Canada, citing potential dangers, warns LGBTQ travelers of US risks

FILE PHOTO: People hold pride flags during the Gay Pride parade in Toronto July 1, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada, citing the risk of potential dangers, is advising LGBTQ travelers planning trips to the United States to check how they might be affected by recently passed laws in some states, Ottawa said on Tuesday.

Anti-LGBTQ demonstrations in the United States last year rocketed 30-fold compared with 2017 and legal moves to restrict LGBTQ rights are on the rise.