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Not too long ago, this wiki had an entire chapter about the particular issues affecting those in same-sex relationships. That chapter, however, is no longer necessary. For the last 30 years or so, there has been a steady erosion of legislated discrimination between opposite- and same-sex relationships. While gays and lesbians may have to deal with homophobia and intolerance in their day-to-day lives, at the discrimination which used to exist by the operation of law has been on the wane. From the [http://canlii.ca/t/5239 Little Sisters decision] on censorship to ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1frkt Egan v. Canada]'', [1995] 2 SCR 513, on spousal benefits, the courts of Canada have proven increasingly willing to extend the protection of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8q7l Charter of Rights and Freedoms]'' to overturn discriminatory legislation and, after some initial resistance, the governments of Canada have followed suit. | Not too long ago, this wiki had an entire chapter about the particular issues affecting those in same-sex relationships. That chapter, however, is no longer necessary. For the last 30 years or so, there has been a steady erosion of legislated discrimination between opposite- and same-sex relationships. While gays and lesbians may have to deal with homophobia and intolerance in their day-to-day lives, at the discrimination which used to exist by the operation of law has been on the wane. From the [http://canlii.ca/t/5239 Little Sisters decision] on censorship to ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1frkt Egan v. Canada]'', [1995] 2 SCR 513, on spousal benefits, the courts of Canada have proven increasingly willing to extend the protection of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8q7l Charter of Rights and Freedoms]'' to overturn discriminatory legislation and, after some initial resistance, the governments of Canada have followed suit. | ||
The realm of family law has proven no exception. To quote barbara findlay QC, a tireless advocate of queer rights, from a speech to the [http://www.cba.org/bc/home/main/ Canadian Bar Association British Columbia] a number of years ago: | The realm of family law has proven no exception. To quote <!--spelled with lower case on purpose-->barbara findlay QC, a tireless advocate of queer rights, from a speech to the [http://www.cba.org/bc/home/main/ Canadian Bar Association British Columbia] a number of years ago: | ||
<blockquote>"Gays and lesbians in British Columbia now have exactly the same rights and obligations towards one another as straight people do. Exactly the same. Full stop."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Gays and lesbians in British Columbia now have exactly the same rights and obligations towards one another as straight people do. Exactly the same. Full stop."</blockquote> | ||
