DO YOU KNOW? FEB 14th is PINK TRIANGLE DAY!

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When most queers think of important dates in the gay calendar, Pride is probably the first one that jumps to mind. Halloween is perhaps not far behind. But very few of us remember, or have ever heard of, the first official gay and lesbian holiday in Canada: Pink Triangle Day.

Declared at the 1979 conference of the long-gone national organization Canadian Lesbian And Gay Rights Coalition (CLGRC), Pink Triangle Day commemorates the first major legal victory for Canada’s queer rights movement. On that day in 1979, three officers of Pink Triangle Press (the company that publishes Xtra) were acquitted of indecency charges stemming from the article “Men Loving Boys Loving Men,” published in the Dec 1977/Jan 1978 issue of The Body Politic.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. It was our Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, in the late 70’s that legalized homosexuality in this great country. He stated that the government had no business in the bedrooms of the nation. From province to province gay men and women have equal rights as everyone in Canada, from sea to sea to sea. I would say that he was our greatest Prime Minister. Happy Valentines day to everyone and i can only wish that there was more love in this world and no hatred. Cheers

  2. I would love to know what the founders of Pink Triangle have to say about what has become of their co-operative.

    The journalism, the credibility, the social effectiveness, the community leadership and services, dividends paid to the community, social engagement and mission. What would they say today?

  3. OK, I guess lightning can strike twice in the same place.

    I agree with lurker — again.

    And given the origins of the symbol, I have a hard time wishing someone a “Happy Pink Triangle Day.” So many men died horrible deaths wearing that mark of hate — there’s nothing “happy” about it.

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