Same-sex marriage in Canada

The idea of the legalization of same-sex marriage has always been frowned upon and always had Canada conflicted in the past, but now the vast majority of Canada has started to notice changes regarding this matter. Since the shift towards legalizing same-sex marriage, Canada’s perspective has drastically changed and has ensured that everyone, despite their sexual orientation or preference, receives the same benefits when it comes to marriage. Prior to 2005, Canada didn’t always have a positive outlook

On July 20th 2005, Canada became the fourth country to legalize the marriage of homosexuals. However this did not just happen overnight. Just 40 years ago, all homosexuals were subject to criminal charges and imprisonment. Brick by brick the homosexual community was granted more equality until marriage was proposed. The legalization of gay marriage in Canada was the culmination of more than 35 years of society and court rulings pushing the federal government to give homosexuals more equal rights

universities in the country where open-minded education is performed, it is appalling to see such extreme behavior. Thus, in my opinion, Canada is less open to non-heterosexual community than we thought. Canada legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2005, which was 10 years earlier than the United State, one of the most liberal countries in the world. In theory, Canada should have achieved a status where gay identities and activities are extensively accepted, which, in Ghaziani’s words, is an era of

Should same sex marriages be legal?      Same-sex marriages have been very controversial since becoming an issue in Canada regarding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Several people state that same-sex marriages should be legal, while others disagree, saying it should not be permitted. There have been many debates and inquiries about this issue for several years; the MP’s and Parliament will finally settle the problem within the next year or so. Many are in favour

In the last decade, Canadian courts have increasingly recognized gay marriages. This recognition has been long overdue as the Canadian gay community was routinely oppressed prior to this string of court rulings. This was a definite victory for Canadian democracy, seeing that a minority group has had its rights protected. Paul Martin, after having presented the Civil Marriage Act, described it "as a natural and necessary evolution of minority-rights protection under the Canadian Charter of Rights

It’s 1916 in Australia. The beckoning shores of Gallipoli await the thousands of soldiers that are yet to die amongst the bloodshed. These same shores, are yet to provide the battle of the century, that will go down in history as “The Great War.” Meanwhile, Australian’s take to the polls, with the Labour government asking the people whether or not they support the proposal to conscript young Australian men overseas for service. This national debate marked Australia’s first non-binding plebiscite

of legalizing same-sex marriage all across the nation, after years of social, political, and cultural mobilizations of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and allies. However, this achievement is not an end it itself. Leaders of the marriage equality movement, as well as community members, ask: Now what? This proposed project attempts to provide an answer for this question by looking at the perceived impact of the legalization of same-sex marriage among Black LGBTs

​Canada is often seen as a leader in the gay rights movement and it has a long history of providing rights to those that identify as homosexual (BC Teachers’ Federation, 2016; Cotler, 2015). As far back as 1969, Prime Minister Trudeau passed Bill C-150 which amended the Criminal Code to decriminalize “gross indecency” and “buggery”; if committed between two consenting adults if they are over 21 (BC Teachers’ Federation, 2016). The Code was further amended to drop the age of consent for anal sex from

how hard life was for many LGBT people in Canada in the past. Some of the reasons for these difficulties were because those who were gay were discriminated against, simply because they did not fit society’s criteria of “normal”. Also, it was illegal to get married to someone of the same sex, until 2005. Lastly, those who were gay had unequal rights, compared to others. The changes in laws since 1969, to a large degree affected the LGBT community of Canada, with the guarantees of equal rights to all

There are many religious organizations that are against homosexuality; however, the separation of church and government still exists and that makes an argument discretionary in terms of legality. Since Canada was not, in any sense, founded on Christian religion we should not tie Christian beliefs to our government. Citizens should not expect their government to express and defined Christian beliefs. As a Christian, I may not be a strong believer but I believe that there should be a great distance