February 1 Calgary GIRC filed a […]
When
1980-02-01
Description
February 1 Calgary GIRC filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission after the Victoria Park Community Association refused to rent their hall to the group for a dance, scheduled to be held in June 1980 during the eighth annual conference of the CLGRC.
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CalgaryAll Organizations
National Gay Rights Coalition Coalition nationale pour les droits des homosexuels NGRC CNDH, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition / Coalition canadienne pour les droits des lesbiennes et des gais (CLGRC / CCDLG)Victoria Park Community AssociationAlberta Human Rights CommissionGay Information and Resources Calgary GIRCAll Citations
"Refused Dance Hall, Group Files Complaint," Body Politic, no. 62 (1980), p. 14.Robert Harris, "Victoria Park," Gay Horizons, no. 16 (1980), p. 6Robert Harris, "GIRC and Victoria Park: Booking Refused, Discrimination Suspected," Gay Horizons, no. 15 (1980), p. 1Catherine Butlin, "Rights Commission Probes Homosexual Dance 'Snub,'" Calgary Herald, 24 March 1980, p. B2