July 1 Moose Jaw, Sask. In the […]
When
1978-07-01
Description
July 1 Moose Jaw, Sask. In the city's first gay demonstration, 250 people protested against Anita Bryant's appearance at a Canada Day rally at Ross Wells Park, sponsored by the Moose Jaw Fellowship for Evangelism. The march and protest, organized by the Saskatchewan CAAB, included members of the SGC as well as student and feminist groups. The new group Moose Jaw Gay Community provided entertainment.
All Places
Ross Wells Ball ParkMoose JawAll People
Anita BryantAll Organizations
Moose Jaw Gay Community CentreSaskatchewan Gay CoalitionCoalition to Answer Anita Bryant (Winnipeg)All Citations
"Women, Workers, Gays Unite," Prairie Woman (Saskatoon), 2, no. 6 (July–August 1978), pp. 12–13.Doug Wilson, "At the Grassroots," After Stonewall, no. 9 (Fall 1979), pp. 7–8, 15–17Untitled article, Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 1, no. 6 (July 1978): (6)"Site for Bryant Rally Changes: To Ross Wells Park," Moose Jaw Times-Herald, 17 June 1978, p. 1Saskatchewan Gay Coalition, "Celebration of Solidarity," Gaze, August 1978, pp. (4–5)"Moose Jaw—July 1st," Gaze, July 1978, p. (5)John Millar, "Gay Supporters Demonstrate Peacefully against Anita Bryant: 150 March in Parade," Moose Jaw Times-Herald, 3 July 1978, p. 3Lynn, "Celebration of Solidarity," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 1, no. 7 (August 1978): (6–7)"Gay Community Unites to Protest Bryant Visit," Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 2 June 1978, p. 11Margaret Fulford, ed., The Canadian Women's Movement, 1960–1990: A Guide to Archival Resources/Le mouvement canadien des femmes, 1960–1990: guide de ressources archivistiques (Toronto: Canadian Women's Movement Archives/ECW Press, 1992), entry 244John Cooper, "Report on Activities in Regina for the Anita Bryant Demonstration," Gay Saskatchewan (Saskatoon), 1, no. 7 (August 1978): (7–8)"Canada Day Becomes Gay Day in Moose Jaw," Body Politic, no. 45 (1978), p. 6"Bryant Visit Raises Concerns," Regina Leader-Post, 5 May 1978, p. 4"Bryant Concert Without Incident," Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 3 July 1978, p. 11Denise Ball, "Anita Plans to Continue Campaign Despite Threats and Physical Attacks," Regina Leader-Post, 3 July 1978, p. 49"Anti-Anita Rally in Moose Jaw," After Stonewall, no. 7 (Fall 1978), p. 2"Anti-Anita Rally in Moose Jaw," Gay Calgary, 2, no. 3 (September 1978): 2"Anita Bryant: Symptom of a Sick Society," Briarpatch, July 1978, pp. 12–13
