Yeah it's kinda weird, the idea of free speech (links back to the revolution) clashes often with what we're evolving not to say, so I often find that a hyper pc society like Canada often thinks we're ism,phobic, etc. I obviously can't speak from lived experience, but I think most big cities would be ok, I just know Paris has a pretty developped LGBT scene. As for the gender ideologie - it's having a hard time picking up here in comparison for a myriad of reasons - in part because I feel like here you can have a nuanced debate, hold a different opinion and speak your mind more, also the protection of children is taken super seriously. Whereas in other places I find that there's a "you're either on the right side of the political spectrum/debate or your against us/the enemy". (I'd be surprised to see the general public pressuring you to date someone of the opposite sex, you're gay and here we know that's stupid).