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Canada’s LGBTQ population now 1 million — but hate crimes are rising too: Statistics Canada

Sue JonesJune 16, 2021074 views

Canada is now home to about one million people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community, with people under the age of 25 accounting for a disproportionately large portion of the LGBTQ population.A rainbow flag hangs in Montreal’s Gay Village. A new Statistics Canada report says Canada has roughly one million LGBTQ citizens. (CBC…

Toronto’s LGBTQ community pushes to reclaim safe spaces following alleged hate crime

Sue JonesJune 14, 2021083 views

There’s a dwindling number of places LGBTQ community members feel safe in Toronto following an alleged hate-motivated attack near Hanlan’s Point last weekend, advocates say. The last Pride parade in Toronto was on June 23, 2019, before the pandemic. The LGTBQ community is now feeling the impact of social isolation and a dwindling number of spaces that feel truly…

The Deciders: LGBTQ voters in 2020

Bloomberg StocksNovember 2, 2020080 views

CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks to LGBTQ voters who are concerned about adoptions and transgender rights, as part of the CBS…