Canada issues travel advisory for LGBTQ+ residents visiting US
Canada issues travel advisory for LGBTQ+ residents visiting US
Canadian government issues warning after numerous discriminatory laws passed in Republican-controlled states
In a statement to CNN, the global affairs department of the Canadian government said: "Since the beginning of 2023, certain states in the US have passed laws banning drag shows and restricting the transgender community from access to gender affirming care and from participation in sporting events."
Canada has provided specific guidelines to its LGBTQ+ citizens traveling abroad: "Watch for laws that: criminalize same-sex activities and relationships [and] criminalize people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics."
"Some countries may use laws related to 'vagrancy', 'public nuisance' or 'public morals' to criminalize 2SLGBTQI+ people."
This is the best summary I could come up with:
LGBTQ+ citizens are at risk when traveling to the US due to numerous discriminatory laws passed at state level, the Canadian government has warned.
In a statement to CNN, the global affairs department of the Canadian government said: “Since the beginning of 2023, certain states in the US have passed laws banning drag shows and restricting the transgender community from access to gender affirming care and from participation in sporting events.”
Canada has provided specific guidelines to its LGBTQ+ citizens traveling abroad: “Watch for laws that: criminalize same-sex activities and relationships [and] criminalize people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.
The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization Human Rights Campaign declared a national state of emergency in June – Pride month.
Earlier this month, Canada’s foreign affairs minister, Mélanie Joly, said the government was strategizing ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, especially in the case it moves the US closer to far-right authoritarianism, the National Post reported.
“I will work with my colleagues and with the mayors, the provincial premiers, with the business community, with the unions, with everyone in the country, so that we are ready regardless of the election outcome.”
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"2SLGBTQI+" add one lower case letter and it's a secure password for something. Has it officially become self parody at this point?
I think canada explicitly includes 2S for two spirit since they have a lot of indigenous people to whom its culturally important, so it does seem longer than most cases where 2S ends up under the + umbrella.
This may surprise you, but not everywhere is America. Here in Canada, that's been the acronym for quite a while now. "2S" (two-spirit) refers to Indigenous queer identities.
I mean, I'd say two-spirit is a queer identity rooted in indigenous beliefs. An indigenous guy that is gay isn't two-spirit, and you can be two-spirit without being indigenous.
very insightful comment.
Instead of concerning yourself one bit with the important part of the news, you decided to pick on the acronym made for inclusion.
While to some it might seem as exaggerated, the acronym is this lengthy to bring the inclusion spotlight and to raise awareness of certain things. In day to day talk most people wouldn't bother with the official acronym and LGBT or LGBTQ+ OR LGBT+ would do the trick.
The full acronym, in this context, is a formality most likely.