In 2005, Canada became the fourth country worldwide to legalize same-sex Recent years have seen steady progress on everything from health care to the right to adopt. Canada is internationally regarded as a leader in this field. While discrimination against LGBT people persists in many places, major strides toward mainstream social acceptance and formal legal equality have nonethelessīeen made in recent decades. In celebration of pride, The Canadian Encyclopedia has assembled an exhibit of articles on related issues, including a history of LGBT rights in Canada,Ī memoir of the queer theatre scene in Toronto by acclaimed playwright Sky Gilbert, a history of queer culture in Canada and an article exploring transgender persons and the Canadian health care system. In addition, LGBT artists have risen to the forefront of contemporary culture, from literature and the visual arts to theatre and film. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Canada has made major strides toward mainstream acceptance and legal equality, with notable progress in health care, the right toĪdopt, and the right to marry. At WorldPride 2014 in Toronto, the fourth WorldPride and the first in North America, an even larger crowd gathered.Ī lot has happened in the years since the Stonewall Riots.
Within a few years, thousands were attending the annual Gay Pride parade, and by 2011 more than 1.2 million attended Pride Toronto.