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Advocacy News
September
28 , 2007
John
Tory's faith-based funding is a loser
We
first met Ontario Conservative Party leader John Tory in 2004. We were
pleased to learn he supported gay marriage but his stance attracted criticism
from Christian extremists. Perhaps Tory thought if he agreed to make faith-based
funding a part of his plan to change education in Ontario, he could painlessly
make ammends with party extremists. Instead, he has renewed calls for
one publc school system.
Read "John
Tory's faith-based funding is a loser"
September 24 ,
2007
Visibility
is key to protecting human rights
On September 17, media reports began appearing about a Halifax lesbian
couple and their human rights complaint over the way Nova Scotia registers
the birth of a child. Three days after the couple made their case known
to the public, the government announced that the issue had been resolved.
The government knew of this problem for over six months. Gay marriage
is 3 years old. What took so long?
Read "Visibility
is key to protecting human rights"
September 21 ,
2007
Counting
what matters with gay marriage
On
Sept. 12 Statistics Canada released new census data collected in 2006:
Family Portrait: Continuity and Change in Canadian Families and Households
in 2006. For the first time, married and common-law same-sex couples
were included in the data. We believe the most important statistic is
the number of same-sex couples denied access to marriage: zero.
Read "Counting
what matters with gay marriage"
September 20 ,
2007
Bank
employees linking with communities
Now
that gay marriage is available across Canada, we are taking pleasure in
lending support to others where we can. We are proud to participate in
the CIBC Pride Network's initiatives in support of diversity. This past
weekend we joined fellow members of the Network in the Toronto AIDS Walk
for Life and in the Peterborough Pride parade.
Read
a report by Elizabeth Reynolds
July 12, 2021
World's
1st married gay couple walk for life
Gay marriage advocates Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell are asking supporters
of same-sex marriage to join them in the AIDS Walk for Life, a national
campaign. The couple will walk on Sunday, September 16th, 2007, to benefit
the AIDS Committee of Toronto.
Please get involved as a walker, or consider making an online donation
now. Celebrate freedoms and rights by giving back to communities.
Read "World's
1st married gay couple walk for life"
May 9 , 2007
Harper
shoves family study into the closet
 Opponents
of gay marriage have repeatedly called for studies on the impact of same-sex
marriage on children. It turns out the Conservative government has been
sitting on just such a study, commissioned by the Department of Justice.
Thanks to the report's author using the Access to Information Act, this
valuable research is available to all. Read what Cons & religious extremists
don't want you to know.
Read "Harper
shoves family study into the closet"
April 20 , 2007
Maritime
mothers plan childbirth in exile
 "My
wife and I are having a baby - a very joyous event, until what I have
discovered recently," began an appeal we received this week in an email
from Nova Scotia. "I honestly never dreamt that my wife could not be recognized
as the other mother - or co-parent of our child at birth." To avoid discrimination
the couple found other provinces where the dignity of their family is
respected.
Read "Maritime
mothers plan child birth in exile"
April 10 , 2007
Anti-gay
marriage tacticts: deceit & deception
 "Married
gays die 24 years younger", screamed one headline. "Gays die sooner: Implications
for adoption" roared another. Extremist "Christian" groups have mounted
a misinformation campaign against same-sex marriage using "research" from
widely discredited frontman Paul Cameron. His outlandish claims have been
debunked, point by point, by Jim Burroway.
Read "Anti-gay
marriage tactics: deceit & deception"
February 16, 2021
A
call for condemnation of U.S. human rights
 Gay
marriage advocate Bud Evans has issued a call to the international community
for condemnation of U.S. human rights policy. The fight for same-sex marriage
has revealed that the old American legacy of apartheid remains for gays
and lesbians, and a recent case in New Jersey shows that even so-called
"liberal" courts are willing to abandon their stewardship over the U.S.
constitution to appease right-wing bigots.
Read "A
call for condemnation of U.S. human rights"
February 15, 2021
Queen's
U looking for same-sex couples
 The
Sexual Health Research Laboratory at Queen's University is in the process
of recruiting participants for a queer-friendly study that is conducted
online. Undergraduate honours student Katherine Alexander is looking for
couples in a same-sex marriage, or cohabiting, for her thesis regarding
the psychosexual functioning of LGB individuals. The study is supervised
by Dr. Caroline Pukall, Dept. of Psychology.
Read "Queen's
U looking for same-sex couples"
January 17, 2021
Gay
marriage bolsters institute in Canada
Gay marriage in Canada is bolstering marriage rates and giving new life
to an ever-evolving institute, the latest government data shows. A report
released today by Statistics Canada looks at marriages registered in this
country during 2003, the first year that provincial governments began
registering same-sex marriages. Data shows only provinces with equal marriage
experienced growth.
Read "Gay
marriage bolsters institute in Canada"
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