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  • How are we approaching gender data for scientific research in BC?

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  • So what happens with gender statistics? Bill C-16 from 2016

    Transgenderism has been widely accepted systemically in Canada. That is not to say that our system is not perfect in their approach here. We have progressed leaps and bounds beyond where we were just 10 years ago, however. Not only did Canada add gender identity to its Human Rights Act as well as two sections of the Criminal Code.

    With Bill C-16, Canada was able to amend the Criminal Code as well as the Human Rights Act under the Liberal government, manned by Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister. The bill was introduced in 2016 and received Royal Assent in June of 2017, effectively amending Canadian laws.

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  • Let's Meet Emanuel Jaques

    On July 28th of 1977, Emanuel was working as a shoeshine boy with his brother, Luciano, earning money to help their parents in supporting their family of 7. The family moved to Canada from Portugal with 5 children in tow just under 4 years prior to the heinous crime that would ultimately take Emanuel’s life.

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  • Cisgender or cis

    In 2016, “cisgender” entered into the dictionaries as an adjective used to describe an individual whose gender aligned with their sex. You may also see the term “cis” in reference to a non-trans person. It is a descriptor, much like “trans” or “transgender” might be used to describe someone.

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  • Historical Canadian Law Expunged - Indecency

    After years of smaller raids performed by the Metropolitan police against Toronto’s gay community, one of the largest raids occurred on February 5th, 1981. This large raid was called the Toronto Bathhouse Raid. Under the name “Operation Soap,” the raids took place across four alleged bawly houses running as bathhouses located in Toronto.

    By the end of “Operation Soap,” 286 men were charged with various accusations by the police, primarily related to sex work and other “indecent acts,” despite the lack of evidence of sex work taking place. Most of these men were found not guilty and the charges were dropped.

    This blatant discrimination of the gay community was one of many events that encouraged a community response of large proportion.

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  • Self love... Let's define feminine and masculine

    Even in 2023, there are seemingly constant debates around what qualifies something as being feminine or masculine. Let’s take a moment and see what these two terms mean for you.

    First, let’s just establish what these two terms mean in simple English definitions as opposed to these two terms as concepts or themes.

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  • Let's meet... Lia Thomas

    A mini biography about the game changing transgender woman, Lia Thomas.

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  • June is Pride Month... What Does That Mean?

    This year’s Pride Month marked 6 years since the first Transgender Flag was raised on Parliament Hill.

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  • Journal Prompt: Learning to journal...

    Journal Prompt, Week One

    How am I feeling right now? What do I feel physically? What worries me the most right now?

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  • New Website Alert: GenderMe.ca

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