Non-binary

• Hair salon appealing Quebec human rights ruling in non-binary discrimination case

  A Montreal hair salon says it will appeal a tribunal ruling ordering it to pay $500 to a non-binary client who objected to selecting male or female when booking online.

  Canada

  Mar 11
  
• Quebec hair salon ordered to pay $500 to non-binary client

  A recent ruling from the Quebec human rights tribunal has put Station10 hair salon at the centre of a larger legal battle and social debate.

  Canada

  Feb 18
  
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• Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike, calls for ‘X’ gender marker on Quebec health card

  Alexe Frédéric Migneault, whose pronouns are they/them, says they've been trying to get an "X" gender marker on their Quebec health insurance card since 2021

  Health

  Nov 22, 2023
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• More than half of non-binary Canadian youth in sport witness discrimination: SFU

  The first-of-its-kind report found 66 per cent of non-binary youth have avoided joining an organized team sport because they would have to play on a gendered men's or women's team.

  Education

  Nov 9, 2023
• ‘Life or death’: LGBTQ2 people warn on dangers of school pronoun policy changes

  Policy changes in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan about whether teachers are free to use the preferred names and pronouns of student puts those students at risk, advocates say.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
• Quebec police investigate threats after school says nonbinary teacher prefers Mx. pronoun

  The publication of the letter resulted in abusive, defamatory and threatening comments, according to the director of legal affairs and communications for the school district.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
• ‘Don’t call me a girl’: How some children transition early in life

  As Pride month celebrations continue across the country, many LGBTQ2 advocates are stressing the importance of gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2023
• B.C. becomes first province to remove ‘outdated’ gendered and binary language

  Some of the changes coming to B.C. provincial statutes and documentation include terms such as he/she or sister/brother being replaced with gender-neutral alternatives.

  Politics

  Mar 9, 2023
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• ‘Love Letter’: Trans Sask publishes province’s 1st community report on trans, non-binary individuals

  'This is a love letter to the two-spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people of Saskatchewan,' research manager Tiberius Fayant-McLeod says of the new report.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2022
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• Calgary club helps cultivate girl power in skateboarding scene

  Women are helping usher in a revival in a male-dominated sport. A Calgary club dedicated to that inclusivity has helped foster the rise of the skater girl.

  Features

  Aug 26, 2022