Homosexuality and the Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Toronto elected with Kevin Robertson, for the first time, an openly gay and partnered person to be a bishop. Homosexuality and the Anglican Church of Canada In the secular context, Canadian law has undergone a profound change in regards to homosexuality. The last homosexual to be 'sent to prison indefinitely as a "dangerous sex offender" was in 1967. In 1969, the Canadian parliament passed amendments into the Criminal Code decriminalizing homosexuality in Canada. On 20 July 1971, the last homosexual criminally convicted on his sexual orientation was released from prison. On 20 July 2005, the Canadian government legalised
Legal status of homosexuality in Brazil 1985 the Federal Council of Medicine of Brazil does not consider homosexuality as deviant. In 1999, the Federal Council of Psychology published a resolution that has standardized the conduct of psychologists face the question: "... psychologists did not collaborate with events or services proposing treatment and cure of homosexuality." In 1990, five years after Brazil removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses, the General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO), with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, removed the homosexuality, in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Legal status of homosexuality in Brazil During the Portuguese colonization of Brazil, homosexuality