Why most Canadian gays and lesbians are choosing not to marry

Topix Gay News  Sep 27 08

Legalized same-sex marriage recently celebrated its third anniversary in Canada. Yet the majority of Canadian gays and lesbians are still choosing not to get married. Despite initial predictions by some same-sex marriage advocates that gays and lesbians would flock to the altar, the 2006 census found that only 17 percent of homo couples in Canada are tying the knot - compared to about 80 percent of straight couples.

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