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==Same-sex relationships== | ==Same-sex relationships== | ||
Legislated discrimination in British Columbia between opposite- and same-sex relationships has steadily been erased in the context of family law. To quote <!--spelled with lower case on purpose-->barbara findlay QC, a tireless advocate for queer rights, from a speech to the [http://www.cba.org/bc/home/main/ Canadian Bar Association British Columbia] a number of years ago: | Legislated discrimination in British Columbia between opposite- and same-sex relationships has steadily been erased in the context of family law. To quote <!--spelled with lower case on purpose-->[http://www.barbarafindlay.com/ barbara findlay QC], a tireless advocate for queer rights, from a speech to the [http://www.cba.org/bc/home/main/ Canadian Bar Association British Columbia] a number of years ago: | ||
<blockquote>"Gays and lesbians in British Columbia now have exactly the same rights and obligations towards one another as straight people do. Exactly the same. Full stop."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Gays and lesbians in British Columbia now have exactly the same rights and obligations towards one another as straight people do. Exactly the same. Full stop."</blockquote> | ||