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Canada&#;s top general makes history in joining Justin Trudeau at gay pride parade
OTTAWA &#; When Scott Poll signed up to join Canada&#;s armed forces in , he couldn&#;t let it be known he was gay.
Why? Because it was illegal in to be a gay, lesbian, double attraction or transgender armed forces member.
In evidence, it was not until that the rule was changed and LGBTQ members could be, good, straight about their sexuality.
WATCH: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Ottawa Pride
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Ottawa Pride
But a dictate change is one thing, a identity change is quite another.
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And it&#;s taken 25 years for Poll — now a sergeant — and other LGTBTQ members in the military to undergo comfortable enough to say that organism gay is hardly an issue anymore.
&#;It&#;s almost to the point — not quite — that it&#;s a non-issue to be a minority in the Forces,&#; Poll said Sunday, minutes before marching in Ottawa&#;s annual Pride Parade.
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Leo Varadkar and Justin Trudeau take part in Montreal Pride Parade
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar began his three-day visit to Canada by taking part in the Montreal Pride Parade.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Ireland's first gay PM, attended Sunday's event with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.
The leaders also held talks, where they discussed a range of issues, including Brexit and abortion.
Mr Varadkar and Mr Trudeau met for the first time when the Canadian prime minister visited Ireland in July.
Mr Trudeau said the taoiseach was the first foreign leader to take part in a pride event in Canada.
Speaking at a joint news conference after the bilateral talks, Mr Varadkar said he discussed the issue of abortion with Mr Trudeau. He stated that he wanted to hold a referendum on the Eighth Amendment in the first half of next year.
The Eighth Amendment to the Irish constitution was passed in and granted a foetus equal right to being as its mother, effectively outlawing abortion.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau geared up for his country's Pride Weekend by stopping by a male lover bar Monday night, surprising customers there — and making history, according to local reports. Trudeau may be the first prime minister to visit a gay bar, but this is not his first display of support for the LGBTQ community.
In , he became the first Canadian prime minister to march in a celebration parade. Trudeau was seen waving rainbow flags, dancing and taking photos with parade attendees in the streets of Toronto, BBC News reports.
There was a similar scene during his visit to the Fountainhead Pub on Monday. The prime minister met with bar patrons and posed for their photos. Videos show people in the bar clapping as he walked in.
"So pleased to have welcomed @justinpjtrudeau to @thefountainheadpub in my riding," MP for Vancouver Center, Hedy Fry, posted on Instagram, sharing several images of Trudeau at the pub.
Canada once "purged" homosexual residents, starting in the s, and under Trudeau the country has made strides in paying reparations to victims of the discriminatory poli
The Vancouver Gay Pride March! What a fun and exciting day! We&#;ve known for months that we&#;d be visiting Vancouver on a house sit during their 40th Anniversary Gay Pride Pride celebration, but what we didn&#;t know were if the rumors that Justin Trudeau, the very easy-on-the-eyes Prime Minister of Canada, would be joining as well.
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Because a Gay Pride Celebration that draws over , spectators isn&#;t something to miss, we did our due diligence and applied in advance for flatten credentials (because I love taking behind-the-scenes photos!). However, the go out was fast approaching and we still hadn&#;t heard anything from the Vancouver Pride Society about our credentials. It was almost a case of &#;let&#;s just go and enjoy the march and don&#;t worry about it moment&#;, but on Friday afternoon Cheryl sent just one more email to check up on the status. The response was quick and apologetic as most things in Canada are – &#;We&#;re sorry your request must have gotten lost. We&#;ve been looking at your blog and we love it. Can you make it to our office before we clo