Canadian Senate makes it official: Marriage equality nationwide

BBC News
July 20, 2005
The Canadian Senate followed the House of Commons with a vote for marriage, making Canada the fourth country in the world to end gay couples' exclusion from marriage nationwide. While thousands of same-sex couples have already married in the past two years in parts of Canada, parliament's historic vote means an end to marriage discrimination throughout the country, proves to people worldwide that everyone benefits when gay couples are treated equally, and puts Canada leagues ahead of its neighbor to the south. [Link]