November 17 Vancouver At a civic […]

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1974-11-17

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November 17 Vancouver At a civic all-candidates meeting sponsored by GATE (Vancouver), Alderman Michael Harcourt acknowledged that police had harassed gay establishments at the end of October. Harcourt said that the raids by policemen and city inspectors during checks for liquor rules violations were "dumb and unneccesary and vicious." This was the first acknowledgement by a public official that police harassment of gays had occurred in Vancouver, MLA Gary Lauk (NDP -Vancouver Centre) said that he would investigate. (see also November 20, 23, and December 17,1974.)

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Vancouver

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Gary Lauk Mike Harcourt

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New Democratic Party Vancouver Police Department Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE Vancouver

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"Vancouver Official Reveals Harassment," Body Politic, no. 16 (1974), p. 5.Lesley Krueger, "Liquor Raids on Gay Nightclubs 'Dumb,' Says Harcourt," Vancouver Sun, four star ed,, 18 November 1974, p, 11;" 'Gay' Clubs Promised Probe," Vancouver Sun, four star ed., 2 January 1975, p. 16;Maurice Flood, "Double Standard, Double Dealing," Gay Tide 2 (March 1975): 3-4;

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