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Canada decriminalizes homosexual acts
Canada passes the "Criminal Law Amendment Act" which was first introduced in December 1968. It received approval on June 27. This took place one day before the Stonewall riots which happened in New York -
First Protests in Canada
The first ever protest for gay rights takes place in August in Ottawa and Vancouver, where people fought against the discrimination against the gays. -
First Pride week
Pride week and a national LGBT rights event was held in August 1973 in many different Canadian cities, which included cities such as Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. -
First Pride march/festival
In 1979, the cities of Montreal and Vancouver become the first cities to throw an official Pride march and festival. -
Edmonton Pride Festival
In 1980, Edmonton becomes the 3rd city to throw a first ever Pride Festival. -
Winnipeg hosts first-ever pride event
Winnipeg now becomes the 4th city to throw a first-ever Pride event on August 2. -
Promotion of Pride in Toronto
The City of Toronto promotes Gay Pride Day in Toronto officially. -
Court lifts ban
In 1992, The National Court lifts ban on the gays in the military -
Canadian Human Rights Act
In 1996, Sexual orientation gets added to the CHRA (Canadian Human Rights Act) -
First couple to marry
Michael Leshner and Michael Stark became the first same-sex couple to marry in Canada in 2003 -
Canada becomes the 4th country to legalize gay marriage
A bill called the C-38 bill becomes a federal law which gives gay couples the right to marry. -
Pride flag on Parliament Hill
The pride flag is raised on the Parliament Hill for the first time
