2SLGBTQ+ Communities in Canada
This collection features articles and resources about 2SLGBTQ+ communities in Canada.
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Featured Articles
Pride in Canada
Editorial
2SLGBTQ+ Rights in Canada
Article
Timelines
2SLGBTQ+ History
To understand the history of 2SLGBTQ+ people in Canada is to understand the process by which an oppressed and persecuted minority group can overcome prejudice and discrimination to achieve legal equality and recognition of their inherent human rights. After being criminalized and stigmatized for centuries, the 2SLGBTQ+ communities in Canada have used sustained political, legal and grassroots activism to gradually but steadily gain rights. (See also Rights Revolution in Canada.) While discrimination against 2SLGBTQ+ people persists in many places, major strides toward mainstream social acceptance and formal legal equality have been made in recent decades, from same-sex marriage and health care to spousal benefits and the right to adopt.
