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| Trudeau says Canada will explore gender-neutral ID cards as he joins gay pride | |
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| Canada is exploring the use of gender-neutral options on identity cards, Justin Trudeau told a television station on Sunday as he became the first Canadian prime minister to march in a gay pride parade. | Canada is exploring the use of gender-neutral options on identity cards, Justin Trudeau told a television station on Sunday as he became the first Canadian prime minister to march in a gay pride parade. |
| Related: 'This is a very happy place to be day in, day out': readers on life in Canada | Related: 'This is a very happy place to be day in, day out': readers on life in Canada |
| Trudeau, who participated in the downtown Toronto parade along with other politicians, did not give details, saying only the government was exploring the “best way” and studying other jurisdictions. | |
| “That’s part of the great arc of history sweeping towards justice,” he told CP24. | “That’s part of the great arc of history sweeping towards justice,” he told CP24. |
| Last week, the Canadian province of Ontario said it would allow the use of a third gender indicator, X, for driver’s licenses, which are commonly used in North America to provide identification. | Last week, the Canadian province of Ontario said it would allow the use of a third gender indicator, X, for driver’s licenses, which are commonly used in North America to provide identification. |
| Countries including Australia, New Zealand and Nepal already allow the use of the X gender indicator. | Countries including Australia, New Zealand and Nepal already allow the use of the X gender indicator. |
| Trudeau also said last month’s relaxation of Canadian blood-donation restrictions on men who have sex with other men was “not good enough,” saying the government was going to work toward easing it further. | Trudeau also said last month’s relaxation of Canadian blood-donation restrictions on men who have sex with other men was “not good enough,” saying the government was going to work toward easing it further. |
| According to Canadian Blood Services, men who have sex with other men can now donate after one year of abstinence, down from five years previously. | According to Canadian Blood Services, men who have sex with other men can now donate after one year of abstinence, down from five years previously. |
| Trudeau said Toronto’s annual parade was made more poignant this year by the shooting rampage that killed 49 people last month at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. | Trudeau said Toronto’s annual parade was made more poignant this year by the shooting rampage that killed 49 people last month at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. |
| “We have to remember the importance of safe spaces and safe communities, like the Pulse was, is something to uphold,” he said. | “We have to remember the importance of safe spaces and safe communities, like the Pulse was, is something to uphold,” he said. |