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Canadian Streets Set for Dueling Protests Following A Standoff Over LGBTQ+ School Programs
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Protests and counter-protests regarding the LGBTQ+ community’s rights and representation in education are being planned across Canada this Wednesday, with tensions rising from a group named “1MillionMarch4Children” that aims to challenge the inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity programs in British Columbia’s public schools.
1MillionMarch4Children who oppose what they...
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Homophobic Vandals Target Rainbow Crosswalk at Canadian Secondary During Pride Week
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A newly installed rainbow crosswalk at Palmer Secondary in Vancouver, Canada, has fallen victim to repeated acts of homophobic vandalism. This comes when Pride Week is being celebrated across the city.
Images provided to the Richmond News reveal extensive defacement at every corner of the vibrant crosswalk on Wednesday. A...
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Canadian Government Petitioned To Give Refuge To Trans & Non-Binary People Fleeing Countries With Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
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A petition with almost 30,000 signatures is calling on the Canadian government to allow transgender and non-binary people to claim asylum in the country due to what it deems “eliminationist laws” in their home countries, including so-called safe Western democracies.
The petition specifically cites the UK, where Prime Minister Rishi...
The Canadian House of Commons has unanimously voted to ban the dangerous and ineffective practice known as conversion therapy.
The new legislation, which was proposed by the current Liberal government led by prime minister Justin Trudeau aims to make it illegal to have a child, or anyone who is unwilling,...
The recently re-elected Canadian Prime Minister is now going viral after a video emerged of him not being able to say "LGBTQ+”.
Returned to office earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now going viral in a video showing him unable to correctly say “LGBTQ+”.
While the video is only...
Lawmakers in Canada have introduced a new bill that would put a ban in place for so-called conversion therapy nationwide.
The new bill which was proposed last week, aims to outlaw the dangerous and ineffective practice known as 'conversion therapy' across all states in Canada.
Attorney General David Lametti and Minister...
A new bill that would make it illegal to advertise conversion therapy to youth has been introduced in Canada’s Senate.
The legislation (known as Bill S-260) which was tabled by Liberal Senator Serge Joyal plans to outlaw the promotion to the youth of so-called conversion therapy which claims to change...
Canada has announced the reduction of the official blood donation deferral period for gay and bisexual men from one year to three months.
The announcement which was made by Canada’s Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor was made on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, with the Minister describing the move as...