June 21–July 3 Montréal More than […]
When
1980-06-21 – 1980-07-03
Description
June 21–July 3 Montréal More than 10,000 gays and lesbians participated in the second annual Gairilla Week, Montréal's gay and lesbian pride celebration. Events included a pride march and picnic in Parc Lafontaine on June 21, dances (June 24 and 28), an art exhibition (Jardin des Fantasmes), and participation in le Fête Nationale des Québécois on June 24. Canada's first Gay Cinema Week (Semaine du Cinéma Gai) was also held as part of the festivities (June 26–July 2), and included screenings of twenty-five lesbian and gay films and a round-table discussion on "Cinema and Homosexuality."
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Parc LafontaineMontrealAll Monograph
Jardin des FantasmesAll Citations
"Sortons ensemble! Marche de fierte gaie et lesbienne, 21 juin 1980" (advertisement), Le Berdache, no. 11 (1980), p. 17.Semaine du cinéma gai Montréal programme, Montréal: Groupe Sortir, June 26–July 2, 1980, 24 pp."Semaine du cinéma gai Montréal 1980," Le Berdache, no. 11 (1980), pp. 36–38"Jardin des Fantasmes" (advertisement), Le Berdache, no. 11 (1980), p. 9Le Groupe Sortir, "Snakebite" (letter), Body Politic, no. 69 (1980–81), pp. 5–6"Gay Film Fest for Montreal," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 18 June 1980, p. 14"Films Not Slick but Real," Body Politic, no. 66 (1980), pp. 30–31"Cinema et homosexualité: Dossier," Le Berdache, no. 12 (1980), pp. 25–26, 28, 30–41Luc Charest, "Neuf artistes gais exposent...," Le Berdache, no. 12 (1980), p. 49Pierre Boileau, "Correction Requested" (letter), Body Politic, no. 67 (1980), p. 6
