Canada issues travel advisory regarding US anti-LGBT laws

Government of Canada issues travel advisory due to United States laws against LGBT community


  • Canada issued a travel advisory on Tuesday to all LGBT people visiting the United States due to homophobic laws enacted in several states.


  • The announcement comes amid a year in which US lawmakers introduced nearly 500 anti-LGBT bills in 46 states.


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The government of Canada published on Tuesday recommendations for travelers to everyone in the group LGBT that they visit UNITED STATESgiven the discrimination and possible harassment they may face due to recently approved restrictive laws in several states in the neighboring country.

According to the statement, which can be read on the website of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the country’s authorities have warned that citizens planning to travel to the United States should “check relevant national and local laws” of the State in which they go. go, informing that some states have adopted laws that may affect them. The notice also directs visitors to a page that provides detailed information on how community members can to be attacked when traveling to foreign countries, without citing specific state laws or policies.

The most persecuted trans collective in the United States

In a statement to Canadian broadcaster CBS, a spokesperson pointed to the laws directed against the community transgender including: “Since early 2023, some US states have passed laws prohibiting drag shows and restrict the trans community access to gender-affirming care and participation in sporting events,” she lamented.

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland expressed her support for the decision to update the travel recommendations and assured that what is sought is stay safe Canadians abroad.

“Every Canadian government, including ours, must put the interests and security of every Canadian and every group of Canadians at the center of everything we do. That’s what we’re doing now. That’s what we will always do,” said, according to the aforementioned channel.

Nearly 500 homophobic bills in the United States

Ottawa’s advice comes amid a year in which U.S. lawmakers have tabled nearly 500 tickets who violate LGBT rights in 46 states, according to data collected by the NGO American Union for Civil Liberties (ACLU). Of these, at least 83 have become law.

Other organizations would have previously issued travel visas so that the members of the collective take into account the fact that States such as Florida may “not be a safe place to visit or take up residence” due to measures restricting LGBT people’s access to reproductive health care and less restrictions on firearms.

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