Transgender Rights

• Alberta election: UCP candidate who compared trans kids to feces won’t sit in caucus if elected

  Leader Danielle Smith said Jennifer Johnson 'used offensive language and a vile analogy when speaking about the 2SLGBTQIA+ community for which she has apologized.'

  Canada

  May 18
  
• Transgender flag with historical significance allegedly stolen in Burnaby, B.C.

  Leada Stray bought the flag more than 20 years ago, and later had it signed by Monica Helms, the creator of the transgender flag design.

  Crime

  Apr 20
  
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• Anti-LGBTQ2 protests are on the rise in Canada: What’s going on?

  A U.S. data tracker has found the number of protests against the LGBTQ2 community has risen sharply across North America, and particularly in Canada, in recent months.

  Canada

  Mar 13
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• Protests continue in Calgary over change rooms and drag events

  Around 250 people showed up at two opposing rallies in downtown Calgary on Saturday

  Canada

  Mar 4
• Gender neutral ‘X’ passports available in U.S. starting April 11

  The Biden administration also rolled out changes to TSA screening and the Social Security Administration to reduce barriers for transgender, intersex, and non-binary Americans.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 31, 2022
• Bill 2: Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs

  Activists worried transgender people would be outed every time they showed their ID, because they would be the only ones with a "gender'' as opposed to a "sex'' designation.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2021
• B.C.’s transgender community speaking out after ‘deadnames’ appear on vaccine cards

  One activist said it is very common for transgender people to have their deadnames show up on 'official' documents such as voter registration cards and other legal papers.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2021
• Pastor fired after coming out as trans files lawsuit against Mississauga Baptist church

  The lawsuit alleges Joplin was then subjected to an ``unfair process'' that saw congregants question her in a series of virtual town halls

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2021
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• Transgender boy bullied at Edmonton school speaks out: ‘They just need to learn’

  Cruel texts hurled at a transgender teen in Edmonton have led to a demand for inclusivity training for all Edmonton Catholic schools.

  Perspectives

  Apr 12, 2021
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• Vancouver rally draws accusations of transphobia, misinformation

  The protest drew a vocal crowd of counter-protesters who said it promoted hate and misinformation.

  Politics

  Apr 10, 2021