[Wamvan] Support trans rights Bill C-279! More info in my column for Herizons written with help from Tami Starlight

[D Dykeman]

Thanks . . . the (now former) MP's name is Bill Siksay . . . DD

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From: Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:11 pm
Subject: [Wamvan] Support trans rights Bill C-279! More info in my column for Herizons written with help from Tami Starlight
To: wamvan <wamvan at lists.resist.ca>

> Hi all!
> 
> I wrote this column for Herizons magazine with the help of trans 
> activistand WAM! technology guru Tami Starlight. We talked about 
> how transgender
> rights could make historic strides in Canada this year--if trans 
> activistsget enough support from the public that is.
> 
> http://www.herizons.ca/node/504
> 
> Since then, there has been some accomplishments to celebrate, 
> but there has
> been too little attention given to Bill C-279. This important 
> bill would
> prohibit gender identity and gender expression as grounds of 
> discriminationin the Canada Human Rights Act amend the Criminal 
> Code to include gender
> identity and gender expression for offenses motivated by bias, 
> prejudice or
> hate.
> 
> To learn more about Bill C-279, please check out my column and 
> sign this
> Change.org petition:
> http://www.change.org/petitions/members-of-canadian-parliament-
> and-senate-pass-bill-c-279-the-trans-rights-bill
> 
> And as an editor for the Montreal Gazette pointed
> out,<http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/04/09/bill-c-279-
> time-for-canadian-media-to-pay-attention/>there
> has been too little media coverage of Bill C-279.
> 
> If you want to write about the bill, let us know if we can help!
> 
> Joanna
> 
> 
> -- 
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> activists all
> week at:
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> 
> ---
> Joanna Chiu
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> 
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