Activists In Canada

LGBT activists have played an important role in helping to shape public policy in Canada by creating a more equal society for the LGBT community and by extension Canadians at large. For past LGBT activists, equality meant recognition of their lifestyle instead of fear or hostility, it also meant pressuring politicians, organizations and other prominent leaders to adapt and promote non-discriminatory policies which would create less obstacles for LGBT members and welcome them into the public sphere. In recent decades, the mass mobilization of groups has promoted the LGBT community marking a shift from the private sphere, where people were previously forced to hide in shame, into allowing the LGBT community to become integrated into public life. Over the past three decades, activists have led the way in educating the Canadian public which has helped to create a more progressive country that focuses promoting a diverse and accepting society with more LGBT friendly policies, instead of rejecting people because of their sexuality or lifestyle. Activists were committed to pushing for change for the LGBT community when politicians refused to approach or address the topic of homosexuality because it was seen as a controversial and at the time a criminal act. Activists stepped up as leaders, they helped to create …show more content…
The two examples highlight the amount of progress that occurred within three decades and illustrates that change can occur when people protest injustices. They also highlight how LGBT members continue to encounter obstacles present day, which indicates that LGBT members have not yet achieved complete