Identity area
Type of entity
Person
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Garnett-Doucette, Bryan
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Description area
Dates of existence
ca. 1955
History
Bryan Garnett-Doucette was raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, before moving to Halifax in 1976. He was a member of the Gay Alliance for Equality/Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia [GAE/GALA], serving as Treasurer and Secretary at different times in the late 1970s. He volunteered with GayLine, a helpline for LGBT+ Nova Scotians, for over 20 years. Garnett-Doucette met his partner, Ron, in the early 1980s through an LGBT billeting service, and they moved in together in 1984. In recognition of their ten year anniversary in 1994, they 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.
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Related entity
Garnett-Doucette, Ron (ca. 1963 -)
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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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Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia (1972-1995)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1976-1995
Description of relationship
Bryan was a member of GAE/GALA, serving as Treasurer and Secretary during different terms in the late 1970s.
Related entity
GayLine (1972-1996)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
ca. 1976-1996
Description of relationship
Bryan was a GayLine volunteer.
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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
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record revised February 22, 2022 by Rachel Moore.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
MacKay, Dan. "Bryan Garnett-Doucette". Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia. Accessed February 22, 2022. https://gay.hfxns.org/BryanGarnettDoucette