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September Lennoxville, Qué. Campus […]
When
1980-09
Description
September Lennoxville, Qué. Campus officials at Bishop's University and Champlain Regional College halted distribution of the 1980–81 joint student handbook because of allegations of gay editorial bias. The handbook was edited by openly gay student Daron Westman, president of the Bishop's-Champlain Gay Students' Alliance, and contained positive sections on gay topics, such as the position of gays in society, and information on local gay nightlife. Distribution continued only after a printed disclaimer was issued with each copy. Late in the evening of September 9, 1980, over seventy-five mostly male students from Bishop's gathered behind a campus residence and burned one hundred copies of the handbook in a bonfire. The event was held to demonstrate against "fag propaganda" and material allegedly inappropriate to the university. C.I.H. Nicholl, the principal of Bishop's University, refused to comment on the incident. On September 17, 1980, a public meeting was held to discuss the book burning.
