Canada, North America

Canada is the world's second largest country by total area and shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest. In Canada, the LGBT community now enjoys the same rights and freedoms as any other group. It has provided more legal rights for LGBT people than many other liberal nations, including the United States. In December 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal government has the exclusive authority to define marriage and that same-sex marriage was constitutional. As of 2005, all provinces (except Alberta) and territories had included "sexual orientation" in their human rights laws. In 2006, the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights was held in Montreal, culminating with the issuance of the Declaration of Montreal. For more: Wikipedia Gay rights in Canada

 

 

Toronto Welcomes Forteen Iranian Gay Refugees from Turkey

Dear friends, IRQR would like to thank all of you for your dedication and support to our cause. Without your help it would not be possible to accomplish the work we do. We are pleased to announce that fourteen of our members who have fled Iran to Turkey have been granted refugee status by the… Read more »

Gay South Korean finds peaceful refuge in Canada

Kim Kyung-hwan arrived in Canada in June 2006 with no clear plans in mind. “I really just needed some time to think and decide what to do. I knew that if I went home I would have to go to jail,” Kyung-hwan, 30, told the Star. Kyung-hwan objected to the 21 months of compulsory military… Read more »

Gay S. Korean conscript wins refugee status in Canada

Seoul (Yonhap) – Canada awarded a South Korean man refugee status after he objected to the mandatory military service in his home country for being a pacifist and a homosexual, a local human rights group said Thursday. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) granted the status in July 2009 to Kim Kyung-hwan, 31,… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2010-11

1 Gay Muslim scholar tries to shift attitudes through research, education 1/10 2 ‘I’m a pariah’ says Muslim scholar who is gay 01/10 3 Iranian railroad assists queers acclimatize to Toronto 12/10 4 Gay love on the rez 1/11 4a Gay immigrants rejected by gays and straights 3/11 5 PFLAG reaches out to gay youth… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2008

1 Legal limbo for Canada’s gay refugees 2/08 2 "Ex-gay" adverts forced off the air in Canada 3/08 3 Canadian Study Finds Sexual Orientation Affects Healthcare Use 3/08 3a Last refugee bid refused to gay Malaysian 3/08 4 Gay Sikhs: ‘You’re not alone’ 4/08 5 Jamaica boycott called off 5/08 6 Halifax gay-friendly destination 6/08… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2009

1 Activist’s ‘railroad’ helps gay Iranians 1/09 2 Following the Queer Railroad to Canada 2/09 3 Minister backs refugee status for gay Iranians 2/09 4 Future of gay rights rests with youth 3/09 5 Vancouverite launches Q Hall of Fame 9/09 6 Exploring Toronto 9/09 7 Toronto to host World Pride 2014 10/09 8 HIV… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2007

1 Canadian boy has two mommies – and a dad 1/07 2 The Canadian Press: Vancouver Gay Bookstore Loses Supreme Court Appeal 1/07 3 Siksay claims victory on Canadian recognition of gay and lesbian marriages 1/07 4 Gay refugee claimant fights deportation order 2/07 5 Queers left in shadows at Toronto gay conference on Iran… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2006

1 First Canadian Gay Library at University of Western Ontario 2/06 2 Swimming Olympian Tewksbury reveals his struggles being gay in new book 4/06 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers to tie the knot 5/06 4 An Iranian Gay Activist’s-Arsham Parsi-Moving Plea 6/06 4a Iran’s Gay Refugees Find a Safe Haven in Canada 5 Fearless… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2003-05

1 Canadian cabinet approves national policy for marriage to gay couples 6/03 2 Let gays marry now, court says 6/03 3 Toronto Sees Pink Gold In Gay Weddings As Americans Look North 6/03 4 Fifty-four Newlyweds lead Toronto’s Pride Parade 6/03 5 Canada gives gays hope for change 6/03 6 Toronto–North America’s gay-pride capital 6/03… Read more »

Gay Canada News & Reports 2000-02

Note: some of these stories focus on the historic debate about legitimizing gay marriage in Canada. The debate virtually ended on June 17, 2003 when the Canadian cabinet approved national policy for marriage to gay and lesbian couples. See #0 below. 0 Canadian cabinet approves national policy for marriage to gay couples 6/03 1 Government… Read more »