This policy was triggered by the transphobic regulations recently passed into law by the UCP government.
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U of L creates transphobic sports policy
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Hey, fellow workers. My name is Kim Siever. My pronouns are he/they. I am honoured to have been asked to speak to you today. I am the president of OUTreach Southern Alberta Society, a local charity focused on advocacy, education, and support for and on behalf of the local 2SLGBTQIA+ community. I should note that […]
The data tells us more about the income levels, work habits, health, and marital status of 2SLGBTQ+ people living in Canada
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The sexualization of queerness
Have you ever noticed how much queer identity is sexualized? Like, I know of someone who had come out to an adult when they were 10 or 11, and the adult responded by asking, “Aren’t you a little too young?” But then the same adult doesn’t say anything when other 10 year olds mentioned their […]
I came out in March 2020. Since then, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my newly found queerness.
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My thoughts 2 years out of the closet
I’ve been out of the closet for a couple of years now, and there are some things I have to say about that metaphor.
How many pride flags have been burned or torn down in Alberta in the past 5 years? How many Pride crosswalks have been vandalized? If your answer is greater than zero for either, there’s a problem. In Lethbridge, the Pride crosswalks downtown were vandalized twice in the summer of 2017. During the month of June […]
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Canadian MPs approve conversion therapy ban
Canadian MPs voted 263–63 to pass Bill C-6, effectively banning conversion therapy.
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Actually, homophobia is a fear
Often when I use the word homophobia—especially in spaces that aren’t exclusively leftist—someone challenges my usage, saying that it isn’t an accurate term, that it isn’t a true fear. Except I argue that the word homophobia actually does describe a real fear. People who express (or even feel) homophobia are afraid of what the presence […]
A recent criminal case regarding a Lethbridge trans woman found that the local prison puts unnecessary punishment on trans inmates.