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January Vancouver Vancouver police […]

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1977-01

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January Vancouver Vancouver police arrested more than thirty gay men in the area of English Bay, a popular cruising spot, and charged them with gross indecency or indecent assault. This cleanup sweep was in response to "citizen complaints" about sexual activity in the area. Later in 1977, the Vancouver City Council voted to install lighting in the area around the English Bay Bathhouse to discourage gay cruising.

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December (end) Vancouver Canadian […]

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English Bay BathhouseVancouver

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Vancouver City CouncilVancouver Police Department

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"Van Cops Scour Bay," Body Politic, no. 31 (1977), p. 8."Police at English Bay," SEARCH Newsletter, February 1977, pp. (1–2)Al Dunning, "Light Shed on Cruising," Body Politic, no. 36 (1977), pp. 8–9"City Council EnLIGHTens Bathhouse," Gay Tide, no. 17 (September 1977), p. 4
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