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Previous Releases and Material from the Queer Page
News Releases and Statements
Study Resolution Approved at 2004 ACM
Poster About the Above Resolution
Letter to Congregational Presidents
Gay Couple Still Married After 31 Years
Dec. 9/04  News Release re: Supreme Court Reference on Same-sex Marriage
Elizabeth Bowen, Past President of the Canadian Unitarian Council
spoke at a press conference on October 5, 2004.
 (click here for text)
For more information about this issue, contact queer@cuc.ca
Supreme Court Hearings. A report by Elizabeth Bowen
2004 Study Resolution from the Gender and Sexual Diversity Monitoring Group
The Cascadia Conference (west coast Unitarians - American and
Canadian) was in Victoria February 13th to 15th. February 14th at
noon a celebration of equal marriage rights in British Columbia was
held at at the Conference Centre Fountain.

The news segment covering the demonstration may be viewed online in
Real Video format at ...

http://slc.bc.ca/video/valdemo.rm

There is also a video produced for the workshop which preceded the
demonstration, "Same-Sex Marriage : Popular Discontent and the
Canadian Unitarian Response", including the couple, Duane and Murray,
who spoke at the demonstration. It is 23 min. long:

http://slc.bc.ca/video/same-sex.rm

 
Letter to Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice
STILL A WOMAN, DESPITE THE COURT’S DECISION
Press Release: Gay Marriage is good for children, couples

Letter to The Honourable Andy Scott
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR KIMBERLY NIXON
UNITARIANS RESPOND TO HARPERS INVITATION!
Letter of Support to the PM

A Brief to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding Same-Sex Marriage

As above in pdf format


Elizabeth & Dawn Barbeau

Letter to the Leader of the Opposition

News Release, October 10, 2003
The Canadian Unitarian Council hailed today’s Supreme Court decision
not to allow non-government groups to appeal the Ontario Appeal Court
decision that permit same-sex marriages.

Supreme Court of Canada Decision - October 9, 2003
Affidavit of CUC Executive Director opposing appeal of Ontario Court decision
GOING TO THE CHAPEL: Unitarian Clergy in Ontario
Booking Same-Sex Weddings – BC Clergy Ready to Book More
CUC Samesex News Release June 10 2003
Links to the transcripts of Mary Bennett & Rev. Fred Cappuccino's
presentation to the Federal Standing Committee on Justice & Human Rights Hearing
 on February 26, 2003, in French & in English.

http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/JUST/Meetings/Evidence/JUSTEV23-F.HTM 

http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/JUST/Meetings/Evidence/JUSTEV23-E.HTM 
Canadian Unitarians applaud the May 1 BC Court of Appeal decision that strikes
down the provincial ban on same-sex marriages and called on the federal
government to change the law.
Equal Marriage Brochure

Equal Marriage Petition


Rev. Mac Elrod performing same sex wedding