Gay Marriage Rights

Gay rights have been an issue for many years. Although there is much progress being made on the discrimination of gays, one issue still remains: marriage. Society has become more accepting of same sex marriages, however they are still illegal in Canada. This report will discuss the laws in various countries which affect same sex marriages, as well as personal opinions, status of laws, cases, and the first gay marriage in Canada. In Canada, there …

…Code that defines a marriage Their application was rejected, they are taking their case to the Supreme Court of Canada First Gay Marriage Ontario 2001– 2 gay couples were married by reading of the banns this process includes announcenemnt of the marriage on 3 consecutive Sundays in church One of the people must be a member of that church Only applies to those who have not been married previously Both couples are currently seeking registration of their marriages