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QUEBEC CITY – On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the Couillard government unveiled a $10-million, five-year plan to combat these scourges.

The plan includes a series of measures that target, in particular, the school system, public services and even international relations: Quebec will invest funds for the social acceptance of sexual minorities in Haiti and Cuba.

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During a news conference at the National Assembly, Liberal ministers on hand said that “much remains to be done” in Quebec to realize the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT).

Although the degree of comfort with sexual and gender diversity has increased to 74 per cent from 63 per cent in the last four years, according to a March 2017 survey by the Department of Justice, Minister Stéphanie Vallée said that “prejudice persists,” particularly in relation to homosexuality.