May 5 New York, N.Y. Philip […]

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1981-05-06

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May 5 New York, N.Y. Philip Fotheringham, a gay man from Toronto, was denied entry into the United States at Kennedy International Airport because of his sexual orientation. United States INS officials made it clear that Fotheringham was deported solely for being gay; they had discovered his sexual orientation after reading personal correspondence during a baggage search. The deportation clearly violated INS's new policy concerning homosexual visitors. Demonstrations against the deportation were held May 29, 1981, in London, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. (See also June 25, 1981, and September 26, 1981.)

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