Transgender

• LGBTQ2 community hub opens in Saint John called Adoringly Shire

  Alice McKim and partner Marike Hachemer created the space with a vision that’s part social club, part student resource centre for the LGBTQ2 community.

  Features

  May 2
  
• Over 100K people are transgender in Canada, 2021 census shows

  The data shows about 100,815 people are transgender or non-binary, including 31,555 who are transgender women, 27,905 who are transgender men and 41,355 who are non-binary.

  Canada

  Apr 27
  
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• J.K. Rowling killed off in book by trans author, prompting online debate

  'Manhunt,' a novel by trans author Gretchen Felker-Martin, has whipped up a fierce internet debate about a scene in which J.K. Rowling is killed in a fire.

  Trending

  Apr 21
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• Edmonton hospital provides essential service for transgender patients

  An Edmonton trans woman is sharing her story about what post-operative care in Alberta looks like and how an Edmonton hospital is helping people begin a new life.

  Perspectives

  Mar 31
• Utah becomes 12th state to ban transgender youth from girls’ sports teams

  Since last year, bans have been introduced in at least 25 states in the U.S., with lawmakers in Arizona and Oklahoma passing bans this week.

  World

  Mar 25
• True Name: Credit card allows transgender, non-binary people to use preferred name

  "Being able to have your name on your identification and your credit cards is privilege that people don't necessarily think of," said trans man Asher DiGiuseppe.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 16
• Texas governor orders gender-confirming care for transgender kids to be treated as abuse

  Greg Abbott's letter to state agencies came after his attorney general released a legal opinion that labeled certain gender-confirming treatments as "child abuse."

  World

  Feb 23
• Transgender wrestler provides mentorship to other wrestlers experiencing bullying

  At four-foot-eight, Bruce Rutter is a fierce competitor in the ring. The Calgary man has been wrestling for 17 years.

  Features

  Jan 31
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• 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
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• Quebec tables Bill 2, ‘most regressive bill proposed on trans rights’: advocates

  Bill 2 sets to amend the civil code and only allow trans people who undergo gender-affirming surgery to request an official sex change to their birth certificate.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2021