Her work also
concerns same sex relationship issues, which arise specific to alternative families.
From Joshua: Do you ever feel like your personal struggles and decisions are being used as a tool by those on one side or the other in the debates
concerning same sex relationships, and if so, what would you want those people using your decisions to advance their causes to know or consider?
Not exact matches
Liberal MLA Mary Polak (Langley) was instrumental as a Surrey School Board trustee in banning gay - positive books from Surrey Schools: The book ban was later struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada which said «instead of proceeding on the basis of respect for all types of families, the Board proceeded on an exclusionary philosophy, acting on the
concern of certain parents about the morality of
same -
sex relationships, without considering the interest of
same -
sex parented families and the children who belong to them in receiving equal recognition and respect in the school system.»
We should be looking for ways to make our economy more family - friendly rather than getting our knickers in a wad over
same -
sex spousal
relationships if we are really
concerned about strengthening the emotional bonds necessary to bind family members together so that the family may once again become the primary building block for a healthy society.
Exclusion perpetuated the view that
same -
sex relationships were less worthy of recognition, and thus offended the dignity of the couples
concerned (Halpern v Attorney - General of Canada 225 DLR (4d) 529 paras 106 — 07).
More recently, similar issues arose in the case of McFarlane v Relate Avon Limited (Bristol ET) 1401179 / 08 a Christian
relationship counsellor who was dismissed because he raised
concerns about the requirement to provide
sex therapy to
same sex couples.
This landmark ruling
concerned a
same -
sex couple, M and H, who separated after a lengthy
relationship.