Canada is home to approximately one ln people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, Two-Spir or who intify wh another non-bary genr or mory sexual inty (LGBTQ2+), acuntg for 4% of the total populatn aged 15 and olr 2018. To mark Pri Season, we are patg a mographic and social profile of Canada's diverse LGBTQ2+ muni.
Contents:
- RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
- THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
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. * lgbt equality in canada *
That year, the Canadian ernment passed an omnib bill crimalizg private sexual acts between two people over the age of 21 – a breakthrough treatg gay men, lbians and bisexuals equally unr the law. This cln was a clear claratn by Parliament that gay, lbian and bisexual Canadians are entled to "an opportuny equal wh other dividuals to make for themselv the liv they are able and wish to have [... The chary Egale Canada has ntributed to advancg gay and lbian equaly issu by:.
The LAMBDA Foundatn is a non-prof anizatn that promot rearch of gay and lbian issu and liftyl for the purpose of public tn. The Wele Friend Associatn provis support, trag and outreach for other anizatns and muni to promote awarens and unrstandg of the lbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgenr (LGBQT) muny. It assists the regnn and growth of gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, transsexual, two-spir, tersex, queer and qutng persons and their fai Canada.
Canada stands up for the protectn and promotn of the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, 2-spir and tersex (LGBTQ2I) people human rights of all persons are universal and divisible. Combattg discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty (SOGI) has lks to rourc cludg UN rolutns on SOGI, reports on SOGI issu and activi battg discrimatn based on 2011, the UN Human Rights Council passed s first rolutn regnizg LGBT rights, followg which the OHCHR issued a report documentg vlatns of the rights of LGBT people, cludg hate crim, crimalizatn of homosexual activy and 2016, an pennt expert on sexual orientatn and genr inty has also been mandated by the uncil to:asss the implementatn of existg ternatnal human rights stments aimed at overg vlence and discrimatn agast persons on the basis of their SOGIintify and addrs the root of SOGI-based vlence and discrimatnCanada is also member of the UN LGBTI Core Group, an rmal, cross-regnal group of UN member stat tablished 2008.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
Its ma goal is to work wh the UN amework to ensure universal rpect for the human rights and fundamental eedoms of LGBTI exam LGBTI and health-related advot for creased awarens on homophobia and transphobia the tnal World Health Organizatn draws lks between sexual health, human rights and the 2016, the World Bank appoted s first adviser on sexual orientatn and genr inty ternatnal anizatns also support programmg the area of LGBTQ2I rights, cludg the:Global Equaly FundGlobal Philanthropy ProjectArc FoundatnRegnal anizatnsCanada is a foundg and active member of the Organizatn of the Amerin Stat (OAS) LGBTI Core Group. The followg anizatns also work on LGBTQ2I human rights issu:Amnty InternatnalARC InternatnalEgaleÉgisEquasFondatn ÉmergenceHuman Digny TstHuman Rights WatchILGA WorldKaleidospe TstOutRight Actn InternatnalRabow RailroadThe Royal Commonwealth SocietyNews2023-05-30 - Statement by the Equal Rights Coaln on the Anti-Homosexualy Act Uganda2023-05-29 - Statement on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexualy Act2022-11-24 - Statement by the Equal Rights Coaln on the ban on the discsn and sharg of rmatn about LGBTIQ+ people and their human rights the Rsian Feratn2022-09-08 - Equal Rights Coaln – Global LGBTI Conference Declaratn2022-08-28 - Diplomats for Equaly Jot Statement – 2022 Capal Pri Ftival Report a problem on this page Thank you for your help!
Pri Season brgs together members of diverse muni who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, Two-Spir, or those who intify wh another non-bary genr or mory sexual inty (LGBTQ2+) and alli celebratg one of Canada's greatt strengths that is diversy and cln. Much of the data this release foc on LGB Canadians (lbian, gay, bisexual), sce Statistics Canada has been llectg tailed rmatn on the muni sce 2003. Although much has been acplished sce the begng of the new lennium, cludg the legalizatn of same-sex marriage 2005, and protectg genr exprsn and inty the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Crimal Co 2017, ncerns rema, given the spike hate crim targetg LGBTQ2+ Canadians one-third of LGBTQ2+ Canadians are unr 25 years oldCombed data om the 2015 to 2018 cycl of the Canadian Communy Health Survey (CCHS) found that one-quarter of Canada's LGB populatn were gay men (255, 100), while 1 7 are gay or lbian women (150, 600).
Concerns rema terms of acceptance, mental health and well-begAcrdg to the 2018 Survey on Safety Public and Private Spac, LGB+ Canadians (lbian, gay, bisexual, and Canadians whose sexual orientatn is not heterosexual) were more likely to report beg vlently victimized their lifetime and to have experienced appropriate behavurs public and onle than non-sexual mory Canadians. Nearly 9 10 (88%) of the crim specifilly targeted the gay and lbian muny, while the remar prised cints targetg bisexual people (2%), people wh other sexual orientatns, such as asexual, pansexual or other non-heterosexual orientatns (6%), and people whose sexual orientatn was unknown (4%). Statistics Canada will also be releasg a seri of four articl g the CCHS over the urse of 2021 and early 2022 to highlight the characteristics of the lbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual populatn on the followg them: fay and hoehold characteristics, lguistic and ethnocultural diversy, tn and labour.