Saturday, May 1, 2010

First Gay Rally

This is a news clip of the first gay liberation movement rally in Canada. There are several other interesting clips grouped with it in the "Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada" section of the CBC online archives. For context see my previous blog on history as a human right. The rally took place in the same movement that gave birth to The Body Politic. A few short weeks after this rally a gay liberation group (Gays of Ottawa) was formed in the capital.

Enjoy a brief glimpse into Canada's gay liberation history:)

http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/rights_freedoms/clips/3227/

If you're interested in more context check out this link from the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives...

http://www.clga.ca/Material/Records/docs/wedemand.htm

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