Transgender news, issues and stories from Canada
The Windsor Essex Trans Support, an organization promoting transgender rights, established the first standalone transgender support center in Ontario. The grand opening of the institution happened last month according to Jayce Carver, Executive Director of […]
Matt Kanayok came out as transgender in his hometown of Ulukhaktok in the Northwestern Territories, Canada, home to fewer than 500 people. He started coming out at school, as it was the easiest for him […]
Pete HoweEdmonton ll, a businessman and a coach, resigned as a coach for a community softball team in Edmonton, capital city of Canada’s Alberta province, when he learned that a transgender friend of his stepdaughter […]
Jay Gallant, 36, felt frustrated that Prince Edward Island provincial government did not cover gender reassignment surgery. It is the only province in Canada that did not defray cost for transgender people undergoing needed medical […]
Transgender job-hunters, particularly those who are just starting their transition, worried that they will be judged during interviews. In addition, they are anxious that giving out references might cause to them be “outed”. The job […]
Jessica Platt, 28, an athlete for the Canadian team Toronto Furies, becomes the first openly transgender woman playing in North American hockey league. She said that playing professionally is challenging for trans woman like her […]
Nearly half of young transgender respondents said they avoid seeking health care due to discomfort with health care practitioners. A study by University of British Columbia revealed that respondents who have a doctor who is […]
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has released new rules for transgender passengers going through screening procedures at airport security. In an internal operations bulletin issued on September 28 2016 and obtained by CBC, the […]
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