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CANADA

Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Different for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: Recognized on national level
Is it possible to change your gender on official documents?: Only in some areas
Gay or lesbian able to serve in the armed forces: Yes

Your Views

Are you LGBTI? We want to hear from you! Help us inform other users of the site with your views on this country. Below is a random question about this country. If it is relevant to you please answer it.

Have you experienced transphobia from your healthcare provider?

The majority of people visiting this site have said No

Yes, I have trouble finding a doctor (0 %) Yes, but I was able to find other healthcare (14%) No (85%)

The Your Stories section is all about you! Please take a minute to tell visitors of the ILGA website about what LGBTI life is like in reality. Please submit your personal story and share your experience!

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Readers Experiences

This is what people are saying about life for LGBTI people in CANADA...
natasha fox (user currently living in CANADA) posted for transgender readers on 09/05/2011
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SOCIALLY SPEAKING THE GENERAL MOOD AROUND GLBTI PEOPLE AND GROUPS IS TOLERANT AND ACCEPTING, HOWEVER OUR COUNTRY IS STILL PROGRESSING IN REGARDS TO TRANSSEXUAL RIGHTS, TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, TO BE MADE LAW, THAT ENSURES EQUALITY FOR ALL. WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST NATIONS IN THE WORLD, WE AS CANADIANS HAVE A RESPONSIBLITY TO SET A STANDARD FOR OTHER NATIONS TO LOOK UP TO. IN MANY OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD, HOMOSEXUALITY IS SUPPRESSED BY HOMOPHOBIA AND LACK OF EDUCATION, TRANSGENDER EDUCATION IS NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE OF A MODERN PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY TO EMBRACE AND UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES, AND TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM MAKING IMPROPER ASSUMPTIONS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CHURCH TO EMBRACE GENDER DIVERSITY, TO BRING PEOPLE INTO SPIRITUALITY REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE. RELIGIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF GAY PEOPLE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAKING ALL PEOPLE, "EQUAL AMONG EQUALS" ~ NATASHA FOX
NATASHA_FOX 10@HOTMAIL.COM TRANSSEXUAL
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natasha fox (user currently living in CANADA) posted for transgender readers on 09/05/2011
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SOCIALLY SPEAKING THE GENERAL MOOD AROUND GLBTI PEOPLE AND GROUPS IS TOLERANT AND ACCEPTING, HOWEVER OUR COUNTRY IS STILL PROGRESSING IN REGARDS TO TRANSSEXUAL RIGHTS, TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, TO BE MADE LAW, THAT ENSURES EQUALITY FOR ALL. WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST NATIONS IN THE WORLD, WE AS CANADIANS HAVE A RESPONSIBLITY TO SET A STANDARD FOR OTHER NATIONS TO LOOK UP TO. IN MANY OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD, HOMOSEXUALITY IS SUPPRESSED BY HOMOPHOBIA AND LACK OF EDUCATION, TRANSGENDER EDUCATION IS NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE OF A MODERN PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY TO EMBRACE AND UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES, AND TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM MAKING IMPROPER ASSUMPTIONS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CHURCH TO EMBRACE GENDER DIVERSITY, TO BRING PEOPLE INTO SPIRITUALITY REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE. RELIGIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF GAY PEOPLE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAKING ALL PEOPLE, "EQUAL AMONG EQUALS" ~ NATASHA FOX
NATASHA_FOX 10@HOTMAIL.COM TRANSSEXUAL
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