Canada's legalization of gay "marriage" could touch U.S.
Gay and lesbian couples who have taken advantage of an Ontario court ruling allowing them to wed are legally married in the province, at least for now, Justice Minister Martin Cauchon said.(AFP/EFE/File)
NEW YORK -- Gay-rights activists liken their mood to that of Germans as the Berlin Wall crumbled. Neighboring Canada has just decided to legalize same-sex marriage, and they have high hopes that Massachusetts' supreme court will take a similar step soon.
They predict litigation will spread to other states, and the result -- perhaps after years of lawsuits and legislative battles -- will be legalized gay marriage nationwide.
"People are going to look back 30 years from now, and say, 'What were we thinking? Why would we deny committed couples the protections of marriage?' " said Evan Wolfson, a gay-rights lawyer who heads the advocacy group Freedom to Marry.
To opponents of gay marriage, however, the American family is what's now in danger of crumbling.
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