December 7 Québec, Qué. An amendment […]
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1977-12-07
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December 7 Québec, Qué. An amendment to the Change of Name Act was passed in the Québec National Assembly. It permitted transsexuals to obtain from the Québec Minister of Justice a change of designation of gender and name in civil status registers. This was the first legislation of its kind passed in Canada. On the same day, the PQ introduced the first reading of an amendment to article ten of the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms that would include protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation. (See also December 15, 1977.)
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December 15 Québec, Qué. The Québec […]All Places
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Stuart Russell and Michael Lynch, "Gay Rights: Oui! Quebec Adds 'Sexual Orientation' to Human Rights Charter in Precedent-setting Move," Body Politic, no. 40 (1978), pp. 4–5."Quebec to Ban Anti-homosexual Bias," Montreal Gazette, 8 December 1977, p. 1Normand Girard, "21 députés ne favorisent pas 'l'évolution' sexuelle," Journal de Montréal, 9 December 1977, p. 10"Gay Rights Approved in Quebec," Hamilton Spectator, 8 December 1977, p. 60Richard Daignault, Jr., "Sex Rights Bill Splits Opposition," Montreal Star, 8 December 1977, p. A3
