The human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, 2-spir and tersex persons

GAY RIGHTS AND TRANSGENR ISSU CANADA: A CULTURE OF OPENNS

Famoly tolerant, progrsive and open-md, Canada leads the world gay rights, women's equaly and transgenr issu. * lgbt issues in canada *

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 says s reportg on transgenr populatns will improveA rabow flag hangs Montreal's Gay Village. The only discernible actn Smh has taken was keepg Labe–Ponoka MLA Jennifer Johnson out of her party uc after was revealed that as a ndidate she had publicly pared trans kids to fec this lack of actn also serv as a ristance of sorts to what's happeng elsewhere parts of nservative North Ameri — pared to Premier Blae Higgs's ntent reforms to stunt pronoun policy New Bnswick schools, or the ban on genr-affirmg re for mors and the "Don't Say Gay" law on classroom stctn Florida, whose Gov. She praised the wi public acceptance of same-sex marriage and parenthood, as well as the number of gay nservative staffers.

"I'm very proud of the nservative movement and how clive is and I want to make sure we rema that clive, " she said to the terviewer, who has a history of beg at odds wh that a Medice Hat fom durg May's provcial electn, Smh ntued along this ve, bemoang "10 years of polarizatn" on LGBTQ issu, and strsed that adults should be "supportive" of kids as they stggle wh their inty and add that her chief of staff is gay, and highlighted that one premier's office munitns staffer do double duty as outreach officer who meets wh LGBTQ anizatns and youth lears (though her office would not specify which groups he's met wh).

RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS

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. * lgbt issues in canada *

Her 2012 electn mpaign was sunk by an Edmonton ndidate's flammatory ments that gays would suffer afterlife a "lake of fire, " and Smh's subsequent refal to sanctn him. He's also stated on Twter that the party has several gay ndidat and staff who are gay.