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Jailed for the "wrong" sexual orientation
Everett Klippert admitted to police that he was gay, had sex with men for more than 24 years, and was unlikely to change. in 1967, Klippert was imprisoned indefinitely as a "dangerous sex offender" -
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"Homosexuality" was filed and passed
Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in Canada as a result of legislation (Bill C-150) introduced in 1967 and passed in 1969 by then-Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, Pierre Trudeau (who later became the 15th prime minister of Canada). -
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First attempt to make homosexuality legal: didn't pass
Bill C-242, an act to prohibit discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gets its first reading in the House of Commons by MP Pat Carney. The bill, which would have inserted "sexual orientation" into the Canadian Human Rights Act, doesn't pass. -
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Homosexuals arrested
More than 300 men are arrested following police raids at four gay bath houses in Toronto, the largest mass arrest since the War Measures Act was invoked during the October Crisis. The next night, about 3,000 people march in downtown Toronto to protest the arrests. This is considered to be Canada's 'Stonewall.' -
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Successive bills were introduced but all were rejected
MP Svend Robinson introduces similar bills in 1983, 1985 1986, 1989, and 1991. In 1991, Robinson tries to get the definition of "spouse" in the Income Tax Act and Canada Pension Plan Act to include "or of the same sex." In 1992, he tries to get the "opposite sex" definition of "spouse" removed from Bill C-55 which would add the definition to survivor benefits provisions of federal pension legislation. All the proposed bills are defeated. -
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Roman Catholicism against homosexuals
While the Catholic Church does not consider "homosexual orientation" to be sinful per se, it does take a very negative view of it. "Although the particular inclination of homosexuals is not a sin, it is a more or less strong inclination that leads to an intrinsic moral evil; therefore, the inclination itself must be regarded as an objective disorder."Several issues related to LGBT inclusion were discussed in October 2014, but issues related to church membership were not addressed. -
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Homosexuals can serve in the military
The federal court lifts the country's ban on homosexuals in the military, allowing gays and lesbians to serve in the armed forces. -
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Same-sex marriage receives legal recognition in Ontario
Ontario began legally performing same-sex marriages for same-sex couples as early as 2001, but the limitations of its laws led to a date finalized by law by June 10, 2003 -
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Canada's first gay couple
Michael Stark and Michael Leshner are the first same-sex couple to be legally married in Canada. That was June 10, 2003 -
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Gay weddings for the military
Two men, a Canadian Forces sergeant and a warrant officer, were married in the military's first gay wedding at CFB Greenwood's church in Nova Scotia. -
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Canada agrees to legalize same-sex marriage
The Canadian Parliament enacted the Civil Union Act1 on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage. Canada thus became the fourth country to take this step. -
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Special Coins
The Canadian Mint has released a special Canadian dollar coin designed by Vancouver LGBT artist Joe Average to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legalization of homosexuality in Canada in 1969.