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  2. Transgender rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Transgender rights in Canada, including procedures for changing legal gender and protections from discrimination, vary among provinces and territories, due to Canada's nature as a federal state. [1] According to the 2021 Canadian census , 59,460 Canadians identify as transgender. [ 2 ]

  3. LGBTQ rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights are some of the most extensive in the world. [5] [6] [7] Same-sex sexual activity, in private between consenting adults, was decriminalized in Canada on June 27, 1969, when the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69 (also known as Bill C-150) was brought into force upon royal assent. [1]

  4. List of the first openly LGBT holders of political offices in ...

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    The following is a list of the first openly LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) holders of elected or appointed political office in Canada. LGBT people have served at all three main levels of political office in Canada: municipal, provincial and federal.

  5. List of LGBT politicians in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada is known to be one of the most accepting countries when it comes to LGBT rights. [1] LGBT rights in Canada have been raising since the year of 1969 when same-sex sexual activities were legalized. The elected officials and politicians of Canada reflect the rights and laws that have been passed.

  6. List of transgender political office-holders - Wikipedia

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    Julie Lemieux, Mayor of Très-Saint-Rédempteur in Quebec and first openly transgender mayor in Canada – 2017. [6] [7] Lyra Evans, School Board Trustee in Ottawa was the first openly transgender school trustee in Canada; previously a candidate for member of provincial parliament in Ontario – 2018. [8] [9]

  7. LGBTQ people in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada is now regarded as one of the most advanced countries in legal recognition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights. Canada is a relatively gay-friendly country, with its largest cities featuring their own gay areas and communities , such as Toronto 's Church and Wellesley neighbourhood, Montreal 's Gay Village commercial ...

  8. An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the ...

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    Since the definition of "identifiable group" is also used in section 319 of the Code, the amendment also makes it a criminal offence to incite or promote hatred because of gender identity or gender expression. [11] The law also adds "gender identity or expression" to section 718.2 of the Criminal Code. [12]

  9. LGBTQ history in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 1971, Canada's first gay rights march, the We Demand Rally, took place in Ottawa. The Body Politic, Canada's first gay liberation newspaper, was published in Toronto and continued for about 15 years. A short run documentary series, Coming Out, became Canada's first LGBT television series when it aired on Maclean-Hunter cable in Toronto in 1972.