One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex Marriage
Abstract This paper argues that same-sex marriage has been legalized through a problematic process of drawing parallels between gay and straight couples, ultimately creating new tensions between the conjugal and non-conjugal. As a result, the Canadian state’s continued reliance on conjugality as th...
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This paper argues that same-sex marriage has been legalized through a problematic process of drawing parallels between gay and straight couples, ultimately creating new tensions between the conjugal and non-conjugal. As a result, the Canadian state’s continued reliance on conjugality as the primary non-blood relationship has implications for how we understand family. Using a sexual citizenship framework, this paper aims to conceptualize a direction for the Canadian state with respect to relationship recognition and to establish a space for discussing alternative categories of adult personal relationships.
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Cet article fait valoir que le mariage entre personnes de même sexe a été légalisé par le biais d’un processus problématique qui consiste à établir des parallèles entre les couples homosexuels et hétérosexuels, ce qui finit par causer de nouvelles tensions entre le conjugal et le non-conjugal. Par conséquent, le fait que l’État canadien continue de considérer la conjugalité comme principale relation sans lien de sang a des répercussions sur notre compréhension du concept de la famille. Cet article utilise un cadre de citoyenneté sexuelle pour conceptualiser une orientation pour l’État canadien en ce qui a trait à la reconnaissance des relations et pour créer un contexte de discussion d’autres catégories de relations personnelles entre adultes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a6e77787fc74b56a11cf266dba2a8e22025-08-20T03:08:47ZengMount Saint Vincent UniversityAtlantis0702-78181715-06982015-04-01362One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex MarriageMegan Gaucher0Queen's University Abstract This paper argues that same-sex marriage has been legalized through a problematic process of drawing parallels between gay and straight couples, ultimately creating new tensions between the conjugal and non-conjugal. As a result, the Canadian state’s continued reliance on conjugality as the primary non-blood relationship has implications for how we understand family. Using a sexual citizenship framework, this paper aims to conceptualize a direction for the Canadian state with respect to relationship recognition and to establish a space for discussing alternative categories of adult personal relationships. Résumé Cet article fait valoir que le mariage entre personnes de même sexe a été légalisé par le biais d’un processus problématique qui consiste à établir des parallèles entre les couples homosexuels et hétérosexuels, ce qui finit par causer de nouvelles tensions entre le conjugal et le non-conjugal. Par conséquent, le fait que l’État canadien continue de considérer la conjugalité comme principale relation sans lien de sang a des répercussions sur notre compréhension du concept de la famille. Cet article utilise un cadre de citoyenneté sexuelle pour conceptualiser une orientation pour l’État canadien en ce qui a trait à la reconnaissance des relations et pour créer un contexte de discussion d’autres catégories de relations personnelles entre adultes. https://140.230.24.104/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1568FamilyQueer TheoryRelationship Recognition |
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| title | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex Marriage |
| title_full | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex Marriage |
| title_fullStr | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex Marriage |
| title_full_unstemmed | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex Marriage |
| title_short | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? : Relationship Recognition in Canadian Law Post-Same-Sex Marriage |
| title_sort | one step forward two steps back relationship recognition in canadian law post same sex marriage |
| topic | Family Queer Theory Relationship Recognition |
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