March Toronto In an interview […]

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1978-03

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March Toronto In an interview conducted by the Body Politic, Dorothea Crittenden, the recently appointed chairperson of the OHRC, said that people in Ontario did not discriminate against gays and therefore the addition of sexual orientation to the Ontario Human Rights Code was a "non-issue." This was in direct opposition to the report produced by the commission, Life Together, under her predecessor Dr. Thomas Symons. There had been some opposition to her appointment when Crittenden, a long-time civil servant, joined the OHRC in January 1978; her appointment was seen by some as politically motivated. At that time, strong supporters of a sexual orientation amendment, such as Thomas Symons and Rev. Bruce McLeod, left the OHRC.

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Toronto

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Bruce McLeod Thomas Symons Dorothea Crittenden

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Ontario Human Rights Commission

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The Body Politic

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"Wrong Person in Rights' Place" (editorial), Body Politic, no. 41 (1978), p. 2.Lily Wood, "Rights Commission Loses Pro-gay Members," Body Politic, no. 40 (1978), p. 11 "New at OHRC," Metro Community News 5 (February 1978): 1 Robin Hardy, "Commission Head: Gay Rights 'Non-issue,'" Body Politic, no. 41 (1978), p. 1 "Gay Rights Supporter Resigns in Protest," Gay Rising, January 1978, p. (4)"Crittenden," Metro Community News 5 (March 1978): 10

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Dorothea Crittenden

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