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| Region | Quebec |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Dec 1, 1977 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Sexual orientation is protected under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights since December 1977, making it the first province to protect it. Gender identity and expression is protected federally under Bill C-16. |
| Sources | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/article/abs/mouvements-sociaux-et-opportunites-politiques-les-lesbiennes-et-les-gais-et-lajout-de-lorientation-sexuelle-a-la-charte-quebecoise-des-droits-et-libertes/3AB6135A6C26CD143801A82C9AD68CC4 |
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edited by Notdog1996. Fixing date, adding source
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2017 | Dec 1, 1977 |
| Description | under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights. As well as Gender identity and expression federally under Bill C-16. | Sexual orientation is protected under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights since December 1977, making it the first province to protect it. Gender identity and expression is protected federally under Bill C-16. |
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| Sources | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/article/abs/mouvements-sociaux-et-opportunites-politiques-les-lesbiennes-et-les-gais-et-lajout-de-lorientation-sexuelle-a-la-charte-quebecoise-des-droits-et-libertes/3AB6135A6C26CD143801A82C9AD68CC4 | |
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- Date is incorrect "It has been illegal to discriminate against LGBT individuals in Québec since the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms was amended in 1977."
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| Description | under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights | under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights. As well as Gender identity and expression federally under Bill C-16. |
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| Description | No | under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights |