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Person
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Garnett-Doucette, Ron
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Dates of existence
ca. 1963 -
History
Ron Garnett-Doucette is an LGBTQ+ activist from Saint John, New Brunswick. Garnett-Doucette graduated from Simond's High School in 1981, and moved to Halifax in 1984 to be with his partner, Bryan Garnett-Doucette, who he met through a Halifax-based LGBT billeting service. In celebration of their ten year anniversary in 1994, Ron and Bryan changed their last names to Garnett-Doucette. Ron and Bryan were one of the three couples who, in 2004, challenged the Province of Nova Scotia for recognition of same-sex marriage. They won this case on September 24, 2004, and were legally married on June 4, 2005. In addition to this legal challenge, Ron was a member of the Gay Alliance for Equality/Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia [GAE/GALA] from the early 80s until it's closure in 1995, and was a volunteer for the GayLine, a helpline run by GAE/GALA. He was also a resource person for PFLAG from 1994 - 2008.
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Related entity
Garnett-Doucette, Bryan (ca. 1955)
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Category of relationship
family
Dates of relationship
June 4, 2005 -
Description of relationship
Bryan and Ron joined two other couples in a legal challenge for the Government of Nova Scotia to recognize same-gender marriage. They won this case on September 24, 2004 by ruling of Justice Heather Robison and were legally married on June 4, 2005.
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Boutilier, Ross (1956-)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
2004
Description of relationship
Boutilier and his husband Brian Mombourquette were co-complainants with Ron and Bryan Garnett-Doucette in a petition to legalize same-sex marriage in Nova Scotia. They won this case on 24 September 2004.
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Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia (1972-1995)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
ca. 1984-1995
Description of relationship
Garnett-Doucette was a member of GAE/GALA
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GayLine (1972-1996)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
ca. 1984-1996
Description of relationship
Garnett-Doucette was a volunteer with GayLine.
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NSHD
Rules and/or conventions used
The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Status
Final
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Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record revised February 22, 2022 by Rachel Moore.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
MacKay, Dan. "Ron Garnett-Doucette". Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia. Accessed February 22, 2022. https://gay.hfxns.org/RonGarnettDoucette