"We realize that this date, February 14th, has traditionally been celebrated as St Valentine's Day and dedicated to the expression of heterosexual affection. We take this opportunity to challenge what Christopher Isherwood has called the "heterosexual dictatorship" by affirming for ourselves and for the world, the existence, the strength, and the beauty of gay love.

"We therefore proclaim February 14th as an annual Canadian Gay Holiday, to be known as "PINK TRIANGLE DAY".

Resolution passed at the annual meeting of Canadian Lesbian & Gay Rights Coalition, July 1979