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October 7th 2009
: Quebec's Justice minister Kathleen Weill has proposed a series
of sweeping changes to adoption rules in the province. These
changes can have a significant impact on families with same-sex parents
and the Coalition will be following this bill closely. On
November 20th we submitted a brief to the National Assembly. For more information on this topic please consult our December 2009 newsletter.
May 26th 2009 : The members received the latest newsletter with the news and the schedule of next activities.
February 26th 2009 : The members received the latest newsletter with the news and the schedule of next activities.
January 27th 2009 : Two of our families have been broadcast on a TV French show about LGBT parents "C'est quoi l'amour" (1st part, 2nd part). See also the videos in the "Resources / Movies".
October
27th 2008 : The Arc-en-ciel Gala was held on October 27, 2008 at the
Lion d'or. The LGBT Family Coalition won the prize for the best project
or initiative.
The guest of honour, Ms. Louise Arbour, former Chief Prosecutor at the
International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague and United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights from 2004 to 2008, was awarded First
Prize of the CQGL 2008 for her outstanding involvement in defending,
promoting and insuring the respect of human rights, in particular the
rights of gay, lesbians, bisexual, transexual and transgender people
both in Québec and elsewhere.
May 27th 2008
: Special General Assembly formalizing the merger of the two groups
Papa-Daddy and the Lesbian Mothers Association under the LGBT Family
Coalition (Coalition des familles homoparentales (CFH) in French).
April 8th 2008: The publication Adoption and Fostering of Children in Quebec: A Guide for Gays and Lesbians is available. |