Harold Desmarais was a gay rights activist in Ontario, NDP delegate for the Windsor-Sandwich riding, and chairperson of Windsor Gay Unity. In 1976 he introduced a motion at the biennial Ontario NDP Convention in Kingston to add sexual orientation to the Human Rights Code, and it was approved. Desmarais was the executive secretary of Coalition for Gay Rights in Ontario in the 80s.
| Names | Harold B. Desmarais (Main) BE [n75.78] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Harold Desmarais on LGLC
Harold Desmarais on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1944 |
| Identities |
Gay
B [n74.136] G [http://www.clga.ca/npc/subject/21(http://goo.gl/vmgjH7)] |
| Occupations |
Delegate, Windsor-Sandwich
Politician
1975/05/11 https://lglc.ca/event/n75.78 Journalist1975 https://lglc.ca/event/n74.136 Executive Secretary for the Coalition for Gay Rights in Ontario Secretary1980/04/24 - 1980/09/04 “Rights Campaign Gets Second Paid Worker,” Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), p. 16 |
| Associated Organizations |
Organization: Coalition for Gay Rights in Ontario CGRO (Founder)
1975 http://www.clga.ca/npc/subject/21(http://goo.gl/vmgjH7) Organization: Windsor Homophile Association […] (Chairperson)1975/05/11 - 1975/06/12 BCE [n75.78], D [n75.100] Organization: Windsor Homophile Association […] (Member)1972 - 1980 http://www.clga.ca/npc/subject/21(http://goo.gl/vmgjH7) Organization: National Gay Rights Coalition […] (Chairperson)1972 “Rights Campaign Gets Second Paid Worker,” Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), p. 16 Organization: Windsor Homophile Association […] (Treasurer)“Complaint to Press Council Forces Change in Ad Policy,” Body Politic, no. 53 (1979), p. 14 |
| Associated Periodicals |
The Body Politic (Journalist)
1975 BCE [n74.136] |