May 26 Kingston The Frontenac County […]

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1977-05-26

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May 26 Kingston The Frontenac County Board of Education voted 12-4 that "the board instruct the principals to take action to prohibit a person who professes to be a homosexual from addressing students on the subject of homosexuality during classes." Trustee John Lamarche, who introduced the motion, said that "there is a movement extending beyond Kingston to have the public accept another gender." Lamarche said that if the board were to permit these people to speak in the schools, it would condone their practice. The Church also delivered two petitions, arguing that an old clause in the Ontario Education Act was not being enforced. The clause stated that teachers should instill the principles of Christian morals in their students. CGRO and NGRC were informed that a petition to counter this vote was drawn up for provincial circulation.

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Kingston

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LGLC John Lamarche

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National Gay Rights Coalition Coalition nationale pour les droits des homosexuels NGRC CNDH, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition / Coalition canadienne pour les droits des lesbiennes et des gais (CLGRC / CCDLG)Coalition for Gay Rights in Ontario CGRO Frontenac County Board of Education

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QHA news. Queens Homophile Association, 51 Queen's Crescent, Kingston, Ontario. Vol. 1, no 4, June 1978 in "Debate on Wages Due being a lesbian group: notes, correspondence, report and leaflets", 10-027-S1-F3, Wages Due Lesbians Fonds, University of Ottawa Archives and Special Collections.

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John Lamarche

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