Councillor comes out [Alex Munter, city councillor in Ottawa suburb of Kanata, came out on June 17, 1993 in an op-ed piece, "Stepping Forward for Equality," in Ottawa Citizen newspaper; Munter claims he is now only the fifth elected politician who is openly gay or lesbian; etc.].
P82 (v11n5)(July 28, 1993): 21 (21cm.)

Benefits extended [same-sex partners of Kanata, Ontario employees eligible for health/drug coverage as of Sept. 1, 1993; City of Ottawa and Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Gloucester also include gay/lesbian partners; comments of Alex Munter, openly gay councillor in Kanata].
P84 (v11n7)(Oct. 27, 1993): 20 (14cm.)

Overcoming homophobia [in Ottawa-area city of Kanata, Alex Munter, who was running for re-election, faced anti-gay hostility from some elements of community; said he knew there was organized campaign which included Robert Eady (a public servant for Health and Welfare Canada, and about whom additional information is given) and Bruce Clark; campaign included anti-gay graffiti, letter writing, and stolen/defaced lawn signs; Munter was re-elected].
P93 (v12n8)(Dec. 7, 1994): 22 (19cm.)

REAL Women real nasty [have launched attack against openly-gay city councillor, Alex Munter, of Ottawa suburb of Kanata, Ontario; also attacked David Pepper, senior assistant to regional police chief; recently also mailed article to 90 newspapers across Canada exposing members of the gay community, people associated with Pink Triangle Press, etc.].
P98 (v13n5)(July 26, 1995): 21 (26cm.)