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

[Joanna Chiu]

I see. How about the momentum of the transgender rights movement in Canada?
Is it building? Are people pissed off about the bill dying, and what are
they doing to pressure MP's to push it through?

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> A bit - but it's hard to say that for sure. It could partly be that the
> NDP's in a leadership race and isn't getting their legislative agenda much
> coverage.
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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