Irish American Lesbian Gains Canadian Immigrant Status

Great Events from History: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events, ed. Lillian Faderman, Horacio Roque Ramírez, et al., 2 Vols., Salem Press, pp. 632-634, 2007 (Used with permission of the publisher, EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, MA)

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Nicole LaViolette

University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law; University of Ottawa - Common Law Section

Date Written: 2007

Abstract

A woman launched a legal challenge to Canadian immigration laws that excluded gays and lesbians from family sponsorship rules, thereby sparking reforms that would eventually allow same-sex partners some of the same immigration rights as heterosexual couples.

Keywords: Immigration Law, LGBT immigration, Canada, binational couples, sexual orientation, gay and lesbian couples

Suggested Citation

LaViolette, Nicole and LaViolette, Nicole, Irish American Lesbian Gains Canadian Immigrant Status (2007). Great Events from History: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events, ed. Lillian Faderman, Horacio Roque Ramírez, et al., 2 Vols., Salem Press, pp. 632-634, 2007 (Used with permission of the publisher, EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, MA) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2297638

Nicole LaViolette (Contact Author)

University of Ottawa - Common Law Section ( email )

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University of Ottawa - Faculty of Law ( email )

57 Louis Pasteur Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
Canada

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