Northern enlightenment: Legal recognition of same-sex marriage in canada strengthening social work's advocacy efforts

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 191-209

  Woodford, Michael R ^a   Newman, Peter A ^b   Brotman, Shari ^c   Ryan, Bill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gay men and lesbians; Human rights; Legislative advocacy; Same sex marriage; Social justice; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951637228     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720903332677     Document Type: Article

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