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Posts by: Suzanne Lenon

Suzanne Lenon is a PhD candidate in the Dept. of Sociology & Equity Studies, OISE/UT, Toronto, Canada
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What’s So Civil About Marriage? The Racial Pedagogy of Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

by Suzanne Lenon • 2 May 08
Journal: Issues | Postcolonial Sexuality [3]

In June 2005, the Canadian Parliament passed federal legislation that legally changed the definition of civil marriage to include same-sex couples. The successful passage of Bill C-38 followed various legal victories at provincial levels,[1] and was the culmination of a…