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An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (French: Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne et le Code criminel) is a law passed in 2017 by the Parliament of Canada. It was introduced as Bill C-16 of the first session of the 42nd Parliament.
In 2022, Canada was the third country in the world, and the first in North America, that statutorily banned conversion therapy nationwide for both minors and adults, and made it a crime to subject anyone to it, as defined by statutory law in the Criminal Code. Canada was referred to as the most gay-friendly country in the world, when it was ...
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 ]
Deadnaming has the effect of misgendering its subject, and potentially outing them as transgender. [2] It may occur accidentally, or be done as a deliberate attempt to deny, mock, or invalidate a person's gender identity. [2] [3] Deliberately using a transgender person's deadname is considered extremely offensive. [4] [5] [6]
Laws or court cases dealing with LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) rights in Canada Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
For trans and nonbinary people, misgendering can leave invisible scars, experts say. Dylan Mulvaney and Sam Smith were recently misgendered. For trans and nonbinary people, misgendering can leave ...
If you're on Twitter and see a person deadnaming or misgendering someone else, you should report it. It'll take you minutes, and truly matters. The harmful anti-LGBTQ microaggression known as ...
Under the heading of "Equality Rights" this section states: 15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.