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history of lgbt rights in canada

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.

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* history of lgbt rights 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. 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.

LGBTQ / GAY HISTORY CANADA

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.

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