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RCMP A-3 Unit
The RCMP directorate of security and intelligence's A-3 Unit is founded. It is used to discover and remove homosexuals from government jobs, including law enforcement. They even created maps of metro areas which displayed sites which were known house or welcome members of the homosexual community. -
Pierre Trudeau's Influence & C-150
Trudeau makes the statement, "there is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." This leads to fresh amendmants to the criminal code. Bill C-150 passes which decriminilises gross indecency and buggery if commited in private between consenting adults. -
We Demand Protest
The first gay rights protest in Canada occurs. It is held in Ottowa, on Parliament hill. It lasted less than one hour and occured in the pouring rain but nevertheless had an impact on the public -
Success in Immigration
Prior to 1977, certain provisions in the Immigration Act, banned homosexual individuals from immigrating to Canada. In 1977 these provisions were repealed, marking a major success in canadian LGBT rights -
First Gay Politician
Robert Douglas Cook runs for the West-Vancouver Howe Sound Constituency. He receives 126 votes and runs with the new political party known as the Gay Alliance towards Equality. -
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
These new, canadian freedoms are interpreted by higher courts to strichtly include all canadian citizens, regardless of sexual orientation -
First elected Politican
Svend Robinson, an elected member of parliament, becomes the first elected politician to announce his homesexuality -
First Political Leader
Chris Lea was the leader of the Green Party of Canada from 1990 to 1996. In 1990 he became the first canadian political leader to come out as a homosexual individual -
Military allows all sexual orientations
Beginning in 1992, the canadian government allows homosexual, bisexual and lesbian individuals to openley serve in the military. -
Canadian Human Rights Act
On this date, an amendmant to the human rights act known as bill C-33, was passed. This amendment was able to explicitely ban discrimination that was based on sexual orientation -
The First Mayor
On this day, Glen Murray is elected as mayor of Winnipeg. He also becomes the first openly gay mayor of Canada upon doing so. -
The First Cabinet Minister
Tim Stevenson becomes the minister for employment and Investment. He is the first openly gay cabinet minister after this appointment. He holds this position for one year. -
First Lesbian Member of Parliament
Member of the NDP of Canada, Libby Davies publically acknowledges that she has a female partner. In doing so she becomes the first lesbian member of parliament in history. -
BC Teachers Federation
The BC Teachers Federation references LGBT rights in their members guideline. "To strive to eliminate from the school system discrimination on the basis of sex, race,
religion, age, handicaps, economic status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity,
number of dependents, or pregnancy."
