LITTLE SISTER'S BOOK AND ART EMPORIUM (Vancouver)

They strike again [Canada Customs and Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver]. From Angles and H. Chudyk.
P30 [misnumbered 29] [1987]: 29 (37cm.)
Vancouver bookstore bombed [concerning Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium]. By David Myers/Angles.
P38 (Jan. 13, 1988): 32-33 (57cm.)
Canada Customs sued [newsnote that British Columbia Civil Liberties Association will sue over Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium shipment seizure; mention of earlier Glad Day Bookshop issue concerning The Joy of Gay Sex].
P42 (June 29, 1988): 11-12 (19cm.)
Little Sisters wins [challenge arising from seizure of Advocate copies].
P46 (v7n1)(Jan. 18, 1989): 5 (33cm.)
[Canada] Customs taken to court [by B.C. Civil Liberties Association and Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium over "censorship of erotic literature"].
P58 (v8n5)(July 11, 1990): 12, 17 (13cm.)
Bookstore bombed [again, January 7, 1992; Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver; this bombing is the third; others in Dec. 1987 and Feb. 1988; co-owner Jim Deva has no doubt that homophobia the motivation].
P70 (v10n1)(Feb. 5, 1992): 11 (19cm.)
The fight against censorship: Little Sister's vs. Big Brother ["they have unlimited amounts of our money to spend against us"]. By Peter Millard.
P84 (v11n7)(Oct. 27, 1993): 6-7 (112cm.)
Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium : Western Canada's Lesbian & Gay Bookstore [display advertisement, of which this is just one of quite a number in Perceptions].
P84 (v11n7)(Oct. 27, 1993): 7 (12cm.)
Continued harassment [Canada Customs continues detention of books destined for Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium; Canada Customs has stalled Little Sister's court case and expenses growing; etc.].
P86 (v12n1)(Jan. 26, 1994)[cover date Jan. 24/94]: 21 (30cm.)
Growing support [for Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver bookstore, in fight against Canada Customs censorship; court case will be heard Oct. 11; American Booksellers Association unanimously supported motion to end censorship at Canadian border; Canadian Bookseller's Association developing plan for donation to defense fund; etc.].
P90 (v12n5)(July 27, 1994): 22 (23cm.)
Joining the battle [STEAM, "the literate queer's guide to sex and controversy," focusses Autumn 1994 issue on Canada, with articles on censorship, "intimate tips and leads," etc.; also offers support in Little Sister's battle against Canada Customs].
P91 (v12n6)(Sept. 14, 1994): 29 (15cm.)
Dignity [observations and comments of author, who attended opening of the trial, October 11, 1994, in which Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium sues Canadian Minister of Justice (Canada Customs) in British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver]. By Peter Millard.
P92 (v12n7)(Oct. 26, 1994): 4 (78cm.)
; see also related news report, titled "In court at last," P92:20.
Anal sex OK now [says Canada Customs on Sept. 29/94 at pre-trial for Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium lawsuit against Canada Customs; etc.].
P92 (v12n7)(Oct. 26, 1994): 14 (16cm.)
Little Sister's in court [report of continuation of trial in British Columbia Supreme Court of lawsuit of Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium against Canada Customs; report of testimony of Pierre Berton, Nino Ricci, Pat Califia, and of Canada Customs spokespersons].
P93 (v12n8)(Dec. 7, 1994): 19 (56cm.)
Little Sister's: waiting for the verdict [in Vancouver court challenge of Canada Customs].
P94 (v13n1)(Jan. 25, 1995): 23 (23cm.)
Little Sister's threatened [recent bomb threat and hate mail directed at bookstore; details].
P96 (v13n3)(April 26, 1995): 23 (23cm.)
Victory for Little Sisters [Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium wins in B.C. Supreme Court against Canada Customs; details and background].
P102 (v14n1)(Jan. 31, 1996): 19 (48cm.)
Cash for Little Sister's [bookstore; B.C. judge orders that bookstore be paid $170,000 in court costs, orders Canada Customs to immediately stop detaining bookstore's shipments; etc.].
P104 (v14n3)(April 24, 1996)[dated April 26 on contents page]: 22 (26cm.)
