YEAR/ANNÉE 1993

 

Adam, Barry D.

     “Winning Rights and Freedoms in Canada.”  In The Third Pink Book, pp. 25-37.

     Edited by Aart Hendriks, Rob Tielman, and Evert van der Veen.

     Buffalo, NY: Prometheus, 1993.

Please see elaborative note on Adam and his publications appended to

several, but not all, of Adam’s entries in this bibliography.

 

Bala, Nicholas.

         Canada: Growing Recognition of the Realities of Family Life.”

         Journal of Family Law 32(2) (1993): 269-280.

                             Broader than scope of this bibliography, but includes discussion

                             of same-sex relationships with respect to Canadian courts.

 

Banks, N. Kathleen.

         Knodel v. British Columbia (Medical Services Commission).”

         Canadian Journal of Family Law 11(2) (Spring 1993): 287-300.

                             Concerns medical services for same-sex couples. Expanded

                             title in CBCA index gives: “Same-sex couples excluded

                             from definition of spouse in the regulations under the Medical

                             Services Act.”

 

Bond, Allison, and Victoria Status of Women Action Group.

         The Legal Status of Lesbians in British Columbia.  2nd ed.; Vancouver:

         Legal Services Society of British Columbia, 1993.

         (ISBN 0919736874)

                             Published also in 1990 (1st ed.[?]), 19 p.

 

Budge, Daphne.

         “Recognizing Lesbian Oppression as Sex Discrimination under the Charter.”

         LL.M. thesis, University of Ottawa, 1993.

         (327 p.)

 

Cossman, Brenda, and Ryder, Bruce.

         Gay, Lesbian and Unmarried Heterosexual Couples and the [Ontario] Family

         Law Act: Accommodating a Diversity of Family Forms: A Research Paper.

         Prepared for the Ontario Law Reform Commission.  Toronto: Ontario

         Law Reform Commission, 1993.

         (257 p.)

 

Donais, Blaine.

         “Three Strikes and Human Rights Is Out.”  Saskatchewan Law Review 57 (1993):

         363-379.

 

Gavigan, Shelley A. M.

         “Paradise Lost, Paradox Revisited: The Implications of Familial Ideology for

                 Feminist, Lesbian, and Gay Engagement to Law.”  Osgoode Hall Law

         Journal 31 (Fall 1993): 589-624.

                             See also Gavigan in 1992 section, below, for same title with

                             different imprint.

 

Hardie, Katherine.

                 “The Legal Construction of Marriage: An Analytic Approach to Reform

         Strategies.”  LL.M. thesis, University of Toronto, 1993.

         (ca. 104 p.)

                             Same-sex marriage; gay couples.

 

Herman, Didi.

           “Beyond the Rights Debate.”  Social & Legal Studies [United Kingdom] 2(1)

           (Mar. 1993): 25-43.

                                    Questions “are explored with respect to recent struggles for legal

                                    equality waged by Canada’s lesbian & gay rights movement” –

                                     from Sociological Abstracts.

 

Iyer, Nitya.

         “Categorical Denials: Equality Rights and the Shaping of Social Identity.”

         Queen’s Law Journal 19 (Fall 1993): 179-207.

                             Broader than scope of bibliography, but reference to gay civil rights.

        

Kendall, Christopher N.

         “ ‘Real Dominant, Real Fun!’: Gay Male Pornography and the Pursuit of

                 Masculinity.”  Saskatchewan Law Review 57 (1993): 21-58.

 

Kendall, Christopher N., ed.

         Law and Sexuality: Readings.  Toronto: Faculty of Law, University of Toronto,

         1993.

         (2 vols.[?])

                             Broader than scope of bibliography:  homosexuality, hate crimes,

                             pornography, sex, and law.

        

Lefebour, Patricia.

         “Same Sex Spousal Recognition in Ontario: Declarations and Denials:

         A Class Perspective.”  Journal of Law and Social Policy 9 (Fall 1993):

         272-289.

 

Legal Education and Action Fund.

                        Litigating for Lesbians: LEAF Report on Consultations with the Lesbian

                        Community.  Toronto: LEAF, 1993.

                             Ref.: Lahey, Are We ‘Persons’ Yet?, p. 356, ftnt. 56.

 

Lesbian and Gay Rights and Concerns.  Vancouver, B.C.: Legal Services Society

            Schools Program, 1993.

            (51 p.)

                                     Series note in AMICUS catalogue record no. 25276845:

                                    Legal perspectives, v. 17, no. 2 (Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993).

 

Letellier de St. Just, Louis.

               “Homosexualité et droit: la quête de l’égalité.”  Le Médecin du Québec

                 28(9) (sept. 1993): 105-115.

