Woman, 84, Describes Calling Partner 'My Wife' for First Time in Video
newsweek.comCanada, as part of a family of eight women that includes Linda's daughter Karen and granddaughter Madison.They regularly post videos to TikTok under the profile of "Canada's Gayest Family," with their clips accumulating more than 2 million likes and over 140,000 followers.However, it's one of their latest videos, in which Jan opens up about the experience of finally being able to describe Linda as her wife, that has been attracting attention online.
Watch it here.In 2003, the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia became the first in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.
It subsequently became legal across the entirety of Canada after the Civil Marriage Act was implemented in July 2005.At the time, Canada was only the fourth country to permit same-sex marriages, following in the footsteps of the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
As of today, there are 32 countries where same-sex marriage is legal, including both the U.S. and U.K., as well as Jan's native Australia.Despite this, there remains a global divide on the subject, with homosexuality illegal in 67 countries.
