December 19 Ottawa Federal Minister […]
When
1980-12-19
Description
December 19 Ottawa Federal Minister of Justice Jean Chrétien announced proposals to revise the Canadian Criminal Code to reduce the age of consent for homosexual sex from twenty-one to eighteen, and to make changes in legislation related to sexual offences, as part of an omnibus Criminal Code amendment act. Gay activists saw the proposed changes as a progressive step, but were disappointed that Section 157, concerning the crime of "gross indecency," would not be repealed, and that the bawdy-house laws were left unchanged.
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Paul Trollope, "Gay Sex, Orgies to Be Legal at 18 if Criminal Code Changes Pass," Body Politic, no. 70 (1981), p. 14.Stuart Russell, "Opening the Bawdy House Door," Body Politic, no. 67 (1980), p. 22Michael J. Phelan, "Reforming the Code" (letter), Body Politic, no. 67 (1980), p. 6M.M. (Marc Morin), "Un autre 'bill omnibus' qui nous touche de près," Le Berdache, no. 17 (1981), p. 15Gerald Hannon, " Source Says Federal Legislation to OK Group Sex, Gay Sex at 18," Body Politic, no. 66 (1980), p. 9"Age of Consent May Soon Be 18," Gay Niagara News, 2, no. 1 (January 1981): 1
