SOC-1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Canadian Human Rights Act, Pierre Trudeau, Civil Marriage Act
13 Oct 2018
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Same-sex marriage in canada: the case of everett. Mr. klippert"s sentence triggered a public debate in canada over homosexuality and whether gay men should be imprisoned for their sexual activities. In 1969, the federal liberal government instituted sweeping reforms of. Pierre trudeau, justice minister at the time, stressed the importance of individual freedom in the context of sexuality. "it"s brining the laws of the land up to contemporary society i think. I think the view we take here is that there"s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. I think that what"s done in private between adults doesn"t concern the criminal code. When it becomes public this is a different matter, or when it relates to minors this is a different matter. " Key events in sexual minorities movements in canada. 1981 sexual minorities confront police as they raid the bathhouses in toronto and 300 people are arrested.
