Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined new legislation designed to protect transgender individuals. The proposals will be officially launched Monday – the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. “Gender identity” will join the categories of age, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation which are already covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act. Transgender people will also be included in the list of groups protected from hate speech under the Criminal Code. There have been previous, failed, attempts to pass such legislation.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined new legislation designed to protect transgender individuals. The proposals will be officially launched today – the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. “Gender identity” will join the categories of age, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation which are already covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act. Transgender people will also be included in the list of groups protected from hate speech under the Criminal Code. There have been previous, failed, attempts to pass such legislation.