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

[Meenakshi Mannoe]

i love you tami.

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Tami Starlight <tamistarlight at gmail.com> wrote:
> and feel free to call me.
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> plenty of organizations are anti trans.
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> vancouver rape relief is one - of many.
> many came out of the oppression closet when Bill C389 was close to passing.
> many related to nutty fundamentalist religions.
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> radical feminist and trans proud!
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> also.......the trans community is hyper oppressive and not connected well.
> tami
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> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hey everyone,
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>> 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!
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>> 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?
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>> 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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>> twitter.com/joannachiu
>> Ph: 917 767 6145
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