Originally posted by svt4stv: speaking of "we", what is Canada's take on the subject? i know in Mexico, gay people are treated like sick freaks
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is not allowed under the Canadian Charter of Rights (which BTW was written not too long ago, so has the benefit of 20th century understanding of things) and so on that basis, gay marriages have been upheld to be legal in the courts. A number of provinces had challenged them.
Now, municipalities in a number of provinces (mine included) are not allowed to deny anyone a marriage license on the basis of sexual orientation.
There is a very strong lobby against gay marriage, spearheaded by a wide range of religious groups - although the lobby is strong, the overall population is generally ambivalent.
It seems inevitable here that gay marriage will withstand any court challenge, and we will be forced to the next step which IMO will be to decide if the term "marriage" should be applied only to the religious sacrament.
