1969 – Prime Minister Trudeau passed Bill C-150. The bill stated that homosexuality was no longer a crime, and that abortion was now allowed in certain circumstances. This also made it legal to buy contraceptives. Now, men over 21 years of age were legally allowed to be together. In order to have an abortion, the woman had to be reviewed by a panel of three doctors, and if they believed having the child would affect the woman’s mental, emotional, or physical health, she would be allowed an abortion.
1985 – Canada adopts the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section fifteen of the Charter was on equality rights, and homosexuality fell under that category. It was introduced in 1982, but it wasn’t put into effect until 1985. It stated that homosexual peoples had the same rights as everyone else, has it was part of …show more content…
This was not without fight however. There was a court case, Marc Hall vs. Durham Catholic School Board, but in the end Marc won the case and was able to bring who he wanted to prom. This legal battle made international news, and when the case was over, there was a one-hour long documentary title “Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story” filmed.
2003 – Ted Nebbeling becomes the first cabinet minister to legally marry someone of the same sex. On November 15, he and Jan Holmberg married. The day after their wedding, Nebbeling was expelled from his position on cabinet. This caused much dispute over why he was fired, as many were blaming it on his new partner. The government swore it was just bad timing.
2005 – On June 26th, Bill Blair participates in Toronto’s 25th Pride Week. Blair was the first chief of police to ever participate in a gay pride event. Pride Week is a ten day event held annually in June. It is one of the largest gay pride events internationally. There is live music, and two separate parades, which at least have about 100,000 people walking in
1985 – Canada adopts the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section fifteen of the Charter was on equality rights, and homosexuality fell under that category. It was introduced in 1982, but it wasn’t put into effect until 1985. It stated that homosexual peoples had the same rights as everyone else, has it was part of …show more content…
This was not without fight however. There was a court case, Marc Hall vs. Durham Catholic School Board, but in the end Marc won the case and was able to bring who he wanted to prom. This legal battle made international news, and when the case was over, there was a one-hour long documentary title “Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story” filmed.
2003 – Ted Nebbeling becomes the first cabinet minister to legally marry someone of the same sex. On November 15, he and Jan Holmberg married. The day after their wedding, Nebbeling was expelled from his position on cabinet. This caused much dispute over why he was fired, as many were blaming it on his new partner. The government swore it was just bad timing.
2005 – On June 26th, Bill Blair participates in Toronto’s 25th Pride Week. Blair was the first chief of police to ever participate in a gay pride event. Pride Week is a ten day event held annually in June. It is one of the largest gay pride events internationally. There is live music, and two separate parades, which at least have about 100,000 people walking in