Little Sister's saga unfolds [very brief newsnote about the ongoing Little Sister's -- Canada Customs issue].
P105 (v14n4)(June 5, 1996): 22 (7cm.)
Queer crafts [shipment from United States to Little Sister's misdirected to a sewing store, Quilted Path; Canada Customs spokesperson said was not their fault].
P108 (v14n7)(Oct. 23, 1996): 22 (17cm.)
Fighting the state [in which the author reports on a meeting with Janine Fuller, manager of Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver, and in which information on the struggle against Canada Customs, including the BC Supreme Court case, is presented]. By Gens Hellquist.
P111 (v15n2)(March 12, 1997): 6-7 (67cm.)
Harassment continues [Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver, will be back to court March 23 to fight for dismantling system of censorship of incoming books and magazine, etc.].
P119 (v16n2)(March 18, 1998): 23 (20cm.)
Little Sister's battles on ["Customs has continued...barring, holding and destroying books and magazines destined for the gay/lesbian markets"; bookstore continues court fight].
P120 (v16n3)(April 29, 1998): 27 (20cm.)
; user might also examine the bookstore's display advertisement on same page.
Customs continues harassment [concerning seizures of shipments destined to Glad Day Bookshop, Toronto; reference also to the Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium court case, which is expected to take a considerable time].
P121 (v16n4)(June 10, 1998): 25 (14cm.)
Round two loss [for Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium against Canada Customs' power to seize imports; some details of arguments and ruling by BC Court of Appeal].
P122 (v16n5)(July 29, 1998): 24 (29cm.)
Back in court [newsnote that Supreme Court of Canada grants leave for Little Sister's bookstore to appeal judgment of their last appeal; "will be appealing the part of the judgment that...hadn't proven that the Customs Act infringes on its rights"].
P127 (v17n2)(March 10, 1999): 24 (12cm.)
Little Sisters may get support from L.E.A.F. [newsnote that Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, a leading Canadian feminist group, may play role in Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium anti-censorship case; decision expected around mid-summer].
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 27 (11cm.)
Erotica and the feminist sex wars, part four [in which the author continues her discussion of the pornography issue; censorship is discussed with specific lengthy reference to the Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver, experience]. By Jean Hillabold.
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 7-8 (78cm.)
Back in court [Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium will be back in Supreme Court of Canada on March 16 in ongoing censorship battle with Canada Customs; brief history of case; information regarding some intervenors; etc.].
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 23 (46cm.)
Supreme Court decision pending [in case of Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium against Canada Customs interference; 14-year battle began in 1986; decision not expected for months; some brief details of arguments and some brief background].
P136 (v18n3)(April 19, 2000): 27 (34cm.)
Little Sister's wins [Supreme Court of Canada ruled December 15, 2000 in favor of Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Vancouver; Canada Customs conducted fifteen-year harassment campaign against the bookstore; detailed report].
P142 (v19n1)(Jan. 31, 2001): 24-25 (75cm.)
Leave our smut alone! [despite Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium having won previous cases, Canada Customs continues "seizing queer materials with impunity"; shortcomings in changed legislation; bookstore is tackling censors once again; details].
P151 (v20n2)9March 13, 2002): 25-26 (20cm.)
Off to court again [Little Sister's versus Canada Customs; this time Customs confiscated two SM comic books; trial expected to begin in June; etc.].
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 27 (28cm.)
Little Sister's and the giant -- again [report on another chapter in the ongoing fight between the bookstore, Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, and the civil servants of Canada Customs, with some background to the present situation].
P160 (v21n3)(April 16, 2003): 26 (28cm.)
Feds to pay both sides [BC judge rules that federal government must pay legal fees of Little Sister's in fight against Canada Customs censorship; "Judge Elizabeth Bennett stated...that there is evidence of hundreds if not thousands of titles that Customs is detaining and that, of these, better than 70% are gay-themed. In her mind this was a clear case of targeted discrimination which goes well beyond just Little Sister's bookstore; the entire gay community is under attack"; "Customs must now prove that it has changed its ways and is not targeting the gay community"; other details].
P170 (v22n5)(July 21, 2004): 27 (25cm.)