the Canadian province of Quebec, on December 16th 1977, updated its Provincial Charter of Human Rights, which bars discrimination against a variety of groups. The amendment now include homosexuals as part of the groups it protects, and thus giving Homosexuals Civil Rights in Law.
December 16th 1977
- LGBT rights in Canada – Wikipedia
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Canada are some of the most advanced in the Americas and in the world.
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights in Canada – The …
Since the late 1960s, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Canada has seen steady gains in rights.
- TIMELINE | Same-sex rights in Canada – Canada – CBC News
Same-sex rights in Canada have come a long way since 1965. That year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a ruling that labelled Everett Klippert a “dangerous sexual offender” and threw him in prison for admitting he was gay and that he had sex with other men.
- 1977 The G.A.T.E. Case ~ Canada’s Human Rights History
In 1969, the Social Credit government of British Columbia consolidated the province’s weak anti-discrimination laws into a single Human Rights Act and created a Human Rights Commission to administer it.
- Rights of LGBTI persons – Canada.ca
Same-sex sexual attraction, sexual behaviour and/or relationships have been subject to discrimination (or discriminatory attitudes, actions, regulations and laws) in many societies around the globe.