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April 27 Manitoba Five gay employees […]

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1979-04-27

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April 27 Manitoba Five gay employees of the MS Lord Selkirk II, a luxury lake liner, were dismissed by the ship's captain because of their sexual orientation, without justification or severance pay. GFE urged a boycott of the ship, and some of the dismissed men lodged complaints with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission and the Manitoba Labour Board.

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Manitoba

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Manitoba Labour BoardManitoba Human Rights CommissionCampus Gay Club, University of Manitoba, Gays for Equality GFEMS Lord Selkirk II

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George Jacub, "Gays Want Boycott of Ship," Winnipeg Tribune, 12 May 1979, p. 4.Jeremy Bass, "Ship Members Axed, Group Urges Boycott," Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 14
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