"Newfoundland gays urge broad reading of Charter rights"

"Newfoundland gays urge broad reading of Charter rights"

Article reporting that the Gay Association in Newfoundland had presented a brief to the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Equality Rights to advocate for gay liberation. Wally Upward presented on behalf of GAIN, the Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and the St. John's Status of Women's Council to include sexual orientation in Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. There was a lot of coverage of GAIN's involvement despite the group being refused advertising space in most newspapers. The article details GAIN's recommended additions and includes some quotes from the House of Commons members.

This article was posted in the Body Politic newsletter. The Body Politic was a queer, activist-based Canadian monthly newsletter that was published from 1971 to 1987. It is one of the most significant queer publications in Canadian history, and played a significant role in amplifying the Gay Liberation Movement and provided a crucial space for queer voices to be heard.

Iona Bulgin

Pink Triangle Press and Canadian Museum for Human Rights
https://archive.org/details/bodypolitic120toro/page/24/mode/2up?q=newfoundland

Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Internet Archive

November 1985

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