May 22 Canada A federal election was […]

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1979-05-22

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May 22 Canada A federal election was held in which Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party was defeated by the Progressive Conservatives, under the leadership of Joe Clark. In the lead-up to the election, member groups of CLGRC were active in distributing a Gay Rights Charter, which outlined major movement demands in the areas of sexual orientation, the criminal code, and child custody. Many local gay groups also tried to raise gay issues during the election campaign, but without much success. In the British Columbia riding of Burnaby, however, twenty-seven-year-old Svend Robinson was elected for the NDP; a strong voice for LGBT issues from his election, in spring 1988 Robinson became the first sitting Canadian MP to announce his gay sexual orientation.

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May 20 Calgary Participants at the […]

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Burnaby Canada

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Svend Robinson Joe Clark Pierre Trudeau

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New Democratic Party Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Liberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party of Canada, Conservative Party of Canada Liberal Party of Canada

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Gay Rights Charter

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"Vote for Gay Rights on May 22nd," Metro Community News 6 (4 May 1979): 1–3, 12.Graeme Truelove, Svend Robinson: A Life in Politics (Vancouver: New Star Books, 2013)Yves Thivierge, "…and Again" (letter), Body Politic, no. 56 (1979), p. 5 "Record Crowd Meets Federal Candidates," SPAG News (Vancouver), 1, no. 8 (June 1979): 2–3 David Rayside, "Svend Robinson" in Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day (London: Routledge, 2000), pp. 354–56 "NDP's for Us, Say Gays," Vancouver Courier, 26 April 1979, p. 24 Alan McLean, "Election Grinds to a Halt; Candidates Dodge Gay Issues," Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 13 Anne McIntyre, "Gays Detect NDP, Socred Support," Ottawa Journal, 10 May 1979, p. 39 "Lee Blows It," SPAG News (Vancouver), 1, no. 6 (April 1979): 5 Gary Kinsman and Patrizia Gentile, The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual Regulation (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010), pp. 362–64 "Here It Is! SPAG's Questionnaire to Federal Candidates," SPAG News (Vancouver), 1, no. 6 (April 1979): 4 Bob Harris, "Closets and Voting Booths," Gay Calgary, no. 11 (1979), p. 5 "Federal Questionnaire/Responses," SPAG News (Vancouver), 1, no. 8 (June 1979): 4–6 "Federal Candidate Evaluation," SPAG News (Vancouver), 1, no. 8 (June 1979): 1 "Les élections s'en viennent," Gai(e)s du Québec: Journal, 1, no. 6 (April–May 1979): 5 "Election Strategy, " Forum (CLGRC, Montréal), 4, no. 2 (Spring 1979): (2)"The Election Is Coming," Gay Tide, no. 19 (1978), p. 6 "The Election Charter," Forum (CLGRC, Montréal), 4, no. 1 (Winter 1979): (2)"Civil Rights Committee," Have You Heard?, 1, no. 15 (18 May 1979): (1)"Changes Backed in Rights Act," Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1979, p. 71 "Campaign Trail Well Trodden," Body Politic, no. 52 (1979), p. 9 Peter Calamai, "Homosexuals Planning to Confront Candidates," Ottawa Citizen, 25 April 1979, p. 12

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Gay Rights Charter

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