Canada has warned that LGBTQ travelers to the United States could face discrimination and harassment due to dozens of recently passed provincial laws targeting LGBTQ people.
The Canadian government Update posted on Tuesday LGBTQ Canadians considering traveling to the United States should “check relevant provincial and local laws” before visiting, he said, adding that “in some states there may be a 2SLGBTQI+ We are making laws and policies,” he warned.
The latest travel advisories do not specify which states LGBTQ travelers should avoid or the risks associated with traveling to the United States. still the lowest possible. When traveling to the United States, it is advised to “take the same precautions as you would in Canada.”
Canada’s warning comes during a historic year for anti-LGBTQ state legislation in the United States, with nearly 500 bills introduced by legislators in 46 states. According to the American Civil Liberties Union. At least 83 have closed, more than double last year’s total.
In April, the St. Petersburg-based LGBTQ rights group Equality Florida issued its own travel advisory, urging domestic and international travelers to Florida to “not visit” due to the new infectious disease. It may not be a safe place to live or live,” he warned. Legislation targeting LGBTQ people, limiting access to reproductive health care, and relaxing firearms controls.
The Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ civil rights group, also warned against traveling to Florida the following month, and in June criticized the U.S. for the passage of laws targeting LGBTQ people across the country. Declared a national emergency for LGBTQ people. LGBTQ people, especially transgender youth.
Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday that the country’s latest travel advisories were not politically motivated but aimed at keeping Canadians as safe as possible abroad. said there is.
“As someone who has the true privilege of serving as Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, I know that our travel advisories are very professional,” she said.
“We have experts in our government, and their job is to look around the world closely and watch for particular dangers to certain groups of Canadians,” Freeland added. “That’s their job and it’s the right thing to do.”
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