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Home > Life and Society > Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada |
 Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada |
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It was a time of protests, legal fights and backlash. With a growing sense of solidarity, gays and lesbians became more visible in Canadian society in the 1960s, '70s and early '80s. Homosexuality gradually became more accepted as more Canadians came out of the closet to demand equality under the law. |
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 A doctor, a lawyer and a sociologist, along with a gay man and a lesbian, are interviewed about homosexuality in Canada. (TV; runs 26:40) |
 The Supreme Court rules that a Northwest Territories man should be held in preventive custody — indefinitely jailed — because of his homosexuality. (Radio; runs 3:15) |
 Gays and lesbians march on Parliament Hill for "gay day," demanding an end to discrimination. (TV; runs 1:42) |
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 Canadian gays and lesbians get a newspaper to call their own. (Radio; runs 3:07) |
 Chris Vogel and Richard North have found a sympathetic minister to marry them, and all they want now is a marriage licence. (Radio; runs 10:30) |
 John Damien lost his job because of his sexual orientation, and he's taken the matter to the courts. (Radio; runs 6:05) |
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 After a raid on a Montreal gay bar, members of the community band together. (TV; runs 4:37) |
 Hundreds rally in support of family life after Toronto's mayor speaks in support of a gay newspaper. (TV; runs 2:38) |
 The community — both pro- and anti-gay — reacts to police raids on four bathhouses in Toronto. (Radio; runs 20:40) |
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6 Additional Clips about Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada
