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The Civil Marriage Act of Canada
July 20th, 2005 - Coggle Diagram
The Civil Marriage Act of Canada
July 20th, 2005
Context
The federal Civil Marriage Act on 20 July 2005, made same-sex marriage legal in Canada
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The Income Tax Act also replaced the term natural parent with legal parent. This ensures that upon divorce, support payments would include the children of both opposite-sex and same-sex couples.
However, religious institutions would not be forced to perform a marriage that is contrary to their beliefs.
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The 2006 national census showed there were more than 45,000 declared same-sex couples in the country
In 2016, that number went to 72,880 — 0.9 per cent of the total number of couples
According to a poll by the CROP, public support for same-sex marriage in Canadian increased from "41 per cent in 1997 to 74 per cent in 2017"
Historical Significance
Resulting in Change
In Ontario and Manitoba, anti-bullying acts— passed in 2012 and 2013, respectively — require that all publicly-funded schools, accept student-organized gay-straight alliances
The Civil Marriage Act of Canada paved the way for anti-bullying bills and movements, including the yearly celebration of pride month. As a result, the stigmatization of the LGBTQ+ community has gradually decreased over the years
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Resonant
With the steady increase in rights for LGBT Canadians, the focus of has turned to gay/lesbian individuals who face violent, societal persecution.
Such cases have become a focus for many Pride celebrations, which can still be seen to this day. For example, June marks Pride Month in Canada to honour and celebrate Canada's diverse 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Just recently, in December 2021, the House of Commons unanimously voted to ban conversion therapy
Conversion therapy is the act of targeting LGBT individuals, especially children, to attempt to change their sexual orientation forcefully. The Civil Marriage Act of Canada was only the beginning of more federal legislation, and it's affects can still be seen today, with recent legislation.
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