August 20 Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton […]

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1980-08-20

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August 20 Hamilton, Ont. Hamilton United Gay Societies (HUGS), a coalition of four independent groups, organized an all-candidates meeting to focus on gay issues, leading up to the September 8, 1980, by-election in the federal riding of Hamilton West. Dr. Stan Hudecki, the Liberal candidate, was generally positive on gay issues. He stunned the audience of sixty-five, though, when he discussed how the intestinal problems of some gay people posed a risk of contamination to the food service industry, since there were so many gay people working in that field. Hudecki eventually won the election by more than 2,000 votes.

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