March Vancouver GATE (Vancouver) was […]

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1976-03

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March Vancouver GATE (Vancouver) was refused rental of office space at because the owner of the property, Gordon Latham Ltd., would not rent to a gay organization. The company later insisted that the refusal was linked to the group's past performance as tenants. Members of GATE organized a picket in front of the building on March 23, 1976, and submitted a complaint to the Human Rights Branch of the B.C. Ministry of Labour. The complaint was rejected, as discrimination based on sexual orientation was not prohibited in section 5 of the B.C. Human Rights Code, relating to tenancy.

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Gordon Latham Ltd. Office Vancouver

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B.C. Ministry of Labour Gordon Latham Ltd.Gay Alliance toward Equality GATE Vancouver

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BC Human Rights Code

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"Discrimination Charge Laid against Landlord," Vancouver Sun, 24 March 1976, p. 10.Robert Cook, "B.C. Rights Code: Now You See It, Now You Don't," Body Politic, no. 24 (1976), p. 1

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Gordon Latham Ltd. Office

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