LGBTQ Refugees
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Calgary Pride says LGBTQ refugees to lead the Pride parade in SeptemberCalgary Pride says this year's parade marshals will be LGBTQ refugees who now call the city home.CanadaAug 3, 2022
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Calgary musicians stage benefit concert to support persecuted LGBTQ refugeesA Calgary church is hosting a benefit concert to help support LGBTQ refugees who've fled persecution.FeaturesMar 7, 2019
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After hiding in a church for months, woman to be deported — because Canadian government says she lied about being gayAfter nearly eight months hiding in a Vancouver church, a woman the government says lied about her sexual orientation and misled Canadian immigration officials is set to be deported to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal.CanadaOct 10, 2018
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Asylum seekers caught up in battle amid Tory, Ford and Trudeau governmentsAn LGBTQ couple from the Bahamas is among thousands of refugees bouncing around temporary housing which has become a hallmark of Canada’s response to the influx of refugees.CanadaAug 21, 2018
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Leaving home a choice between life or death for some LGBT refugeesWhen the WorldPride parade works its way through Toronto streets on Sunday, one of the people leading the way will be Gareth Henry -- a Jamaican LGBT rights activist who came to Canada as a refugee.CanadaJun 27, 2014
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