Same-sex unions are growing at five times ...
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By AMY CHUNG
Metro Vancouver
Same-sex unions are growing at five times the rate of opposite sex ones
Same-sex unions are growing at five times the rate of opposite sex ones, according to the 2006 census released yesterday. Same-sex married couples were counted by Census Canada for the first time and with the legalization of gay marriage, same-sex unions surged 32.6 per cent since 2001. Vancouver and Montreal had the highest number of same-sex couples with 4,685. Of those, 18.9 per cent are married. While preparing the census questions, Statistics Canada was pressured by various queer advocacy groups to include a category for same-sex couples as opposed to identifying their marital status as “other.” “We have been tracking same-sex couples since 2001 and we go through a vigorous consultation process that includes interested groups, as well as the public and private sectors,” said Anil Arora, director
general of Census Canada.
This change meant a lot for Vancouverites Elizabeth and Dawn Barbeau. “My (partner) is not an ‘other,’ she is my wife,” said Elizabeth. They were “married” — before it was legal to do so — in 1998 and then again in 2003, just days after it became legal in Toronto. Today, they are new parents to a 10- month-old son. Dawn said the legalization of marriage is important to her. “It was like going to university, filling all the requirements and not being able to get your degree. “Being married validates our relationship, not only to our friends and family, but also to the public, as well,” Dawn added.
By AMY CHUNG
Metro Vancouver
Same-sex unions are growing at five times the rate of opposite sex ones
Same-sex unions are growing at five times the rate of opposite sex ones, according to the 2006 census released yesterday. Same-sex married couples were counted by Census Canada for the first time and with the legalization of gay marriage, same-sex unions surged 32.6 per cent since 2001. Vancouver and Montreal had the highest number of same-sex couples with 4,685. Of those, 18.9 per cent are married. While preparing the census questions, Statistics Canada was pressured by various queer advocacy groups to include a category for same-sex couples as opposed to identifying their marital status as “other.” “We have been tracking same-sex couples since 2001 and we go through a vigorous consultation process that includes interested groups, as well as the public and private sectors,” said Anil Arora, director
general of Census Canada.
This change meant a lot for Vancouverites Elizabeth and Dawn Barbeau. “My (partner) is not an ‘other,’ she is my wife,” said Elizabeth. They were “married” — before it was legal to do so — in 1998 and then again in 2003, just days after it became legal in Toronto. Today, they are new parents to a 10- month-old son. Dawn said the legalization of marriage is important to her. “It was like going to university, filling all the requirements and not being able to get your degree. “Being married validates our relationship, not only to our friends and family, but also to the public, as well,” Dawn added.
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