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:
- RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
- THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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. * gay rights act 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 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.
1950s & 1960s – State Surveillance Of Homosexuals In CanadaDurg the 1950s and 1960s, the RCMP monored the activi of private dividuals spected of beg gay. Durg the same perd, the Canadian civil service led an anti-homosexual mpaign to purge gays and lbians om the ranks of ernment and the ary. Predited on the premise that homosexuals posssed character weakns which posed a threat to natnal secury, the “secury” mpaign led to the intifitn of thoands of spected gay men and lbian women.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, 2-SPIR AND TERSEX PERSONS
Gay rights movement, civil rights movement that advot equal rights for LGBTQ persons—that is, for lbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenr persons, and queer persons—and lls for an end to discrimatn agast LGBTQ persons employment, cred, hog, public acmodatns, and other areas of life. * gay rights act canada *
The RCMP also worked wh the FBI, alertg the FBI when a spected homosexual had crossed the borr to the Uned Stat.
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Jtice Mister Pierre T proposed amendments to the Crimal Co which, among other thgs, would relax the laws agast homosexualy. Crimal Law Amendment ActOn December 21st 1968, Jtice Mister Pierre T troduced the Crimal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69, to reform the Crimal Co, on broad-rangg social issu such as homosexualy, abortn and ntraceptn.
Quebec Human Rights CoIn December, Quebec clus sexual orientatn s Human Rights Co, makg the first provce Canada to pass a gay civil rights law. Immigratn Act AmendmentsIn 1953, Canada’s Immigratn Act had been amend to prevent homosexuals om enterg the untry. Toronto bath hoe raidsOn Febary 5th, 1981, more 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.