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One day following his separation from his wife, rumors circulated on social media claiming that Justin Trudeau is in love with French Emmanuel Macron. Justin Trudeau kept his promise to appear at the Vancouver Pride Parade. Six openly gay MPs are now in Parliament. The Liberal caucus features four openly gay men, a record for the party. Trudeau COMES OUT As FIRST GAY PM Of Canada House Of Canada K subscribers K.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made history on Monday by stopping at a gay bar in Vancouver to mark the beginning of the city’s Pride week. Trudeau took pictures and shook hands with. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau responded to Watson’s announcement on Twitter, commending his courage.

“Brave words that I’m sure will inspire Ottawans – and all Canadians – to feel free. During the Cold War, hundreds of gay men and women were fired from their government jobs and the military. Mr Trudeau has also proposed a bill in parliament that would allow the courts to expunge the records of people criminalised for their sexuality. We apologise.

I am sorry. We are sorry," he said in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Mr Trudeau's words were greeted by a warm round of applause from all parties. The prime minister also spoke out about past discrimination against gay marriage and gay works of art, which were often banned as "obscene". During the Cold War, the Canadian government and military regarded gay employees as more vulnerable to blackmail by Soviet agents.

They were interrogated about their sex life and forced to inform on their friends. The Canadian military ended discriminatory policies against gay men and women in after Michelle Douglas, a former Army officer, sued the government. Four years later, the Canadian Human Rights Act was amended to include sexual orientation. Gender identity and gender orientation were added in Mr Trudeau also said Canada must do more to end homophobia and discrimination, such as bans on gay men giving blood and the continued criminalisation of people who do not disclose their HIV status.

Whether you discover who you are at six, 16 or 60, we are all valid," he said. This is not Mr Trudeau's first state apology as prime minister. On Friday, he apologised to indigenous victims of residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. In , he apologised for the Komagata Maru incident of , when Canada turned away hundreds of Hindu, Sikh and Muslim passengers trying to emigrate from British-ruled India.

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