Aug 4, 2014
On conscience-based medical exemptions
Mercedes Allen
The experiences of trans* people in Alberta with conscience-based medical exemptions provide insight for a conscience policy review in Ontario.
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Jul 25, 2014  Rainbow bombing, Western style: The spread of the anti-gay movementMary Ann Davis The WorldPride Human Rights Conference had a shocking statement: International anti-gay groups have become stronger and more organized than international LGBTI groups fighting for equality. |
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Jul 21, 2014  Groundwire Episode 1: Migrant justice, land claims and moreGroundWire This episode is produced by CHRW in London, Ontario, featuring stories about the temporary foreign workers program, BC Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors, Toronto Pride and more. |
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Jul 18, 2014  Book: The Tolerance TrapRedeye Suzanna Danuta Walters argues that the movement for LGBT rights has settled for a watered-down tolerance of sexual and gender difference rather than true equality and human rights for all. |
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Jun 27, 2014  PRIDE! 18 dates to remember in Canadian LGBTIQ historyMeagan Perry Canada and the LGBTIQs, we've got history. Seventeen dates you can come out with at the next time you want to queer the historical record. |
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Jun 20, 2014  TAVIS policing cleansing downtown Toronto in the lead-up to World PrideLesley Wood The Toronto Police Service has launched an "anti-violence" initiative in the downtown East End of Toronto in anticipation of World Pride. Let's see how anti-violent it will really be. |
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Jun 13, 2014  Why I voted against approving Trinity Western's proposed law schoolJonathan Chapnick In April, B.C.'s Law Society approved the accreditation of TWU's law school, which discriminates against LGBTQ students. This week, over 3,000 Law Society members voted to reverse that decision. |
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Jun 9, 2014 Interview with Vi LevittThe F Word Ariana Barer interviews Vi Levitt, a former VSB student and an activist for trans* rights, queer inclusion and anti-colonialism. |
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Jun 8, 2014  Be there or be square: When Pride goes mainstream, is just being there enough?David J. Climenhaga When chartered banks and dog-rescue societies have floats in a local Pride Parade, you've got to know that more than just the parade has gone mainstream. |
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Jun 3, 2014 Femme City ChoirThe F Word Ariana Barer speaks with the co-organizers of the Femme City Choir in Vancouver, Lau Sequins and Kate Monstrr. |
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May 28, 2014  Episode 155 - The more we get together: Talking intersectionality in activismrabble radio In this podcast activists across North America talk about intersectionality. Let's bring together gender justice, socialism, feminism, economics. What will you add to the mix? |
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May 27, 2014 Lawyering on the MarginsRedeye Lawyers who work with people on the margins of society -- drug users, homeless people and sex workers -- are themselves marginalized within their own professions. |
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May 21, 2014  A rad queer and trans resurgence in HalifaxTalking Radical Radio On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, organizer Jude Ashburn talks about a recent upsurge in radical queer and trans organizing in Halifax. |
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May 16, 2014 International Day Against Homophobia and TransphobiaCanada remains a progressive leader with respect to same-sex marriage laws. However, in the area of gender identity, there is still much work to be done. |
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May 16, 2014  Community, 'the struggle' and social justice activismNgoc Loan Tran Ngoc Loan Tran is a prominent organizer in immigrant, queer and trans communities, and this work reminds them of their mother's identity and how it fits into "the struggle" and their own politics. |
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