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The Potty War Comes to Canada
Is it me, or did the circus come to town? Canadian media from The Globe and Mail and The National Post on down have all seized upon a case in which the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s mere willingness to hear a case about a transsexual who was not allowed access to a ladies’ gym is [...]
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(or view the Word document from the website)
AlbertaTrans.org,
A network of communities in Calgary, Edmonton, and rural Alberta.
For information, contact:
Mercedes Allen,
dentedbluemercedes@gmail.com
For Immediate Release.
Calgary, AB, Canada (26may08). Bearing in mind that:
Transgender advocates are privy to a far wider sampling of transgender persons than clinicians typically are, and;
Community advocates have access to a greater [...]
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Scaremongering
Dr. Marshall Forstein, Chair of the Work Group on Practices Guidelines on HIV Psychiatry for the American Psychiatric Association (not to be confused with the American Psychological Association), has written a reply to the drive to have Drs. Kenneth Zucker and Ray Blanchard removed from the Work Group developing the revisions for “Sexual and Gender [...]
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Trans Panic Takes to New Heights
I suppose that it’s a testament to just how effective the trans panic defense is perceived to be at swaying public sympathy and potential jury favour that it can be levelled at people who are merely trans by association.
In 2006, Grace Soon set fire to the home of her estranged husband, former church minister Stephen Chin, [...]
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In response to some comments from curious folk regarding my article, “Transbigotry?” I thought I’d chronicle a bit about the current situation in Canada.
Hate Crimes Protection and Human Rights
Hate crimes protection exists somewhat unofficially in places, but combined with crimes against GLB folk, resulting in a situation in which there are often no statistics that [...]
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