August 26 Blaine, Wash. Rob […]

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1979-08-26

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August 26 Blaine, Wash. Rob McConnell, a Canadian gay man, was denied entry to the United States because of his sexual orientation. This was despite a recent official order by Leonel Castillo, the commissioner of the INS, stating that gays were no longer to be excluded from the United States. (See also October 11, 1979.)

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Leonel Castillo Rob McConnell

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Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

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"Immigration Head Says We're OK, but US Border Still Closed to Gays," Body Politic, no. 58 (1979), p. 9."Fighting Prejudice... Out Now: Never Going Back," Gay Tide, no. 23 (1979), p. (5)

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