February 11 Saint John, N.B. Three […]

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1980-02-11

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February 11 Saint John, N.B. Three gay men were fired from their jobs at the Captain's Quarters/Pier One Restaurant because management feared that the restaurant would become notorious because of its gay staff. FLAG later filed a formal complaint with the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, demanding that the workers be reinstated. Although the commission investigated the matter, it dismissed the complaint. A year after the incident, Gaston Nadeau, one of the three fired men, was rehired by the same restaurant and received an apology as a condition of his reinstatement.

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Saint John

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Gaston Nadeau

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New Brunswick Human Rights Commission Coalition to Stop Anita Bryant CSAB, Free Lesbians and Gays FLAG

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Robert Trow, "Fired Chef Rehired by Same Restaurant," Body Politic, no. 75 (1981), p. 13."Fearing 'Notoriety,' Restaurant Fires Three," Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), p. 10

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Gaston Nadeau

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