November 8 Edmonton Bob Lundrigan, a […]
When
1979-11-08
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November 8 Edmonton Bob Lundrigan, a vocal opponent of gay rights, was announced as the new chair of the Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Lundrigan had stated earlier in an interview that gays didn't deserve protection in the Individual Rights Protection Act, Alberta's human rights legislation. On November 9, Alberta labour minister Les Young, the minister responsible for the AHRC, was interviewed by the Edmonton Journal and stated that he was not disturbed by Lundrigan's views on gay rights and proceeded to make discriminatory, anti-gay remarks. Young remarked that Albertans who made their homosexuality obvious should be prepared to face discrimination. Local gay and lesbian activists were outraged; Young was characterized as "Alberta's George Wallace without a wheelchair." Lundrigan later reversed his position, and supported the inclusion of sexual orientation in the Individual Rights Protection Act. (See also February 5, 1980.)
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