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The college ruled that “Civil marriage should adapt to contempo Kempling’s “discriminato ry” and “derogatory” state rary notions of marriage as an institution in a society which recognizes the rights of homosex ments constitute un ual persons to nondiscriminatory treatment,” becoming conduct that conflicts with the educa Justice Kenneth Mackenzie wrote. T h * ruling tion system s comrpitment to equality, dignity and respect for gay people. overturned a lower court decision declaring that the main goal of marriage is pnx:reation. B E L G IU M “I find that prcx:reation.. .resulting from sexu elgium will become the second nation in al intercourse between a husband and wife can no longer he regarded as a sufficiently pressing the world to let gays marry under the same and substantial objective” to justify discriminat laws as straights June 14. ing against same-sex couples, Justice Jo-Ann Brussels City Hall is prepared to conduct the Prowse wrote. “Same-sex couples can ‘have’ and first weddings at midnight in its ornate, gothic wedding hall, hut activists have been unable to raise children, given technological developments find rwo people who are willing to get married in and changes in the law permitting adoption.” Pro-gay marriage decisions handed down by the glare of an international media frenzy. “No lower-level courts in the provinces of Quebec couple has been found that is willing to subject themselves to a lot of worldwide publicity,” said and Ontario are being appealed by the federal government. A decision is expected this summer. a reliable source who preferred not to he named. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms W hen the Netherlands became the first prohibits discrimination that cannot he nation to allow full gay marriage April 1,2001, “demonstrably justified in a free and demcx:rat- ! four couples tied the knot in the Amsterdam ic society.” City Council chambers at the stroke of mid night with the mayor officiating. Belgium’s first •*5* same-sex weddings might take place without wo of the three candidates for leadership any htxxpla at all. of the Liberal Party support opening full marriage to same-sex couples. The winner will FIJI replace Jean Chretien as prime minister when ays are evil and sinful, the Methodist he steps down in early 2004. Church of F iji’s media officer said Deputy Prime Minister John Manley and April 26. Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps pro “We as the church love these people, hut as pose letting gays marry just like straights do. The for the practice, we are against it,” the Rev. front-runner, former Minister of Finance Paul Iliesa Naival said. “It’s very important that we Martin says Canada could consider following stick to our biblical beliefs on these issues based the lead of the Quebec province, which registers in the Holy Scriptures.” straight and gay partnerships hut leaves matri mony to the churches; however, he promised M E X IC O nor to appeal any court nilings ordering legaliza exico’s Congress banned discrimination tion of gay marriage. The federal government is based on “sexual preferences” in mid- appealing decisions in Ontario and Quebec that April, according to the International Gay & found the ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Only two nations let gay people wed exact Article 4 of the Federal Law to Prevent and ly like straight people do, under the ordinary Eliminate Discrimination also bans bias based on marriage laws: the Netherlands and, beginning ethnic or national origin, sex, age, disability, in June, Belgium. Numerous nations, mostly in social or economic status, health, pregnancy, lan guage, religion, opinion and civil status. It further Europe, have comprehensive gay partnership laws granting up to 99 percent of the rights and bans discrimination based on an individual’s deci obligations of marriage. sion to “openly acknowledge one’s sexual prefer ence,” he that via “dress, talk [or] mannerisms.” The law applies in the areas of education, he British Columbia College of Teachers, employment, medical care, social security ben the province’s educator certification and efits, public services, private institutions pro regulation body, will suspend an instructor from viding public services, reproductive rights, the south-central town of Quesnel for writing property rights, sports, cultural and recreation WM I5ÌBX M T
