Quebec couple celebrates 20 years since same-sex civil union: ‘It was unbelievable’
Roger Thibault and Theo Wouters remember the day of their civil union like it was yesterday.
“When we got into the hall of the courthouse, all offices emptied out, they were all on the balcony watching what was happening,” Theo Wouters said.On July 18, 2002, the pair became the first same-sex couple in Quebec to be legally joined by civil union.Story continues below advertisement Patrick Desmarais, president of Montreal’s Fondation Émergence, which fights against homophobia and transphobia, says the couple’s union was historic.“A lot of things happened since 20 years, but that event needs to celebrated because that opened the eyes of society,” said Desmarais.Winnipeg reverend calls Pope’s support of same-sex civil unions a ‘huge step forward’
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