Homosexual Canadians enjoy much more eedom and societal acceptance than they did 1965, when a Northwt Terrori man was thrown prison after admtg he was gay. tak a look at some of the chang that have occurred sce then.
Contents:
- THE LEGALIZATNS OF GAY MARRIAGE (THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME)
- RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
- GAY RIGHTS IN CANADA
THE LEGALIZATNS OF GAY MARRIAGE (THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME)
* timeline of gay rights in canada *
That year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a lg that labelled Everett Klippert a "dangero sexual offenr" and threw him prison for admtg he was gay and that he had sex wh other, homosexual Canadians enjoy much more eedom and societal acceptance. 1965Everett Klippert, a Northwt Terrori mechanic, acknowledg to police that he is gay, has had sex wh men over a 24-year perd and is unlikely to change. In 1967, Klippert is sent to prison fely as a "dangero sex offenr, " a sentence that was backed up by the Supreme Court of Canada that same 22, 1967Jtice Mister Pierre T propos amendments to the Crimal Co which, among other thgs, would relax the laws agast 1969, amendments that Prime Mister Pierre T had proposed when he was jtice mister to the Crimal Co to crimalize homosexualy are passed.
Take this thg on homosexualy. "1969T's amendments pass to the Crimal Co, crimalizg homosexualy 20, 1971Everett Klippert is 16, 1977Quebec clus sexual orientatn s Human Rights Co, makg the first provce Canada to pass a gay civil rights law. The law mak illegal to discrimate agast gays hog, public acmodatn and employment.
Unr the act, homosexuals are removed om the list of admissible class. All the proposed bills are 5, 1981More than 300 men are arrted followg police raids at four gay bath ho Toronto, the largt mass arrt sce the War Measur Act was voked durg the October Crisis.
RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
" The mtee wr that is shocked by the high level of discrimatory treatment of homosexuals Canada.
The report discs the harassment, vlence, physil abe, psychologil opprsn and hate propaganda that homosexuals live wh. "1988Svend Robson go public about beg gay, beg the first member of Parliament to do so.
1991In 1991, Delv Vriend, a lab stctor at Kg's Universy College Edmonton, Alta., was fired om his job bee he is gay.
GAY RIGHTS IN CANADA
(Kev Frayer/Canadian Prs)Delw Vriend, a lab stctor at Kg's Universy College Edmonton, Alta., is fired om his job bee he is gay.