This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Both houses, the state Senate and the Legislature in California passed a historic bill legalizing same sex marriage… except Governor Schwarzenegger, who veto’d the bill. http://tinyurl.com/dmnkx The first country in the world to ban same-sex marriage on a… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Same-sex marriage is now legal across Canada! The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 41 to 21 with 3 abstentions. Supreme Court Justice Beverly McLachlin, who was acting on behalf of Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, signed… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. Welcome to this special edition of Gay and Lesbian Update! The budget has passed! Late Thursday, June 23, the Liberals and NDP passed the… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. On June 1, 2005, Lynn Warren and Alex Ali of The Amazing Race 7 fame were married in Ottawa. They were invited to the… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. The legislation to legalize same-sex marriage has passed its second reading in the House of Commons, 164 to 137. The bill now goes to… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. A Cornell University expert says the term “gay adolescent” will soon disappear. According to Ritch Savin-Williams, professor and chair of human development in Cornell’s… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. The religious right was preparing to boycott Famous Players over what they thought they had given Canadians for Equal Marriage a public service announcement…. Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. While on tour for tsunami relief, Prime Minister Paul Martin had to battle a religious edict from a Sikh clerical authority that calls upon… Read more »
This monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. Aaron McKinney, one of the people convicted of killing Matthew Shepard, may be in violation of his plea bargain. McKinney bargained to avoid the… Read more »
This new monthly column features news and issues affecting gays and lesbians in Canada and around the world. Look for it on the second week of each month, only in The Voice. Update on Gay Marriage Rights Around the World In Canada, same-sex marriage is spreading like wildfire. One territory, the Yukon, and six provinces… Read more »