Gay and Lesbian Rights and Abortion Rights

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Gay and Lesbian Rightsand Abortion Rights

• Presented By
• Megan Barr, Ashley Green, Jessica McNutt, J.B.
  Peikes, Emma Rinaldo and Jordon Shefsky

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What they have in common

• Legal Hot Topics!
• Both of these topics are extremely controversial
• Strong Arguments on both sides
• Socially Unacceptable!!!
• Important Year
• Slowly winning acceptance

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History

• So how have gay and lesbian rights changed over
  the last few decades?
• Dr. Alfred Kinsleys Research
• Surfacing of laws against homosexuality
• So with all of the inequality gay activists began
  to publicly surface
• Mental Illness
• 1965, law vs. homosexuality

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George Kilppert

• Formal Rationality decision
• I. R. A. C
• Pierre Trudeau Legal Realism
• Introduction of Bill C-150

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What has changed since the Klippert Case?

• We know that societies view of homosexuality and
  the legal issues of it have changed over the
  years.
• 3 Main topics to be examined
• Canadian Pension Rights
• Same-sex Adoption Rights
• Same-sex Marriage

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Canadian Pension Rights

• Case Hislop vs. Attorney General of Canada
• Revision of section 15
• Changes to Canada Pension Act
• Do you think that these individuals should
  receive benefits?
• I.R.A.C

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Same-sex Adoption

• Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Human
  Rights and Freedoms
• Before 1995 no right to joint-adoptions
• British Columbia is first to change
• David Smagata and Paul Farrell
• http//www.lethimstay.com

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Same-sex Marriage

• Most current issue in the legal system today
  regarding same-sex rights
• Supreme Court of Canada Ruling
• Same-sex marriages performed provinces/territory
  are legal

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Discussion

• Do you think same-sex marriage is the last step
  in reaching legal equality?
• Do you think its the last step in reaching
  social equality?
• Do you think that Canada as a nation is ready to
  accept same-sex couples, under every aspect under
  the law and in society?

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Gay and Lesbian Rights

• We have made a website to display the information
  we collected
• www.freewebs.com/sosa3225
• On the site there is additional information
  regarding the history and legal status of
  homosexual rights.