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April 6 Vancouver About 350 gays and […]
When
1977-04-06
Description
April 6 Vancouver About 350 gays and their supporters attended a public meeting called by the police to discuss "prostitutes and other unsavoury characters" on Davie Street in Vancouver's West End. Members of GATE (Vancouver) displayed a banner at the meeting and distributed a leaflet entitled "Gays Will Not Be Scapegoated." Audience members questioned the police about ongoing harassment of the gay community in clubs, on the beaches, and in the streets. Prostitutes and transsexuals also raised complaints. After losing control of the proceedings, the police abruptly ended the meeting. (See also May 16, 1977.)
