July 6 Toronto In sentencing a man […]

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1978-07-06

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July 6 Toronto In sentencing a man accused of buggery, Judge Hugh Locke of County Court described the act as "a filthy practice (which) since biblical times to the present day has been regarded as extremely repulsive. Even beasts of the field don't do it." The CGRO, in cooperation with the Osgoode Gay Caucus, later prepared a protest to the Canadian Judicial Council demanding that disciplinary action be taken against Locke because of his bigoted remarks.

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Canadian Judicial Council Osgoode Gay Caucus Coalition for Gay Rights in Ontario CGRO Toronto Country Court

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Robin Hardy, "Coalition to Protest Judge's Remarks in Brief to Canadian Judicial Council," Body Politic, no. 46 (1978), p. 7.

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