[Wamvan] Transgender rights activism in Canada--resources and contacts for column?

[Joanna Chiu]

Thanks very much for the information, Jarrah! Would you say that the bill
is losing attention from the mainstream media?

Joanna

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> C-389 went through First Reading in the Senate last Feb but died on the
> order paper when an election was called (
> http://www.capitalpride.ca/final-c-389-update).
>
> The MP who had brought it forward, Bill Siksay, retired but the new NDP
> LGBT critic Randall Garrison brought the bill forward again this past
> September (
> http://randallgarrison.ndp.ca/post/randall-re-introduces-trans-rights-bill).
> It will have to be passed again by the House and Senate, which seems more
> unlikely given our Conservative majority.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I'm working on a Herizons column where I'll look ahead to the coming year
>> of the transgender rights movement in Canada and argue that feminists must
>> be involved in this movement. Can anyone direct me to some good resources
>> and people to talk to? I'm going to hit up Tami of course!
>>
>> And can someone explain to me the current status of Bill C-389, the bill
>> to include "gender identity" and "gender expression" as prohibited grounds
>> of discrimination in the Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code? I haven't
>> been able to find up-to-date information online. Has it been passed or is
>> it stuck in the Senate or what?
>>
>> Alternatively, if you have any personal experiences of encountering
>> feminist organization, groups or individuals who did not support
>> transgender rights in any way, I'd love to hear from you. Please message me
>> off-list.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>>
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