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| Region | Quebec |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 19, 2004 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Quebec legalized gay marriage and was the third to do so. After gay couple Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf went to court and invalidated parts of the law preventing them from getting married. This became effective on March 19th, 2004. Gay marriage became legal federally on July 20th, 2005. |
| Sources | http://assnat.qc.ca/fr/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-59-37-1.html http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=5&file=2004C23F.PDF https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1147516 |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. wrong date
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| Description | Quebec legalized gay marriage and was the third to do so. After gay couple Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf went to court and invalidated parts of the law preventing them from getting married. This became effective on March 19th, 2004. Gay marriage became legalized federally on July 20th, 2025. | Quebec legalized gay marriage and was the third to do so. After gay couple Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf went to court and invalidated parts of the law preventing them from getting married. This became effective on March 19th, 2004. Gay marriage became legal federally on July 20th, 2005. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Changing the date, adding context and sources
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| Start Date | Jul 20, 2005 | Mar 19, 2004 |
| Description | Gay marriage became legalized federally on July 20th, 2025. | Quebec legalized gay marriage and was the third to do so. After gay couple Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf went to court and invalidated parts of the law preventing them from getting married. This became effective on March 19th, 2004. Gay marriage became legalized federally on July 20th, 2025. |
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| Sources | https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1147516 | http://assnat.qc.ca/fr/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-59-37-1.html http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=5&file=2004C23F.PDF https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1147516 |
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edited by Notdog1996. Removed this bit from the description and put it as a new entry
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| Description | Gay marriage became legalized federally on July 20th, 2025. Quebec became the third province in Canada to legalize gay marriage on March 19th, 2004. | Gay marriage became legalized federally on July 20th, 2025. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Quebec legalized civil unions, not gay marriage in 2004. Hence, it needs to be a separate entry.
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| Start Date | Mar 19, 2004 | Jul 20, 2005 |
| Description | Quebec became the third province in Canada to legalize gay marriage on March 19th, 2004. | Gay marriage became legalized federally on July 20th, 2025. Quebec became the third province in Canada to legalize gay marriage on March 19th, 2004. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing the inaccurate description and changing the link
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| Description | In all of Canada | Quebec became the third province in Canada to legalize gay marriage on March 19th, 2004. |
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| Sources | https://watermark.silverchair.com/mol019.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAr4wggK6BgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggKrMIICpwIBADCCAqAGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMWd3HooVr_HxPng5_AgEQgIICcfq3Ar8qOF1HQgVm4JW7fWDDOocARQZ0w0pZ-dG7UgWRysWb6TxBJwBc3UiNyM3QWCEmviASo-lf74mBMrDPwbRp_OcdcjJETuhljnAdL_zmrAV_riyzkhVpzqA0oGMoFd2PwSd9sxTZC9nQOCOJFI8CF9wVe6BLS29SoYbsrKjTRfApBNyLcO_aDUIGbKzqZsHEbuAxW64Nhks2zjKdMMF5BGL2AkA5Zn7EgSA2kOdVNRDpJMw8enFTdzGJPNZWbYNlIR7ffbu42t-5vzVZjpyXmqZVyTSEPvos3eIZ605iIsn4zZnveNZFNekD52YV5SeFVYS8b7jUONmanXpAwktGV9tlZF2PsgefwiAhgNkxdkxj8JKWlDwLyWczk7LmfZ65pjUgSpwzt0mRFBZirLsg7mnNqF16_zW1HqEGuInGzU330TfBT98wv_sqfPMyoWWdZh36uNArLRjxvRpsZGIIqzn9zoCvT4jM26YV0vqPBpqXbsxY0hXOpEuwlxSdI1AEqHs4OzWPFy1lJ-ngpCBK9EQ5OJUDjOiO3oB4xwGdgIP4GhtlmzQCwVCOhECnsNZNtWl5xb0HX_87SiBDMsMr4zUU9P00mBhPv3wLy58ivrxTKB9gxg_bBZKrHJO3tctMPglH39uWUJgImLdQpr-7QTzgBNSjS7zQHyMwUzrRr7Ulk3pLIXf2U8R3P2OhGp1QZuRMS25Azi1ZOABU2QB1FLOr3njWzoQoEmNt3B7LR71iT9Rhwu0dPyuvRko_Rl3whMf-6HrW5zUiWUDUGQdsmubCU6ZkpB3GlRNGlZVxLFwXEq_22EMabbEY6UPPQzY | https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1147516 |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 19, 2004 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In all of Canada |
| Sources | https://watermark.silverchair.com/mol019.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAr4wggK6BgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggKrMIICpwIBADCCAqAGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMWd3HooVr_HxPng5_AgEQgIICcfq3Ar8qOF1HQgVm4JW7fWDDOocARQZ0w0pZ-dG7UgWRysWb6TxBJwBc3UiNyM3QWCEmviASo-lf74mBMrDPwbRp_OcdcjJETuhljnAdL_zmrAV_riyzkhVpzqA0oGMoFd2PwSd9sxTZC9nQOCOJFI8CF9wVe6BLS29SoYbsrKjTRfApBNyLcO_aDUIGbKzqZsHEbuAxW64Nhks2zjKdMMF5BGL2AkA5Zn7EgSA2kOdVNRDpJMw8enFTdzGJPNZWbYNlIR7ffbu42t-5vzVZjpyXmqZVyTSEPvos3eIZ605iIsn4zZnveNZFNekD52YV5SeFVYS8b7jUONmanXpAwktGV9tlZF2PsgefwiAhgNkxdkxj8JKWlDwLyWczk7LmfZ65pjUgSpwzt0mRFBZirLsg7mnNqF16_zW1HqEGuInGzU330TfBT98wv_sqfPMyoWWdZh36uNArLRjxvRpsZGIIqzn9zoCvT4jM26YV0vqPBpqXbsxY0hXOpEuwlxSdI1AEqHs4OzWPFy1lJ-ngpCBK9EQ5OJUDjOiO3oB4xwGdgIP4GhtlmzQCwVCOhECnsNZNtWl5xb0HX_87SiBDMsMr4zUU9P00mBhPv3wLy58ivrxTKB9gxg_bBZKrHJO3tctMPglH39uWUJgImLdQpr-7QTzgBNSjS7zQHyMwUzrRr7Ulk3pLIXf2U8R3P2OhGp1QZuRMS25Azi1ZOABU2QB1FLOr3njWzoQoEmNt3B7LR71iT9Rhwu0dPyuvRko_Rl3whMf-6HrW5zUiWUDUGQdsmubCU6ZkpB3GlRNGlZVxLFwXEq_22EMabbEY6UPPQzY |
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