October 26 Montréal ADGQ held a […]
When
1977-10-26
Description
October 26 Montréal ADGQ held a press conference to denounce the police raid on the Truxx and La Mystique bars on October 22. They demanded (1) a public inquiry into police conduct during the raid; (2) a public inquiry into police repression of gays in general; and (3) that Québec Justice minister Marc-André Bédard drop all charges arising from the raid. (See also October 28, 1977.)
All Events
October 28 Montréal Québec Justice […]October 22 Montréal More than fifty […]All Places
Le MystiqueTruxxMontrealAll People
Marc-André BédardAll Organizations
Québec Ministry of JusticeService de police de la Ville de Montreal/Montreal Police ServiceThe Comité homosexuel anti-repression/Gay Coalition against Repression CHAR GCAR, Association pour les droits des gai(e)s du Québec ADGQ, L’association pour les droits de la communauté gaie du Québec ADGQAll Citations
Stuart Russell, "Thousands Take to the Streets in Protest: Police Raid Truxx, 146 Arrested," Body Politic, no. 39 (1977–78), pp. 1, 5.Rick Gill, "Gays Considering Court Action," Georgian (Concordia Univ., Montréal), 28 October 1977, p. 4Gillian Cosgrove, "Gays Ask Bedard to Drop Police Charges," Montreal Star, 27 October 1977, p. A3Stuart Carre, "Police Deny Harrassment[sic] of Gays in Mtl.," McGill Daily (McGill Univ., Montréal), 28 October 1977, p. 3François Barbeau, "Les homosexuels réclament une nouvelle formulation des droits civils," Le Devoir, 27 October 1977, p. 9
