Canadian Press
Ottawa — One of the most raucous debates in Canadian history resulted in a vote that made Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage on Tuesday.
Ottawa — One of the most raucous debates in Canadian history resulted in a vote that made Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The Senate erupted in a loud cheer as it adopted the Liberal government's Bill C-38, which will give gay and lesbian couples the right to marry in courthouses and city halls across the country.
The 47-21 vote came after years of court battles and debate that divided families, religious groups and even political allies.
The final word in the debate came from a Liberal senator who read to the hushed chamber an e-mail from a Yukon constituent.
“You have no idea what a difference it makes to the human spirit to know that you are treated equally under the law,” said Ione Christensen, the 71-year-old senator from Whitehorse. ~ Courtesy ... Globeandmail.com
~~~ I couldn't agree more. Wake up, my absent-minded ex-cotton-pickers, weren't WE pleading for the exact same thing in the sixties? And to those who don't see the correlation ... seek therapy before crossing the street. ~~~
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Pics sent to me from this past weekends ... (thanks Willie B)
Central Florida Black Pride Event
Ain't we beautiful. Proud, OUT, and diesel. Makes me wanna head south ... (pun intended), and to quote spoken-word artist/poet baron., "Brothers I love you openly ... 'cause you're beautiful."
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