R. E. A. L. WOMEN (Organization)

R.E.A.L. women [providing a short description of the organization and reporting on attendance at a Saskatoon meeting by four women to "gather first hand information"; reports also on a brochure on homosexuality available at the meeting]. By Alana.
P24 [1986]: 23, 25 (47cm.)
REAL Women [an anti-gay group] protested [against by coalition of Ontario and Quebec groups; objections to funding of REAL Women conference by federal government; many gay/lesbian organizations protest; Chantel Devine, wife of Saskatchewan premier, Grant Devine, was one of speakers at REAL Women conference].
P49 (v7n4)(May 31, 1989): 20 (33cm.)
REAL Women and hate [REAL Women mails newsletter using free mailing service of BC Tourism; BC MLA Emery Barnes calls it "the closest thing he has seen to hate literature in his 17 years as a legislator"; BC REAL Women president, Peggy Steacy].
P57 (v8n4)(May 30, 1990): 12 (20cm.)
Right against rights [while gay/lesbian community waits for NDP to act on human rights re sexual orientation, "at least two groups" have been working against changes -- REAL Women of Saskatchewan (Cecilia Forsyth, communications director) and Coalition in Support of the Family (Dale Hassett [name elsewhere: Haslett?], director); etc.].
P76 (v10n7)(Oct. 28, 1992): 9 (48cm.)
Sur-real women [REAL Women "took an anti-euthanasia, anti-homosexual, and anti-feminist message to Parliament recently"; claim membership of 50,000; a ten-year-old group; Gwen Landolt a founding member; etc.].
P88 (v12n3)(April 27, 1994): 20 (19cm.)
International lesbians [Canadian delegation to New York preparatory meeting for United Nations Conference on Women, Beijing, has included sexual orientation in proposals to combat inequality; opposition to this by REAL Women and B.C. Reform MP Sharon Hayes; some supporters].
P97 (v13n4)(June 7, 1995): 28 (26cm.)
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.)
More from REAL Women [who objected to advertising in Xtra! West by Regency Lexus Toyota, a dealership near Vancouver managed by Naz Bharmal; Laurie Geschke of REAL Women is sending material to Toyota Canada and to Japan; etc.].
P99 (v13n6)(Sept. 13, 1995): 22 (13cm.)
A serious shortage [reporting on a United Nations Population Fund conference at which the largest Canadian NGO delegation was from REAL Women; fifteen of their 21 delegates were men; details and comments].
P128 (v17n3)(April 21, 1999): 25 (21cm.)