LGBTQ2+ Rights and Equity Flashcards
What are two major events for LGBTQ2+ people in Canada?
Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage (2005): Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the passage of the Civil Marriage Act
Decriminalization of Homosexuality (1969): In 1969, Canada decriminalized same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults.
- This change was part of a broader reform to Canada’s Criminal Code led by then-Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau, who stated, “There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.”
What was opperation soap?
Operation Soap was a 1981 police raid on gay bathhouses in Toronto, leading to over 300 arrests and sparking protests from the LGBTQ+ community.
What is equaldex?
Equaldex is a collaborative knowledge base for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement. The site aims to crowdsource every law related to LGBT rights to provide a comprehensive and global view of the LGBT rights movement.
- In an equaldex, red means banned/no protection, dark green means legal in some cases, bright green means always legal.
What is LGA world?
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
A worldwide federation of more than 1,700 organisations from over 160 countries and territories campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex human rights.
What is PEW Research Center?
- Pew Research Center conducts non-partisan research to inform the public on global issues and trends without taking policy positions.
- Public opinion on homosexuality varies widely across countries, influenced by factors like region and economic development.
Russia’s fight with LGBTQ+ rights and two examples with years?
Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: Russia does not recognise same-sex marriages, and the constitution was amended in 2020 to explicitly define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Restrictions on Adoption: In 2013, Russia passed a law banning the adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples and by single individuals from countries where marriage equality is recognized.
What happened in Chechnya?
- In Chechnya’s “gay purge,” over 200 LGBTQ+ individuals were tortured, imprisoned, and pressured to reveal others.
- Authorities denied LGBTQ+ existence, promoting toxic masculinity and forcing families to “remove the shame.”
Taiwan’s fight with LGBTQ+ rights and two examples with years?
2017: Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled that banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, giving the government two years to legalize it.
2019: Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
