http://broken-angel.livejournal.com/638143.html

I don't get terribly emotional over much. It takes a lot to make me cry. But this actually brought tears of joy and pride in my country: 

Same-sex marriage counted for 1st time

The census, for the first time, counted same-sex married couples, reflecting the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada in 2005. Same-sex couples applauded the change.

"It's absolutely significant," Gemma Schlamp-Hickey said from St. John's, Nfld., where she lives with her wife, Wendolyn Schlamp-Hickey.

"Today I feel completely validated as a Canadian and as a family in Canada."

The census recorded 45,345 same-sex couples in Canada, of whom 7,465 (16.5 per cent) were married.

Half of all the same-sex couples live in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Same-sex couples make up 0.6 per cent of all couples in Canada, comparable to the ratio in Australia and New Zealand.

Published by :broken-angel 2007-09-13 12:31:08.0