{"id":2015984,"date":"2023-08-29T19:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-issues-travel-advisory-cautioning-2slgbtqi-from-travelling-to-parts-of-us\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:05:27","slug":"canada-issues-travel-advisory-cautioning-2slgbtqi-from-travelling-to-parts-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-issues-travel-advisory-cautioning-2slgbtqi-from-travelling-to-parts-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada warns LGBTQ+ travelers about certain US destinations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanada-issues-travel-advisory-cautioning-2slgbtqi-from-travelling-to-parts-of-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Caution for 2SLGBTQI+ Travelers \u200bin the United States<\/h2>\n<p>Global Affairs Canada is \u200dcautioning \u201c2SLGBTQI+\u201d persons about travelling to some parts of the United States in \u2063an\u200d updated travel advisory.<\/p>\n<p>The department in charge of\u200b foreign affairs\u2062 issues advice to Canadians\u2063 on\u200b travelling to different countries and modified the webpage\u200b related to \u2062the United States on Aug. 29.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/destinations\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webpage<\/a> \u2064says to \u201cTake\u200c normal security\u2064 precautions\u201d when travelling there,\u2063 but \u201clatest updates\u201d indicate new advice for \u201c2SLGBTQI+ travellers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/poilievre-says-attendance-at-million-person-march-undecided-but-supports-parental-rights-5480306\">Poilievre Says Attendance at\u2064 \u2018Million Person March\u2019 Undecided, but He Supports Parental Rights<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/trans-ideology-opens-door-to-lawful-change-of-race-and-age-says-think-tank-5479048\">Trans Ideology Opens Door to Lawful Change\u2062 of Race and \u2064Age says Think Tank<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/women-gender-equality.canada.ca\/en\/free-to-be-me\/2slgbtqi-plus-glossary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acronym<\/a> is \u200bofficially in use by the federal \u200dgovernment and \u2062refers to those who self-identify as lesbian,\u2062 gay, bisexual, transgender,\u2062 queer, intersex,\u200d two-spirit,\u2062 and people \u200bwho use additional terminologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons. Check\u200b relevant\u2062 state and local laws,\u201d\u2064 says \u2062Global Affairs Canada \u200b(GAC).<\/p>\n<p>The current Biden administration is ideologically aligned with \u2064the Liberal government on gender issues, but some\u2064 U.S. states are not \u2063favourable\u200d to the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/florida-education-board-vote-extending-ban-gender-identity-lessons-2023-04-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotion<\/a> of gender ideology to schoolchildren or \u2063have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/06\/politics\/states-banned-medical-transitioning-for-transgender-youth-dg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned<\/a> \u200bsex-change surgeries for \u2062minors.<\/p>\n<p>A GAC spokesperson told The\u2062 Epoch Times this is the reason\u2063 the travel advisory was updated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince\u2063 the\u2063 beginning of 2023, certain states in the U.S. have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-issues-travel-advisory-cautioning-2slgbtqi-from-travelling-to-parts-of-us\/\" title=\"Canada warns LGBTQ+ travelers about certain US destinations.\">passed laws banning drag shows<\/a> and restricting the transgender community from access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-activists-rebrand-sex-changes-as-gender-affirming-medical-care-to-bully-state-officials-into-allowing-the-mutilation-of-children\/\" title=\"Liberal Activists Rebrand Sex Changes As \u2018Gender-Affirming Medical Care\u2019 To Bully State Officials Into Allowing The Mutilation Of Children\">gender affirming care<\/a> and from participation \u200bin sporting \u200bevents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government of Canada takes the safety and security \u200dof Canadians abroad very seriously,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Not Political&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland\u200c defended GAC for updating the advisory during \u200da press conference in\u2063 Moncton on Aug. 29, saying it was done\u00a0\u201cvery professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u2063 travel advisories are \u200bnot\u200b political,\u201d she said in French.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Freeland, who previously served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a>,\u200c said that travel advisories are done by professionals in the \u2064government \u201cwhose job is to look carefully around the world, and\u2062 to\u2062 monitor whether there are \u2064particular dangers to particular groups\u200d of \u2063Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s their job. And it&#8217;s the right thing to\u2062 do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Freeland would not comment on whether the U.S. administration was\u200c consulted before posting the advisory.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said that every Canadian government\u200c understands that one of\u200c the\u200c main responsibilities of the government is to manage the U.S. relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our government has shown that that&#8217;s a\u200c priority for us, and that we work\u200b hard\u200d at it, and that we&#8217;re able to\u200d manage\u2063 that relationship, regardless \u2063of the choices that the people of the United States make,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Foreign Affairs \u2063Minister M\u00e9lanie\u200d Joly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/liberals-have-game-plan-to-deal-with-a-trump-return-says-minister-joly-5475814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that her government has a \u201cgame plan\u201d for an eventual return to\u2062 the\u200d White House of Donald Trump \u200bor someone with similar political leanings, which \u2064she \u200dsaid could be \u2062a \u200b\u201cvery difficult situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Affairs Canada has updated its travel advisory, urging caution for &#8220;2SLGBTQI+&#8221; individuals visiting certain areas of the United States. The department, responsible for foreign affairs, provides guidance to Canadians traveling abroad. On Aug. 29, the webpage related to the US was modified, advising travelers to exercise &#8220;normal security precautions.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":2015985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2015984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2015984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2015984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2015984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2015984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}