Trans March for equality held in East Vancouver park

Many people from the transgender community, along with supporters, gathered in East Vancouver’s Clark Park on Friday evening to march for gender equality.

“I’m here to support my trans siblings in their march for equality, and their march for this important human rights issue of our time,” said one attendee.

“I think it’s really fantastic,” said another. “We’ve got an amazing turn-out, and it’s just really wonderful to see so much of our community out here supporting each other, it’s really fantastic.”

Organizer Telyn Chan-Kusalik says while she’s happy to see transgender rights developed in the country, more needs to be done.

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She says she’s experienced employment discrimination first-hand and had to figure out how to explain in her cover letter that she’s transgender.

The march was described as a platform for the transgender community to stand up against discrimination, against police violence, and for acceptance.