Distinct LGB Communities Became Visible in Canada in the 1970s

question 47

Multiple Choice

Distinct LGB communities became visible in Canada in the 1970s in Toronto,Vancouver and Montreal when

• A)heterosexual businesses began increasingly refusing to serve gay clientele
• B)LGB individuals began to refuse to use services operated by heterosexual people
• C)there was sudden and dramatic increase in the acceptance of homosexuals by heterosexuals at that time
• D)there was a flourishing of businesses catering to a gay clientele

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