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  • Comment: Thank you for listing those. Unfortunately, they are all what we call passing mentions; usages in the context of a larger work, with no in-depth discussion of the group itself. Please see WP:SIGCOV.
    All three of these also appear in niche publications. They're not just for the LGBT audience, but specifically LGBT in Canada. The more narrow the target audience, the less weight a publication has toward ascertaining notabilty. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:53, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
  • Comment: It's possible this is a notable organization, but I'm not seeing the sources to satisfy WP:NORG. Of the sources I could find on line, only the Vancouver Sun article (Activist crusades to open Canada’s doors to LGBTQ refugees) looks like it's significant coverage. That's just one source, and it's a local one at that (the organization is based in Vancouver), which tends to diminish the importance of the source as far as establishing notability goes.
    If you could list in the comments here the WP:THREE best sources, that would be of help to the next reviewer. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:26, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

@RoySmith: Here are 3 books that give it significant coverage: [1], [2], [3]. I've found a lot of coverage online, so I can link to more if these don't work. - Whisperjanes (talk) 07:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Here are additional sources for anyone reviewing further: [4] and [5]. I think I also might be not fully understanding the concerns. I don't understand how the above sources are "passing mentions". Per WP:ORGDEPTH, these sources don't meet any of the examples of trivial mentions. The third source seems to especially discuss the group's political actions. Also, by "niche publications", do you mean the title of the books are niche? On a second look, the first doesn't seem independent, but the second two are published by the University of Toronto Press. I didn't think book names influenced the reliability/notability of a source. - Whisperjanes (talk) 20:30, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

I went ahead and asked this question and had it answered here and here already, so (for anyone looking) feel free to ignore my asks about "niche publications". - Whisperjanes (talk) 20:46, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

LEGIT (Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force) is a Canadian organization founded in 1991 that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual immigration equality and provides immigration information to same-sex couples.[1][2][3] LEGIT was part of high profile legal challenges pushing Canada to allow immigration of same-sex partners.

History

LEGIT was founded in December 1991 in Vancouver as a grassroots lobbying group[4][5][6] by a group of Canadians who had non-Canadian partners, including Christine Morrissey and Douglas Saunders, a law professor.[4][5] The group led some of the first legal challenges to Canada's immigration laws related to same sex relationships, including a legal challenge to the denial of the immigration application of an Irish-American woman in a relationship with Canadian Christine Morrissey.[2][7] The legal challenges in the early 1990s argued that individuals were being discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation, in contradiction to Canada's Charter or Rights and Freedoms.[2][7]

In the early 2000s, LEGIT representatives advocated for same-sex inclusive immigration laws in policy creation proceedings, contributing to Canada expanding its immigration laws to be inclusive of lesbian and gay family immigration.[2][7][8][9]

LEGIT continues to be a national, volunteer-run organization based in Vancouver. It provides information to same-sex couples where one partner is not a Canadian, or both partners are not Canadians and they wish to migrate to Canada.[7][10]

References

  1. ^ Nolen, S. (7 April 1999). "Why gay couples must flee to Canada: Marriage guarantees someone from abroad a future in the U.S. But if you're gay, you'll have to leave". The Globe and Mail.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d LaViolette, Nicole (2004). "Coming Out to Canada: The Immigration of Same-Sex Couples Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act" (PDF). McGill Law Journal. 49 (4).
  3. ^ Foss, K. (8 June 2002). "Immigration grey areas ensnare gay couple". The Globe and Mail.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b LaViolette 2004, p. 174
  5. ^ a b White, Melissa Autumn (2016). "Governing Queer Intimacies at the US-Canada Border". Feminist (Im)Mobilities in Fortress(ing) North America. Routledge. p. 150. ISBN 9781317135760. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ Warner, Thomas E. (2002). Never Going Back: A History of Queer Activism in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 244. ISBN 9780802084606. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Carman, T (1 July 2015). "Activist crusades to open Canada's doors to LGBTQ refugees". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Rossi, C. (18 May 2005). "Watchdog group keeping same-sex immigration LEGIT". Vancouver Courier.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Wilms, M. (2005). "Canadian Immigration Law & Same-Sex Partners". Canadian Issues: 17–20. ProQuest 208687303.
  10. ^ Woo, A. (19 February 2010). "Speaking at Pride House is historic, bittersweet moment for Tewksbury; Decorated Olympic swimmer and gay athlete hopes pavilion creates awareness". The Vancouver Sun.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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