June 27 Vancouver The first general […]

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1971-06-27

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June 27 Vancouver The first general meeting of the Gay Alliance toward Equality (GATE) (Vancouver) was held at the Unitarian Centre Hall. The Burrard Street YMCA had refused to rent a room to GATE for the meeting. Members of GATE complained about the incident to the British Columbia Human Rights Commission. John Sherlock, director of the Commission, responded that it could not act because the province's Human Rights Act did not protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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May Vancouver The first meetings […]February Vancouver The Canadian Gay […]

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YMCA Central Vancouver Unitarian Centre Hall Vancouver

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John Sherlock

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British Columbia Human Rights Commission Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE Vancouver

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Human Rights Act

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"YMCA Discriminates against Gays," Georgia Straight, 27-31 August 1971, p. 3."New Gay Organization," Georgia Straight, 25-29 June 1971, p. 5;"Government Says: Gays Have No Rights" ("The Gateway" column), Georgia Straight, 10-14 September 1971, p. 16;

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John Sherlock

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