Gay Canadians still face an equaly which may surprise you | PkNews

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• ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
• GAY CANADIANS STILL FACE AN EQUALY WHICH MAY SURPRISE YOU

ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI

Power and David Philpott had to make their own ke topper by glug groomsmen figur togetherFrom “partner” to “hband”: meet one of the first married gay upl N. Philpott and Power may have been the first gay uple the provce to be legally married, but the trail they blazed was soon followed by many, wh the St. The Commonwealth Gam drew attentn to human rights vlatns agast LGBT people many member natns, but may surprise you to know that Canada, known for havg taken steps forward for LGBT equaly, still discrimat agast s gay cizens.

The law affects upl both straight and gay, however directly discrimat agast same-sex upl, as a gay male uple nnot have vagal sex. Jonathan Cooper, Chief Executive of the Human Digny Tst, a legal anisatn which fights for fundamental human rights around the world, told PkNews: “It’s extraordary that a untry so mted prciple to equaly still matas on s statute books an unequal age of nsent – a law that crimalis gay men. “Canada should be a untry we n all look to for global learship on lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) equaly and therefore all s laws mt reflect s own Charter of Rights and Constutn, which protects agast discrimatn and enshr equaly for all cizens.

As a prry, Canada should remove this egreg anomaly that sends out a msage that gay men  Canada are ls equal than everyone else. Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) Canadians were wily perceived as viant and faced social discrimatn and crimal charg.

GAY CANADIANS STILL FACE AN EQUALY WHICH MAY SURPRISE YOU

By the late 1960s, civil rights mpaigns led to a Crimal Co reform (Bill C-150) that crimalized homosexual acts between two nsentg adults private.

The protts effectively marked the begng of Canada’s gay rights movement. Chang to the Crimal Co 1969 were limed spe; remag cency laws ntued to be ed to police homosexualy.

Over 300 gay men were arrted the Toronto bathhoe raids of 1981, the largt mass arrt sce the October Crisis Quebec. Named the Gay Sweater, was ed to iate discsn about sexual inty, bullyg and belongg.

The feral ernment measured how “fortable” Canadians felt wh gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people playg signifint rol their liv, Global News has learned, part of what the ernment says was a prelimary asssment to better unrstand the challeng faced by Canada’s LGBTQ2 muny. 8 per cent of those surveyed a mid-summer poll missned by the Privy Council Office said they would be “fortable” if a next-door neighbour was gay, lbian or bisexual and that 87. If you had a next-door neighbour who was gay, lbian, or bisexualIf you had a next-door neighbour who is a transgenr personIf you had a manager or supervisor who is gay, lbian, or bisexualIf you had a manager or supervisor who was a transgenr personIf you had a doctor who is gay, lbian, or bisexualIf you had a doctor who was a transgenr personThe poll found 90.

5 per cent said they were “very fortable” or “somewhat fortable” wh a gay, lbian or bisexual boss vers 7. The survey suggts Canadians were only slightly ls acceptg of a gay, lbian or bisexual doctor — 88. Gay bars and rtrants are tegrated throughout the cy, but the Church Wellley Gay Village is where you easily will fd most of the cy’s LGBTQ+ nightlife and rtrants.

Most of the ftivi happen the Gay Village—one of the largt gay villag the world—along Rue Sate-Cathere, where the whole strip is transformed to a walkg promena durg the summer months.