The Canadian government has been warning travelers who plan to travel to certain locations in the United States while identifying with a minority sexual or gender identity since Tuesday.
“Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect people in the 2SLGBTQI+ age group. Check local and state laws,” the Canadian government website said.
There USA travel advice page was updated with this information just after 10am Tuesday morning.
This disclaimer continues with a series of comma-separated hyperlinks that can be read like a cryptic sentence. “Travel and your sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and gender characteristics. »
Global Affairs Canada directs internet users who wish to obtain more information to reports from 2019 or 2020, which are only available in English and Spanish.
In particular, it is possible to read the outdated information, according to which “the government [de Donald Trump, à l’époque] worked tirelessly to remove federal education, employment, health and public housing protections for transgender people.
According to Fondation Émergence, in 2024 there were 563 proposed laws restricting LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.
For example, in May, at the initiative of Republican governor and current candidate for his party’s nomination, Ron DeSantis, the Florida legislature passed legislation prohibiting the use of transitional gender treatment to minors.
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