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January 10 Calgary Mayor Ralph Klein […]
When
1981-01-10
Description
January 10 Calgary Mayor Ralph Klein made a brief appearance at the annual drag ball of the Imperial Court of the Chinook Arch, during which he made a speech praising the good work of GIRC, and announcing that "law-abiding gay people" were welcome in the city of Calgary. Klein received a three-minute standing ovation from the 500 people in attendance; he then left immediately for other official duties. Klein's remarks caused an uproar in the pages of the Calgary Sun, where columnist Michael Shapcott, in particular, objected to Klein's "providing encouragement to a group of people that most of us find, at best, to be morally offensive." Klein later backtracked on his remarks.