A Canadian appeals court overturned a ban on gay marriage. A couple, who had been together for 22 years, finally were able to make it legal!
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Canada Men Wed in 1st Legal Gay Marriage
By TOM COHEN
Associated Press Writer
June 11, 2003, 1:55 AM EDT
TORONTO -- An appeals court ruled that Canada's ban on homosexual marriage was unconstitutional and hours later two Canadian men tied the knot in the country's first legal same-sex wedding.
Michael Leshner and Michael Stark wed Tuesday in a civil ceremony observed by Leshner's 90-year-old mother and about 50 friends and observers.
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Last month, a British Columbia appeals court also ruled the federal government should change the law, which defines marriage as a union between a man and woman.
The court set a deadline of July 12, 2004, saying that otherwise, it would rewrite the legal definition of marriage to read "the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others."
Do you think that this will have any effect on what happens in the matter of gay marriage in the US?
I just posted a link to a local article on the same decision on the same sex marriage thread. I'll try to attach it here as well ---- link
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fishin
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:08 am
I suspect it will provide some emotional support to those seeking similar rulings in the US but beyond that I don't think it will have much effect here in the short term.
(Reading the ruling itself is a bit enlightening though.. The Canadian courts have a lot more leeway in making their rulings than US courts do. Some of that leeway is downright scary..)
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Phoenix32890
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
Booman- I just lookat at my title again, and I realized, that if you looked quickly...............
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Booman
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
OH!..so that's what this topic is about. When saw it listed, I thought...... oh never mind.
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Montana
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
I highly doubt it.
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cavfancier
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
Man, with pot, gay marriage and SARS, I can't wait to hear what the 'Mericans have to say....
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Anon
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
I've always had a great amount of respect for the Canadians ... It just became greater!!
Does the Nazi States of America recognize marriages from other countries? Does the ceremony in Ontario require the participants to be citizens??
This is one of the finest examples of humanity I've seen for years!
Anon
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Montana
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
SkisOnFire wrote:
Canadians are even BETTER than their bacon.
At least they eat their oinkers for breakfast
before they have a chance to be elected.
Maybe that's why they're so friendly and happy
while we rot in political rectitude.
Perhaps such healthy spirit comes from the free water and air?
Gee, thanks. I think it just comes from a peaceful enviorment and the fact that our population isn't overwhelming.
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ehBeth
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Wed 11 Jun, 2003 06:00 pm
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Of the 50 licences issued yesterday at Toronto City Hall, 21 were to same-sex couples. Of those, 15 were male and six were female.
The licences do not have any residency requirements and are good for three months to be used anywhere in Ontario.
Phones were ringing off the hook at the marriage licence office, with callers from across Canada as well as the United States.
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