In addition, LGBT artists have risen to the forefront of contemporary culture, from literature and the visual arts to theatre and film. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Canada has made major strides toward mainstream acceptance and legal equality, with notable progress in health care, the right toĪdopt, and the right to marry.
At WorldPride 2014 in Toronto, the fourth WorldPride and the first in North America, an even larger crowd gathered.Ī lot has happened in the years since the Stonewall Riots. Within a few years, thousands were attending the annual Gay Pride parade, and by 2011 more than 1.2 million attended Pride Toronto.
