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The Michaels
The Michaels is a public name〔Frank, Steven, "Michael Stark and Michael Leshner," ''Time'', Canadian Edition, December 29, 2003/January 5, 2004, p. 60.〕 used to refer to the couple Michael Stark and Michael Leshner. They were the men who in 2003 entered into the first legal same-sex marriage in Canada, and were consequently named the Canadian Newsmakers of the Year by ''Time'' magazine.
==Background==
Leshner is a lawyer and a Jew, while Stark is a Catholic〔Frank, p. 61.〕 and a manager involved in graphic design.〔Tracey Tyler, "Gay couple hope to get married today ; Pair is waiting for appeal court's decision in Charter case Judge set to perform ceremony if Ottawa loses ruling," ''Toronto Star'', June 10, 2003, pg. A.04.〕 Leshner was born on April 8, 1948, in Niagara Falls, New York. He then lived in St. Catharines, Ontario and went to Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. Feeling isolated in small-town Ontario as a homosexual, he went for post-secondary education to the University of Toronto.〔Astrid Poei, "Gay couple celebrating first wedding anniversary," ''Standard'', St. Catharines, Ontario: June 10, 2004, pg. A.3.Fro.〕
In 1992, Leshner, who worked for the Ontario government, made news when he successfully argued before a court that the provincial government should allow survivor pensions for gay people. He then told the media he believed that private companies should also allow such pensions for homosexuals, or they could be subject to the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Leshner also said, "I'm rather hard on the gay and lesbian community in part because I think there's too much emphasis on why you should feel sorry for yourself. Social change will happen as quickly as you're willing to move it. If it doesn't happen, don't blame (Minister Brian ) Mulroney."〔Staff, "Gay rights ruling affects companies, lawyer says," ''Kitchener- Waterloo Record'', Kitchener, Ontario: November 5, 1992, p. B.8.〕
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