pour les droits des homosexuels NGRC CNDH, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition / Coalition canadienne pour les droits des lesbiennes et des gais (CLGRC / CCDLG)Gay Alliance toward Equality GATECampus Gay Club, University of Manitoba, Gays for Equality GFEAll Citations
R.W. (Robert Wolfe), "A Kind of Liberation," Metro Community News 1 (26 July 1974): 1."Winnipeg Rights March First in Prairie Provinces," Body Politic, no. 15 (1974), p. 5;Merv Walker, " 'Many Faces, One Focus': 4th Annual Conference Planned for Toronto," Body Politic, no. 26 (1976), p. 6;"2nd National Conference Produces Broad Consensus," Body Politic, no. 15 (1974), p. 5;Stan Persky, "Homosexuals Break Gay Barrier in Winnipeg," Western Voice, 11-24 September 1974, p. 3;Leslie Orchard, "The Second Annual National Gay Conference," Long Time Coming 2 (December 1974): 2-6;"Marchers Get Mixed Response," Winnipeg Free Press, 3 September 1974, p. 3;"Homosexuals Seek More Freedom," Winnipeg Tribune, two star final ed., 3 September 1974, p. 4;Vernon Hern, "Report on the Second Annual National Gay Convention Held in Winnipeg on Labour Day Weekend," Homophile Association of London, Ontario Newsletter i (October 1974): 3-6;Gays of Ottawa (GO) papers and inventory, 82-017/05(38), Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Toronto;Maurice Flood, "2nd National Conference: Winnipeg," Gay Tide 2 (Autumn 1974): 3-5;Jim Dougan, "The Second Annual National Gay Conference," Gaily Planet i (October 1974): 4-5;
