Posted
Saturday, June 29, 2005 @ 1028 MDT
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Same-sex
marriage a done deal in Canada and Spain.
So, to no one's
surprise the Canadian
House of Commons has passed a bill C-38, which will
legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country (overriding
holdouts like Alberta, my home province, sort of our version
of Texas except it looks more like Montana). The Conservatives,
of course, want
to overturn it if they ever become the government (Goddess
forbid!). At least it's not like Maine, where
they are trying to repeal legal protection of queers' basic
civil rights (again!). Or better yet, Poland, where
presidential candidates declare zero tolerance for "perverts
and homosexuals" and give parade permits to youth
groups who "denounce gays and demand tough new laws
against homosexuality" after denying queers a permit
for a Pride parade.
Despite what
some papers say, Canada will be the fourth, not the third
country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage throughout
the nation. The Spanish legislature is expected to overturn
their Senate's defeat of a similar measure in that country.
If so, it will have force of law within days, whereas in
Canada the bill must still be reviewed and approved by the
Senate
and receive Royal
assent by the signature of the Governor
General.
Category:
GLBTIQ/queer,
politics,
Canada,
same-sex marriage
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