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November North York, Ont. Charlene […]
When
1976-11
Description
November North York, Ont. Charlene Robertson and her female lover applied for accommodation in a furnished one-bedroom apartment at the Atkinson residence at York University. Robertson was a third-year Women's Studies major there. Heterosexual couples, married or not, were routinely granted rental of these apartments. Robertson and her partner were denied the accommodation and were told to apply for a two-bedroom apartment, which cost more. This situation caused an uproar on campus, with members of Gay Alliance at York (GAY) demanding that the university repudiate this policy and replace it with a clear statement of non-discrimination. The University's administration set new guidelines for a housing policy that did not explicitly discriminate against gays or same-sex roommates, but gave married couples first priority for all graduate housing (gays and lesbians were not yet allowed to legally marry.)
