MPR’s Pat Kessler reports that 30 days after St. Paul gay rights ordinance repeal, there is a general attitude that the repeal has had no real effect on the lifestyles of homosexuals. Kessler talks with two individuals who fought on opposing sides of the rights issue.

During the weeks before April 25, 1978, St. Paul was the scene of demonstrations, rallies and a major media blitz, leading up to a vote that energized St. Paul politics as no issue had done in recent years. Voters were asked to decide whether homosexuals had the same civil rights as other citizens. By a two-to-one margin they were told they did not.