Gay Canada is a feisty, energetic, aggressive, wide-ranging herd of activists and citizens who don’t take discrimination lightly. They are not overwhelmed by a stampede of right-wing moralists hell-bent on a homophobic agenda to preserve the ‘sanctity’ of marriage. Nor are they living in fear of brutal police tactics to beat them into submission. Mostly
Canada is the world’s second largest country by total area and shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest. In Canada, the LGBT community now enjoys the same rights and freedoms as any other group. It has provided more legal rights for LGBT people than many other liberal nations, including the United States. In December 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal government has the exclusive authority to define marriage and that same-sex marriage was constitutional. As of 2005, all provinces (except Alberta) and territories had included "sexual orientation" in their human rights laws. In 2006, the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights was held in Montreal, culminating with the issuance of the Declaration of Montreal. For more: Wikipedia Gay rights in Canada
Name: Canada
Population: 33518000
Capital: Ottawa - Pop. 813000
Area: 9984670 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: English, French
Religion: Various, Christian mostly
Status of Homosexuality: Legal
Telephone Country Code: 1
Gay Canada 2006: Athletes go to OutGames Sports & Activists go to Rights Conference
OutGames Montreal presented the world with its double-header debut event linking gay sports and gay human rights under one banner. The result was a resounding success for the organizers, for the city, for 11,000 athletes, for 1500 rights activists and for 60,000 spectators. Three news reports here give overviews of the Montreal events and include some comments about the Chicago Gay Games staged the week before.