December Montréal Mr. Justice James […]

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1979-12

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December Montréal Mr. Justice James K. Hugessen of the Quebec Superior Court upheld a Canada Customs decision prohibiting forty-nine gay male pornography magazines from entering Canada. Hugessen used the "community standards" test to determine which magazines were "immoral" or "indecent," based on defined criteria. The case had been launched in October 1979 after shipments of gay magazines destined for Le Priape Sexshop were confiscated by Canada Customs. Le Priape appealed this decision to the Federal Court of Appeal. (See also October 23, 1980.)

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October 31 Montréal Claude LeBlanc […]

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Priape Montreal

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James K. Hugessen

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Federal Court of Canada Canada Border Services Agency Quebec Superior Court

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Paul Trollope, "Judge Defines Immoral, Indecent, Upholds Customs Ban on Porn," Body Politic, no. 60 (1980), p. 12."Un jugement basé sur la discrimination?" Le Berdache, no. 7 (1980), pp. 7–8 "Une descente de plus chez Priape," Le Berdache, no. 6 (1979– 80), p. 12

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