April 13 Montréal About 200 gay men […]

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1980-04-13

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April 13 Montréal About 200 gay men and lesbians attended a "Gay Benefit Supper for the YES," a fundraising event for the "Yes campaign" in the Québec provincial referendum to be held May 20, 1980. This was the first organized expression of gay support for the yes vote, and also the first time that a Montréal gay bar (Jonas) had allowed a political event to take place on its premises. Parti Québécois MNA Gerald Godin addressed the attendees. (See also May 20, 1980.)

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