The term 2SLGBTQI+ is officially used by the Government of Canada to refer to this community, with “2S” referring to “two-spirit people”, female and male.

A spokesperson for government agency Global Affairs Canada explained to CBC News that, “from the start of 2023, several states in the US have passed laws banning the show drag and limiting the transgender community’s access to specialized services gender affirmation, as well as their participation in sporting events”.This type of travel warning issued by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs usually covers countries associated with violations of the rights of LGBT people, such as Russia, Egypt or Uganda.

Asked about the Government’s warning, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, emphasized that this decision was not political. “We have government officials whose role is to look at what’s happening in the world and monitor the specific dangers that certain groups face in Canada.”he explained.

Freeland did not respond when asked whether there had been any talks between Ottawa and Washington before the Government’s recommendations were updated.

Canada, a country of about 40 million people, has about one million LGBT people, according to Statistics Canada.

The United States is the number one destination for Canadians, with 2.8 million visits recorded last June alone.

LGBT community faces “emergency”
The Canadian Government’s recommendations come at a time when, in the United States, legislation banning LGBT people is increasing by conservative politicians.

In June, the US Supreme Court for the first time allowed this some companies refuse to serve LGBT customers for religious reasonswhen winning over a graphic designer who refused to provide services to a homosexual couple.

Previously, in May, the Republican Governor of the State of Florida, Ron deSantis, signed a law prohibiting minors from undergoing medical treatment to change gender and attending performances. dragalso limits the use of neutral pronouns in the classroom.

In March, it was the Governor of Tennessee who passed the law performance ban drag in the presence of children and limiting medical treatment to transgender youth.

The Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT rights group in the United States, said in June that Americans from this community faced an emergency due to the new law.