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Same-Sex Marriage Legal in Canada!!

post #1 of 32
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Across the board now!!! The three provinces that were holding out must now change their definition of marriage to meet new federal guidlines! We are now the third country to recognize ALL FAMILIES!!!
post #2 of 32
GOOD! Someone has it right. I wish we did..Its hard enough to find love in this world without so much..hiss and bla at everything that people do.

Not to mention I dont like...our presidents arguement about it..on a "moral standing" whos morals? Hmm..last i checked we had a seperation of church and state.
post #3 of 32
Hey, Matt! Not too shabby, eh??
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Once again, sadly, another area where the US could take some lessons from her Northern sister.
post #5 of 32
I'm so glad, Matt, that your country is one of the few to get it right
Of course, you were just a bit ahead of the times!
Speaking of which- I want a surrogate update!
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post #7 of 32
I was very happy to hear this. Yipee for Canadians!
post #8 of 32
That's fantastic.. catch up the rest of the world!!
post #9 of 32
That is excellent. Canada can teach America quite a few lessons. Way to go Canada for making progress toward true equality.
post #10 of 32
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Originally Posted by ScamperFarms
GOOD! Someone has it right. I wish we did..Its hard enough to find love in this world without so much..hiss and bla at everything that people do.
Exactly! If 2 people love each other and want to get married, they should be able to. WTG Canada!
post #11 of 32

I have always been so proud to be canadian...now I am even more so! our actions are finally catching up with our words about being a country that respects all differences.

GO CANADA GO!!!!

(just in time for Canada Day too!)
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post #13 of 32
Ok if people in Canada can get the message, why can't we get a law like that passed here?? Way to Go Canada!!!
post #14 of 32
And there is nothing Klein (Alberta's, where I live, Premier who didn't want it to happen) can do about it
post #15 of 32
Way to go Canada . Is the U.S. ever going to mature enough to pass a law like this? Sadly I don't think all the bigots and ignorant people out there will let us. Can I move to Canada???
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Matt, let me join you in a rousing rendition of O Canada!
post #17 of 32
Yup, the bill passed, I am so thrilled, and proud to be Canadian today! Also, watching all the Conservative Party and fundamentalist religious group bigots flip out over the bill passing is funny - haha, they lose - I love watching bigots lose!
post #18 of 32
And now---da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- Spain has followed suit!
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...n_gay_marriage
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Originally Posted by ugaimes
And now---da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa- Spain has followed suit!
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...n_gay_marriage
I am amazed this happened there. Spanish people ( in general) are supposed to be so religious. Wow Imagine if Italy followed suit I doubt it would happen but it would be amazing. cheryl
post #20 of 32
I am SO proud the be Canadian right now!! We are a country that respects everyone and their right for happiness!! We rock!
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So good to see 2 countries taking a step in the right direction! I do believe that the U.S. will legalize same sex marriage one day, too (after all the current lawmakers age out of office---which shouldn't be tooo long, as old as most of them are ).
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Originally Posted by catlover7731
I am amazed this happened there. Spanish people ( in general) are supposed to be so religious. Wow Imagine if Italy followed suit I doubt it would happen but it would be amazing. cheryl
I was shocked, too, because of their very large conservative Catholic population. Guess you just never know, do ya? Maybe that holds some hope for the US!
post #23 of 32
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Originally Posted by catlover7731
I am amazed this happened there. Spanish people ( in general) are supposed to be so religious. Wow Imagine if Italy followed suit I doubt it would happen but it would be amazing. cheryl
I think that's just a cliché nowadays. Italy and Spain have just about the lowest birth rates in Europe, so they obviously don't listen to the Catholic church re birth control, and church attendance is low, too, in comparison to the U.S. (though that's true of most of Europe).
post #24 of 32
I am a proud Canadian in moments like this.

The law in the US is going to be challenged sooner rather than later. You don't have to wait for the government to "decide" in their own time. The US has a law that recognizes the legality of marriages performed in Canada. Which makes sense, if someone has a Canadian wedding, they are still considered married in the US. So all it will take is a brave couple to get married here, and then sue the government to have it recognized.

That's how it started here. One couple found a loophole in the marriage legislation, so they were able to get married by having banns published in church, then took the government to court when they were prevented from registering the marriage. It is a wonderful story about how one (in this case, two) people were able to make a difference.
post #25 of 32
Yea, Canada and Spain!

I'm sure the US is going to have to take this on soon. I hope it's passed, but I just don't know...at least not until we have a new President. The fundamentalist faction is so strong right now. It irritates me so much when I hear their arguments about it "degrading the institution of marriage". To me sham Hollywood marriages are far, far more "degrading".
post #26 of 32
Thread Starter 
Finally I feel like I am a person. I no longer feel 'lower' than other people. I know anyone (mostly your grandmothers) who lived thru the civil rights movement can agree with me that it is degrading to beg for your rights.
Way to go canada......!!!
Oh, and a side note for ugaimes...we're cycling again, our first round of insems didn't work.
post #27 of 32
It truly is things like this that make me also proud to be Canadian. I've always believed that what a person does in their private lives is their business and not mine and that if loving someone of the same sex is your preference then you have as much right to be happy with that person as I have to be with the person I love.

Now, if we could only get the marijuana law going again.
post #28 of 32
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Originally Posted by Yosemite
It truly is things like this that make me also proud to be Canadian. I've always believed that what a person does in their private lives is their business and not mine and that if loving someone of the same sex is your preference then you have as much right to be happy with that person as I have to be with the person I love.

Now, if we could only get the marijuana law going again.
BINGO! on both counts!!
post #29 of 32
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Originally Posted by Tari
It irritates me so much when I hear their arguments about it "degrading the institution of marriage". To me sham Hollywood marriages are far, far more "degrading".


I'm so glad the bill passed. It makes me so proud to be Canadian in moments like these!!
post #30 of 32
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Originally Posted by Kat_Boy
Finally I feel like I am a person. I no longer feel 'lower' than other people. I know anyone (mostly your grandmothers) who lived thru the civil rights movement can agree with me that it is degrading to beg for your rights.
Way to go canada......!!!
Oh, and a side note for ugaimes...we're cycling again, our first round of insems didn't work.
Matt you never have to feel that way again. Just remember what Eleanor Roosvelt said the First Lady to the world..."No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." (1937)
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