GAY RELATIONSHIPS

Used for relationships of both lesbians and gay men
See also, e.g., CHILDREN OF HOMOSEXUAL PARENTS; FAMILY; GAY COUPLES; GAY FATHERS; GAY MARRIAGE; GAY PARENTS; LESBIAN COUPLES; LESBIAN MOTHERS. See also MARRIED GAY MEN
Bills would recognize couples [former Toronto PC MPP, Susan Fish, before her defeat in last Ontario election, proposed two private member's bills that would have "allowed people to appoint their next-of-kin regardless of legal or biological relationship"; there was no success at this time].
P36 (Oct. 21, 1987): 28 (11cm.)
Feminism, sexuality & relationships. By Azaira.
P76 (v10n7)(Oct. 28, 1992): 7 (66cm.)
Love is a many-splintered thing [author's comments on everyone's need for love and on how people go about looking for love]. By Peter Millard.
P98 (v13n5)(July 26, 1995): 4 (60cm.)
Spousal benefits: what do we really want [emphasizing need to define "spousal benefits," and touching on gay marriage/divorce, pension benefits, definition of "spouse," adoption rights, and disagreements about these issues within the gay/lesbian community]. By Barry W. Dixon.
P99 (v13n6)(Sept. 13, 1995): 8 (58cm.)
I wish you well [reflections on friendship and on breaking up]. By Donna Mumm.
P104 (v14n3)(April 24, 1996)[dated April 26 on contents page]: 4 (53cm.)
The uncomfortable pew [author Heather Funk's personal account of some experiences as a lesbian United Church minister in a rural Manitoba pastoral charge with her partner; her conviction that "the power of Good is stronger than the power of Evil"].
P123 (v16n6)(Sept. 16, 1998): 8 (34cm.)
Striving for commitment [Fugues survey reports gays/lesbians prefer long-term stable relationships; reference to recently-formed group, Option Couple, that wants to "demystify the social and sexual lives of gays" and to help fight, inter alia, image of lack of commitment in relationships; etc.].
P127 (v17n2)(March 10, 1999): 27 (15cm.)
Love and hate: surviving Valentine's Day [author presents personal account of his experiences growing up, through grade school, into his twenties in a small Alberta city, and later; difficulty "for all of us who try to have relationships with a culture that condemns us for loving..."].
P143 (v19n2)(March 14, 2001): 7-8 (64cm.)
Relationship report released ["Beyond Conjugality," by Law Commission of Canada; deals broadly with concept of relationships; one of 33 recommendations is to end restrictions against same-sex marriage; Commission says that "Canadians should get to decide for themselves who they are in relationships with, and then tell the state"].
P151 (v20n2)(March 13, 2002): 25 (18cm.)
Man's best friend [author's opinions and experiences with respect to gay relationships and comments on the gay marriage issue]. By Bert Lang.
P157 (v20n8)(Dec. 4, 2002): 5 (43cm.)
Remember the Alamo [author discusses gay relationships by presenting several cases and asking some very direct questions]. By Bert Lang.
P160 (v21n3)(April 16, 2003): 6, 7 (49cm.)