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- Honouring Complexity:Gender, culture and violence in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals
- DKS volunteer receives award
- Statistics Canada releases 2006 Census results. Same-sex couples counted for the first time
- Congratulations to Reverend Doctor Brent Hawkes
Honouring Complexity: Gender, culture and violence in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals
I would like to congratulate Patricia Durish on publication of a chapter in a new book hot off the press. Patricia is Coordinator / Counsellor of the Same Sex Partner Abuse project at David Kelley Services and her publication grows out of her work on this project. Pat’s chapter: Honouring Complexity: Gender, culture and violence in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals appears in the book “Conversations about gender, culture, violence & narrative practice”, Yuen, A. & White, C. (Eds.), published by the Dulwich centre Publications: Richmond, AU.
The chapter is available here as a downloadable PDF file. It is also available for download on our DKS Resources page http://www.fsatoronto.com/programs/dks/res_samesex.html
Many thanks to Patricia for her good work!!!
Laurie Chesley, M.S.W., R.S.W.
Manager, David Kelley
LGBTQ & HIV/AIDS Counselling
DKS volunteer receives FSA Toronto Marjorie Cuthbertson Award
Photo by: Dario Quintos
Harlan Schonfeld, Senior Vice-President of the Board, presenting the award to Darlene Mili
Each year, the Marjorie Cuthbertson Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of a volunteer who has made an exceptional contribution to the work of FSA Toronto and the families and communities that we serve. The recipient is a role model to others and provides dedication, commitment and leadership through their volunteer efforts.
Darlene Mili received this year's award. Darlene has been a volunteer counsellor with David Kelley Services since June 2003. In this time she has provided more than 800 individual and couple counselling hours to more than 45 people in the LGBTQ community. Darlene's counselling work includes a range of issues. She consistently moves people towards increased competence and confidence in dealing with life transitions, more effective personal relationships and more participation in their communities. By strengthening individuals, couples and families through counselling, Darlene plays a key role in building a stronger LGBTQ community.
Statistics Canada released the 2006 Census results:
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/070912/d070912a.htm
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/analysis/famhouse/cenfam2.cfm
Same-sex married couples counted for the first time
The number of same-sex couples surged 32.6% between 2001 and 2006, five times the pace of opposite-sex couples (+5.9%). For the first time, the census counted same-sex married couples, reflecting the legalization of same-sex marriages for all of Canada as of July 2005.
In total, the census enumerated 45,345 same-sex couples, of which 7,465, or 16.5%, were married couples. Half of all same-sex couples in Canada lived in the three largest census metropolitan areas, Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver, in 2006. Toronto accounted for 21.2% of all same-sex couples, Montréal, 18.4% and Vancouver, 10.3%. In 2006, same-sex couples represented 0.6% of all couples in Canada. This is comparable to data from New Zealand (0.7%) and Australia (0.6%).
Over half (53.7%) of same-sex married spouses were men in 2006, compared with 46.3% who were women. Proportions were similar among same-sex common-law partners in both 2006 and 2001. About 9.0% of persons in same-sex couples had children aged 24 years and under living in the home in 2006. This was more common for females (16.3%) than for males (2.9%) in same-sex couples.
Canada became the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, after the Netherlands (2000) and Belgium (2003). Spain (2005) and South Africa (2006) became the fourth and fifth countries, respectively, where same-sex marriage can legally occur. Other countries have various other laws and policies. For example, Israel recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other countries. In the United States, Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage in 2004, the only state to have done so.
Congratulations to Reverend Doctor Brent Hawkes
Reverend Doctor Brent Hawkes, C.M.
FSA Toronto and David Kelley Services congratulate Reverend Doctor Brent Hawkes, C.M. on his thirty years as Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. We also congratulate him on his appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada which is Canada's highest civilian honour. (August 23, 2007)
Read more about Dr. Reverend Brent Hawkes on Metropolitan Church of Toronto website: http://www.mcctoronto.com/WhoWeAre/brent_hawkes.htm
Thank you Reverend Brent for all that you have done for our community!
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