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Trans child wins against school board in Colorado

10/21/2013

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A Colorado first grader suceeeded in a human rights case against the school district.  The school board had refused to permit her, a transgirl, to use the girls' washroom, pointing her instead to a gender neutral washroom in the nurse's office.  for the full story:
The result would be the same in B.C.  Even though 'gender identity' is not included in the B.C. Human Rights Code, trans people have been winning all their cases on the ground of 'sex' .

Some Catholic school boards in B.C. refuse to permit trans children to live in their affirmed gender, arguing freedom of religion. Tracey Wilson, age 9, is challenging their position.




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Put Coke under pressure!

10/18/2013

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Coca Cola is reported to be "considering" speaking out against Russia's anti-gay laws.  Coca Cola is one of the major sponsors of the Olympics.
Write to Coca Cola and tell them that whatever they do they are taking a position on the issue: if they DON'T speak up we will know they support the homophobic Russian law.  

Don't you think the logo would look better with a rainbow ribbon?  Click here!

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Things I thought I'd never see...

10/15/2013

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Kuwait has developed Gaydar.  That's right: a "medical" test that they believe will tell them what tourists are gay. A country no longer on my travel list...  


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The media catches on

10/15/2013

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For anyone who missed this series a couple of weeks ago, here are articles about the LBGT communities which are for the most part both accurate and very surprisingly progressive.
View with caution the article about assisted reproduction because it DOES NOT reflect the law in B.C.  For the law in B.C. see our pamphlet "Choosing Children"
Links to the news articles:
Part 1: And baby makes four: Parenthood for gay, lesbian and transgendered couples means navigating a complex world of sperm and egg donors, and surrogates


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Breast cancer awareness month leaves out queers

10/8/2013

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Dr. Mary Bryson, lead researcher on a pan-Canadian study of queers and breast cancer, comments that the annual 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' leaves queers out entirely.
Why are we not surprised???

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Thanks everyone:  now, for the Prime Minister!

10/1/2013

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Thanks to everyone who copied me on their emails to John Baird about John Greyson and Tarek Loubani, who are stuck in an Egyptian prison.
Developments are VERY worrying: Egypt has announced that they have "evidence" against the two men and have said they have to stay in jail for another 45 days before they are charged.  If you have been following the news you know that the two men were imprisoned after Dr. Loubani had been giving medical aid to people hurt and killed in a protest - they say they witnessed more than 50 people being killed before they lost count - and John Greyson, filmmaker, took videos of what was happening.

Tarek and John are on a hunger strike.

Meanwhile the Canadian government is giving aid to Egypt.  We must demand that Stephen Harper make it a condition of any aid to Egypt that John and Tarek are released.
Once again please copy me on your emails to Harper, who can be found at pm@pm.gc.ca.  Send a copy to John Baird (john.baird@parl.gc.ca) and your own MP (addresses at http://www.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?Language=E&TimePeriod=Current) 
We are very worried that this

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