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June 16 Montréal A petition of more […]

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1980-06-16

Description

June 16 Montréal A petition of more than 700 names sent to Québec Justice Minister Marc-André Bédard demanded the appointment of a gay person as a commissioner to the commission des droits et liberté de la personne du Québec. The petition was received too late for consideration as seven new (heterosexual) appointees to the Commission were announced on June 18, 1980.

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Montreal

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Marc-André Bédard

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Québec Ministry of Justice

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Stuart Russell, "Petition fails to Get Gay on Commission," Body Politic, no. 65 (1980), p. 15."Le droit d'être commissaire," Le Berdache, no. 12 (1980), p. 11