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

[Jarrah]

Great question. I would love to hear others' thoughts on that.

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>>> Joanna Chiu
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