                                    “Les droits de l’homosexuel à travers l’histoire; les droits…selon la

                                    Charte canadienne…et la Charte québécoise” – Repère résumé.

 

McAllister, Debra M.

         “Sexual Orientation and Spousal Status: The Unresolved Question [Ontario].”

         National Journal of Constitutional Law 3 (Oct. 1993): 288-300.

                             Relevant statutes: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 15(1);

                             Canadian Human Rights Act, s. 3.

 

Mossop, Brian.

         “Equal Rights for Gay Families: Revolution or Counter-Revolution?”

         Canadian Dimension 27(4) (July/Aug. 1993): 12-16.

 

Ontario Court of Appeal Adds Ground of Discrimination to Canadian Human

     Rights Act.”  Employment and Labour Law Reporter 2 (Feb. 1993): 121-123.

 

Ontario. Court of Justice (General Division).

     The Ontario Court of Justice, Ottawa Divisional Court, Southey, Sirois and

     Greer J.J.: Between Todd Layland and Pierre Beaulne, Applicants and

     Ontario Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relation[s?], Respon[d]ent

     and Attorney General of Canada, Intervener and Metropolitan Community

     Church of Ottawa.   Ottawa, Ont.: The Court, 1993.

     (29, 15 leaves)

                             Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 13844761, which states case

                             “Heard: December 1, 2, and 3, 1992” and “Released: March 15, 1993.”

                     One of descriptors assigned is “Marriage law – Ontario.”

 

Ontario Human Rights Commission.

     Elizabeth Clinton v. Ontario Blue Cross et al: Decision of Jeffry A. House,

     Board of Inquiry.  Toronto: The Commission, 1993.

     (19 leaves)

                             Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 13851684, which gives that

                             decision was signed on July 14, 1993 and provides [file?] no.

                             92-00112/113.

                             Among descriptors assigned: “Lesbian couples,” “Discrimination

                             in Employment,” and “Insurance, Health.”

 

Ontario Law Reform Commission.

       Report on the Rights and Responsibilities of Cohabitants under the Family

       Law Act.  Toronto: The Commission, 1993.

       (74 p. plus summary in English and French [7, 7 p.]; ISBN 0777818744)

                             Broader than scope of this bibliography, including information

                             on gay/lesbian couples, common law marriage, and unmarried couples

                             generally.  Relevant statute: Ontario. Family Law Act.

 

Outcomes from Outrights: Second Pan-Canadian Conference on Lesbian and Gay

     Rights, Vancouver, BC, 1992.  Vancouver: s.n., 1993.

      (64 p.)

 

Pike, Phillip R.

       Layland v. Ontario (Minister of Consumer & Commerical Relations).”

         National Journal of Constitutional Law 3 (July 1993): 146-148.

 

Plaut, W. Gunther.

     In the Matter of a Complaint Based on the Ontario Human Rights Code, 1981,

     Ch. 53, as Amended, between Jan Waterman and the Ontario Human

       Rights Commission, Complainants and the National Life Assurance

     Company of Canada, Ross Johnson and Vince Tonna, Respondents.

     Board of Inquiry: W. Gunther Plaut.  Toronto, Ont.: The Board, 1993.

                             Ref.: AMICUS catalogue record no. 13844720, which gives the

                             following additional information:  Date of complaint: September 13,

                             1988; hearing held on various dates from July to December, 1992;

                             date of decision: February 5, 1993.  Among descriptors assigned

                             to record are: “Lesbian couples,” Discrimination in employment,”

                             andEmployeesDismissal of.”

 

Réseau d’action et d’information pour les femmes.

       Mémoire à la Commission des droits de la personne sur les droits des

       lesbiennes et des gais qui ne doivent être qu’individuels.  Ste.-Foy, Québec:

       RAIF, 1993.

       (10 p.; ISBN 2921341360)

 

Rusk, Peter.

       “Same-Sex Spousal Benefits and the Evolving Conception of Family.”

       University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review 52 (Fall 1993): 170-205.

                             Relevant statute: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 15.

 

Ryder, Bruce.

         “Becoming Spouses: The Rights of Lesbian and Gay Couples.”

         Law Society of Upper Canada. Special Lectures, 1993, pp. 399-450.

 

Ryder, Bruce.

         “Family Status, Sexuality and ‘the Province of the Judiciary’: The Implications

         of Mossop v. A.-G. Canada.”  Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice 13

         (1993): 3-38.

 

Winopol, Laura.

         “Gay Rights Legislation in Alberta.”  NeWest Review 18(2) [18(3)]

         (Feb./Mar. 1993): 10.

 

Wollaston, Paul.

         “When Will They Ever Get It Right?: A Gay Analysis of R. v. Butler.”

         Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies 2 (1993): 251-264.