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May 7 Vancouver Ross Brown and a […]
When
1976-05-07
Description
May 7 Vancouver Ross Brown and a friend were harassed, assaulted, arrested, and detained for seven hours after two police officers saw them standing in a parking lot at the corner of Smithe and Homer streets at 1 a.m. When questioned by the police, they admitted to being gay, that they were coming from a dance, and that they were heading to the Gandydancer bar. Although they claimed they were not intoxicated, and requested and were refused a Breathalyzer test, Brown and his friend were arrested and detained. Brown vowed to sue the police, but later decided to drop the case due to lack of evidence and funds.
