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Oct 1, 2018  Syrus Marcus Ware discusses life as a trans father, artist, and social activistThe Hum Podcast Syrus Marcus Ware joins us to discuss his experience as a trans father, how he uses art for social change, and why Canadians have a hard time addressing their own history of anti-black racism. |
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Jun 19, 2018  Pushing rural organizations to be more welcoming to trans and gender-diverse peopleTalking Radical Radio Behc Jax-Lynx and Cara Tierney talk about their educational work that is pushing rural and suburban organizations to be more open to transgender and gender-diverse people. |
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Dec 6, 2017  Free speech is not a neutral proposition with equal enfranchisementMercedes Allen By telling their stories and asserting themselves as authorities on their own experiences, trans* people have already changed the debate. As a result, opponents have weaponized free speech. |
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Dec 4, 2017  Navigating free speech when the 'debate' is you, and you're not invitedMercedes Allen There's a duplicitous game of sleight-of-hand that is taking place in discussions about freedom of speech in academia and the public square. |
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Nov 13, 2017  'We Forgot To Break Up' - making new myths about Canada's indie rock heritageface2face David Peck talks to the writer and lead actor in a film about indie music, gender identity, memory & sexuality and the messiness of intimate friendships. |
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May 31, 2017  What the 'Walk on the Wild Side' controversy says about trans* awareness and a changing social movementMercedes Allen How the controversy surrounding the song "Walk on the Wild Side" reflects the changes that take place as a social movement -- in this case, trans* activism -- matures. |
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Oct 23, 2016  Free speech and the cruel shackles of empathy and mutual respectMercedes Allen A nuanced dissection of UofT professor Jordan Peterson's campaign against trans* people in the name of free speech. |
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Jul 26, 2016  Honduras recalled: the 2009 coupWINGS Perspectives from people harmed by the coup and Hillary Clinton |
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Jul 5, 2016  B.C. leads the way in trans health, but change is slowEmily Blake Last year B.C. made a progressive decision to create a province-wide system for transgender health care, but progress has been slow to take place. |
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Jun 23, 2016  Canada's forthcoming 'drop your pants' trans blood donation policyMercedes Allen Oh, you don't have to literally drop your pants. Canadian Blood Services doesn't actually want to see your junk (I assume) -- they just want to know what's there. Because that's not invasive at all. |
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May 24, 2016  After Census snub, Canada's trans community feels like it doesn't countAlbert Van Santvoort Some members of the transgender community can't help but feel institutionally overlooked after the 2016 census failed to include options for transgender people. |
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Mar 2, 2016  Unheard Of: Sex, Religion and Politics at the Dinner Table!Unheard of Sex, Religion and Politics at the Dinner Table! Interviewing ordinary people with unconventional lives. |
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Jun 11, 2015  The no platforming of radical feminists: A talk by Julie BindelMeghan Murphy Julie Bindel spoke at the Quaker Meeting House in Sheffield, South Yorkshire recently, about the way that feminists are increasingly being silenced. |
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Apr 20, 2015  Indiana put the lie to 'religious freedom.' But Canadian Evangelicals hope you didn't notice.Mercedes Allen Everyone's familiar with the old adage, "be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it." Which is why Canadian Evangelical leaders might do well to remember Indiana. |
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Feb 27, 2015  Change to trans* rights bill endorses washroom bansMercedes Allen Canada's trans* human rights bill C-279 was amended by a Senate committee in a way that makes it legal to ban trans* people from washrooms. |
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Feb 26, 2015  Canada's trans* rights bill now endorses washroom bansMercedes Allen Canada's trans* human rights bill C-279 was amended by a Senate committee, in a way that makes it legal to ban trans* people from washrooms and gendered spaces. |
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Feb 24, 2015  On being a trans woman and crossing the bathroom lineXeph Kalma For an out transperson, the workplace is rife with landmines, traps and microaggressions. Even something as simple and human as using the restroom. |
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Jan 7, 2015  CWILA's new critic-in-residence looks forward to 2015Lauren Scott The Canadian Women in the Literary Arts (CWILA) announced last month that Vancouver-based transgender writer and scholar Lucas Crawford will be the organization's 2015 critic-in-residence. |
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Jan 4, 2015  Leelah Alcorn's suicide demands respect of kids', not parents', rightsMercedes Allen What a 17-year-old trans* Ohio teenager's suicide says about the debate over LGBT-inclusive education and GSAs in Canada. |
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May 19, 2014  Why gender-neutral bathrooms matterSteffanie Pinch The Vancouver School Board's proposed trans* policy is just the latest example of how important gender-neutral bathrooms are. |
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Apr 10, 2014  'Gender Failure' defies gender rules, roles and assumptionsMercedes Allen A collection of autobiographical vignettes, sketches and essays capture the moments of Ivan E. Coyote's and Rae Spoon's navigation through ill-fitting gender rules, roles and assumptions. |
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Mar 12, 2014  The Double Rainbow Dodgeball League: Creating inclusivity in team sportsTania Ehret Fun-loving Vancouver dodgeball fans and community builders alike, come out to play! If you haven't heard of the Double Rainbow Dodgeball league, read on. |
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Mar 7, 2014 On the Detention of Trans PeopleMercedes Allen Treatment of trans people (particularly trans women) in detention facilities has come under examination recently. There's a solution, it's just a question of whether there is the will to examine it. |
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Feb 24, 2014  Need an accessible bathroom? There's an app for that!Steffanie Pinch New tools for trans* and genderqueer folks make it easier to find gender-neutral washrooms. |
