May 7 Vancouver Ross Brown and a […]

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1976-05-07

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May 7 Vancouver Ross Brown and a friend were harassed, assaulted, arrested, and detained for seven hours after two police officers saw them standing in a parking lot at the corner of Smithe and Homer streets at 1 a.m. When questioned by the police, they admitted to being gay, that they were coming from a dance, and that they were heading to the Gandydancer bar. Although they claimed they were not intoxicated, and requested and were refused a Breathalyzer test, Brown and his friend were arrested and detained. Brown vowed to sue the police, but later decided to drop the case due to lack of evidence and funds.

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The GandyDancer Bar Corner of Smithe and Homer Streets Vancouver

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Ross Brown

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Vancouver Police Department

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K.A.S., Letter, Gay Tide, no. 14 (November 1976), p. 3 Ross Brown, "Gay Victim Speaks Out: Will Sue for False Arrest," Gay Tide, 3, no. 3 (August 1976): 9

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Corner of Smithe and Homer Streets

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