June 17 Montréal Two hundred people […]
When
1978-06-17
Description
June 17 Montréal Two hundred people marched past the main police headquarters and City Hall to a rally in Viger Square, to protest ongoing repression and discrimination against the gay community in Montréal. The marchers demanded that charges against the Truxx defendants be withdrawn, and that custody rights for lesbian mothers be recognized. The demonstration was organized by the Coalition ad hoc du 17 juin.
All Events
October 22 Montréal More than fifty […]All Places
TruxxViger SquareMontrealAll Organizations
Coalition ad hoc du 17 juinAll Citations
Stuart Russell, "Two Hundred March to Protest Repression," Body Politic, no. 45 (1978), p. 8."Homosexuels! Lesbiennes! Manifestons contre la répression!" (advertisement), Gai(e)s du Québec: Bulletin, 2, no. 5 (June 1978): 12Geoff Clayden, "200 lesbiennes et gais manifestent contre la répression," Gai(e)s du Québec: Journal, 1, no. 1 (July–August 1978): 1–2Elizabeth Bolton, "Swept Away by Another Demo in a Montréal June," Solstice (Concordia Univ., Montréal), 29 June 1978, p. 5
