Treatment of lgbtq in canada
LGBTQ+ Friendly Addiction Treatment & Recovery
Freedom From Addiction respects and welcomes people from all walks of life seeking switch in their lives. If you are a member of the LGBTQ+ collective, we celebrate your individuality and applaud your boldness in taking the initiative towards healing. We genuinely understand the struggles you had to endure that potentially led you to addiction. We are here to support you every step of the way with our LGBTQ addiction recovery program.
What is Addiction Treatment & Recovery for the Diverse Community?
Members of the LGBTQ+ population are saddled with systemic and structural challenges in our flawed society that increases their vulnerability to substance abuse and mental health issues. Unfortunately, not everyone is accepting of LGBTQ+ folks. Non-conformity to “normative gender standards” makes them targets for stigma and discrimination, from family, friends, and colleagues.
As a product, studies show that LGBTQ+ folks meet higher incidence rates of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and phobic disorders, suicidality, self-harm, and substance utilize. They are also 2 to 4 times more likely to abuse tobacco, alcohol, and oth
The human rights of queer woman, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, 2-spirit and intersex persons
Canada stands up for the protection and promotion of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender non-conforming, queer, 2-spirit and intersex (LGBTQ2I) people globally.
The human rights of all persons are universal and indivisible. Everyone should enjoy the same fundamental human rights, regardless of their sexual orientation and their gender identity and expression.
Article 1 of the Universal Proclamation of Human Rights declares that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Article 2 declares, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration.” All people, including LGBTQ2I individuals, are entitled to enjoy the protection provided by international human rights law, which is based on equality and non-discrimination.
Nearly 30 countries, including Canada, recognize homosexual marriage. By contrast, more than 70 countries still criminalize consensual same-sex actions. This includes 6 countries that effectively impose the death penalty on consensual same-sex sexual acts. In 6 other countries, the death penalt
Surveys in Canada contain shown mixed views towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.
Survey results from 97 Gay Equaldex users who lived in or visited Canada.
Perceived Safety*Absence of verbal harassmentAbsence of threats and violence*Survey results stand for personal perceptions of safety and may not be indicative of current actual conditions.
Equal TreatmentTreatment by general publicTreatment by law enforcementTreatment by religious groups
Visibility & RepresentationRepresentation in entertainment
CultureInterest groups and clubs
ServicesSupport and social services
History
Homosexual activity in Canada
?Homosexual activity in Canada is legal.
In 1893, the gross indecency law became part of the countryâs first Criminal Code. The original language of the la
A proud
record ofFighting Together
for 2SLGBTQI+ Rights
1967
“There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” – Pierre Elliott Trudeau
1969
Homosexuality is decriminalized across Canada.
1982
The Canadian charter of rights and freedoms is enacted, protecting all Canadians from discrimination.
1996
Sexual orientation is explicitly added to the Canadian Human Rights Act as prohibited grounds of discrimination.
2005
Equal marriage bill passed by Parliament and becomes law from coast to coast to coast.
and there’s much more to do
2016
- Federal legislation introduced to preserve trans* rights and avoid discrimination based on gender identity.
- Justin Trudeau becomes the first Canadian Prime Minister to march in a Pride Parade.
- Justin Trudeau and MPs raised the Movement Flag on Parliament Hill for the first time.
2017
- Justin Trudeau makes a formal apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians who have been wronged by federal legislation, policies, and practices.
- The Liberal government passes legislation to permanently wreck records of convictions involving consensual sexual acti
Serious Legal Problems faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual-Minority People in Western Canada: A Qualitative Study
Findings
Seventy people completed the online eligibility screener, and 24 completed an interview. Based on content mutual within the interview, three participants were deemed ineligible and their data were not included in the analysis. The findings below are based on the remaining 21 interviews. The average age of participants was 34. Participants reported a range of sexual orientations: five identified as lesbian, nine as queer , two as bisexual, seven as queer, one as Two-Spirit, two as pansexual, and one as asexual (participants could select more than one response option). Five participants identified as women, eight as men, seven as non-binary, and one as “FTM” (i.e., female-to-male, provided as a write-in response). Participants included cisgender, transgender, and genderfluid people who identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual person, or as another non-heterosexual identity (e.g., Two-Spirit, queer). Seven participants reported having lived experience as gender non-conforming, a history of gender transition, and/or identified as transgender. The majority of par