December 7–9 Vancouver The British […]
When
1979-12-07 – 1979-12-09
Description
December 7–9 Vancouver The British Columbia Human Rights Commission held a conference on human rights, during which it voted to censure the commission itself for past public comments made by its members that had violated the spirit of the provincial Human Rights Code. Chairperson Margaret Strongitharm also called for the inclusion of a sexual orientation clause in the B.C. Human Rights Code. Eight gay and lesbian groups attended the conference. GATE (Vancouver) had been invited to attend but decided to boycott the conference, denouncing it as a "publicity gimmick," and held a protest at Robson Square calling for the resignation or firing of four of the commissioners. (See also December 8, 1979.)
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December 8 Vancouver About a hundred […]July 17 Nanaimo, B.C. The Victoria […]May 3 Victoria, B.C. Almost a […]All Places
VancouverAll People
Margaret StrongitharmAll Organizations
Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE VancouverBritish Columbia Human Rights CommissionAll Monograph
BC Human Rights CodeAll Citations
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