Editing Svend Robinson (section)

==Early life==
Robinson was born in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, United States, of [[Denmark|Danish]] descent, to Edith Jensen and Wayne Robinson. His father opposed the [[Vietnam War]] and brought his family to live in Canada. Robinson attended high school at [[Burnaby North Secondary]]. He later obtained a law degree from the [[University of British Columbia]], and completed post-graduate work in international law at the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name=truelove>Graeme Truelove, ''Svend Robinson: A Life in Politics''. New Star Books, 2013. {{ISBN|978-1-55420-072-6}}.</ref>

He was called to the British Columbia Bar as a barrister and solicitor in 1978, and practised law with Robert Gardner and Associates until his election to the House of Commons in May 1979.<ref name=truelove />

Prior to coming out as gay, Robinson was married to Patricia Fraser, his high-school girlfriend, from 1972 to 1975.<ref name=truelove />