Canada stands up for the protectn and promotn of the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, 2-spir and tersex (LGBTQ2I) people globally.
Contents:
- THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
- RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
No matter who you are or who you love, you should have every opportuny to succeed Canada. The Government of Canada has taken historic actn recent years to build a better, more clive future for Two-Spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, and addnal sexually and genr diverse people (2SLGBTQI+), and we know there is more to be done. * lgbt vs canada *
81 / 10073 / 100Public OpnPerceptns of lol area as a "good place" for gay and lbian people(Gallup, June 21, 2023)89% Good Place0% 81% Good Place0% Support of same-sex marriage(Pew Rearch Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023)79% Favor15% Oppose63% Favor34% OpposeViews on same-sex marriage or other legal regnn(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)82% Support8% Agast72% Support15% AgastViews on same-sex upl' right to adopt(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)81% Agree13% Disagree72% Agree22% DisagreeAcceptance of homosexuals as neighbors(World Valu Survey, 2017-2020)90% Did not mentn homosexuals10% Mentned homosexuals81% Did not mentn homosexuals13% Mentned homosexualsJtifiabily of homosexualy(World Valu Survey, 2017-2020)69% Jtifiable10% Not jtifiable48% Jtifiable25% Not jtifiableOpn on same-sex upl as parents(World Valu Survey, 2017-2020)72% Agree9% Disagree53% Agree17% Disagree"Should society accept homosexualy? "(Pew Rearch Center, May–October, 2019)85% Y10% No72% Y21% NoSupport for same-sex marriage (North and South Ameri)(AmerisBarometer, 2016-2017)76% Approve24% Disapprove61% Approve39% DisapproveAcceptance of gay people public office (North and South Ameri)(AmerisBarometer, 2016-2017)80% Approve20% Disapprove73% Approve27% Disapprove"Should society accept homosexualy?
" (Pew Rearch Center, June, 2013)80% Y14% No60% Y33% NoPerceived acceptance of gay people(Gallup, 2013)80% Good place12% Not a good place70% Good place22% Not a good placeLawHomosexual activyLegalSce 1969LegalSce 2003Same-sex marriageLegalSce 2005LegalSce 2015Censorship of LGBT IssuNo censorshipVari by RegnSce 2021Right to change legal genrLegal, surgery not requiredSce 2017Vari by RegnSce 2013Legal regnn of non-bary genrRegnizedSce 2017Vari by RegnLGBT discrimatnIllegalSce 2017Vari by RegnSce 2020LGBT employment discrimatnSexual orientatn and genr intySce 2017Sexual orientatn and genr intySce 2020LGBT hog discrimatnSexual orientatn and genr intySce 2015Vari by RegnSame-sex adoptnLegalSce 1995LegalSce 2017Servg openly aryLegalSce 1992LegalSce 2021Blood donatns by MSMsLegalSce 2022LegalSce 2023Conversn therapyBannedSce 2022Vari by RegnEqual age of nsentEqualSce 2019EqualFull DetailsFull DetailsFull tails about each issue n be found on each regn's page. PolicsCanada is now home to about one ln people who intify as members of the LGBTQ muny, wh people unr the age of 25 acuntg for a disproportnately large portn of the LGBTQ populatn.Agency says s reportg on transgenr populatns will improveA rabow flag hangs Montreal's Gay Village.
As of 2022, six untri' legal s specifilly prcribe the ath penalty for the "crime" of homosexualy and another five untri allow for the possibily of the ath penalty. LGBT and LGBTQ+ have several addnal variatns, cludg LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, and 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex, and asexual, wh the + reprentg pansexual, agenr, genr queer, bigenr, genr variant, and pangenr).
RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
LGBT Rights Canada: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * lgbt vs canada *
Two of the most notable advancements LGBTQI+ rights the US recent s are the legalizatn of gay marriage and the legalizatn of adoptn of children by same-sex upl.
Gay marriage legalizatn expand om one state 2004 to all fifty stat 2015 through feral urt lgs, state urt lgs, state legislatn, and direct popular vot. Acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn's annual report State-Sponsored Homophobia, same-sex nduct was crimalized 67 of the Uned Natns' 193 member stat 2020 and was facto illegal two more. In other untri, homosexualy is technilly legal, but promotn of "nontradnal sexual relatns", whether by anizatns or dividuals, is illegal.
Moreover, another five untri have laws which are ls specific the outlawg and sentencg of homosexualy, but which leave the ath penalty available. 2022's iendlit natn for LGBTQ+ travelers is Canada, the first untry outsi of Europe (and the fourth untry the world) to legalize gay marriage, which did on July 20, 2005. Another of the world's most gay-iendly untri, Swen has legalized both marriage and adoptn for same-sex upl, stalled anti-discrimatn protectns for both genr inty and sexual orientatn, end nstutnal protectns agast discrimatn, and crimalized vlence agast LGBTQ+ people.
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In 2004, the Natnal Assembly approved an amendment to existg anti-discrimatn laws to clu homophobic ments as illegal. Individuals arrted for homosexual nduct are often subjected to addnal mistreatment, om torture and forced anal exams by shady law enforcement officials to oversized sentenc or extend pre-trial rceratn that n last for years.