#lgbt canada

[lizbean99]

PROTECT TRANS KIDS

I live in Alberta, Canada, which you may have heard is the latest province to introduce their version of "parental rights" legislation.

Here are some of the things our premier, Danielle Smith, promised to do on Wednesday;

mandate teachers report to parents (and ask permission if the child is younger than 16) if a child wants to use a different name/different pronouns in class

mandate permission forms anytime a teacher wants to mention gender or sexual orientation

ban children under the age of 16 from accessing hormones or puberty blockers

ban top & bottom surgery for anyone under the age of 18 (bottom, surgery is already illegal for anyone under 18 in Canada)

ban transgender women from competing in womens sports

These laws have been called "draconian" and were not drafted with consideration from medical, pediatric, or LGBT organizations. Danielle Smith is pandering to the social conservative wing of her party and putting queer kids in danger because of it.

"Parental Rights" are a sham that ignores the lived reality of queer kids.

I've spent the past few days feeling angry and heartbroken, and I wanted to spread awareness and share with my American followers because I haven't seen many news outlets outside of Canada covering this.

[sapphorarelyreads]

This news on the first (flip) page of a nation wide newspaper brings me so much joy

This is just a wedding but its so much more, who knows how many parents are finally turning around to support their children

[queergraffiti]

"lesbians for a free Palestine"

downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

[savagegood]

enemies to lovers? and they were teammates - and roommates? men’s sports have nothing on women’s sports

and this particular guy... cry harder (imagine if women's sports had the funding, visibility and accessibility men's sports are gifted):

[allthecanadianpolitics]

On Wednesday, huge crowds gathered after anti-trans organizers called for a “million man march” against transgender rights. Yet, it wasn't the opponents of trans rights who predominantly showed up. Instead, crowds of supporters for transgender rights and teachers unions backing them flooded streets in cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Ottawa. Pride flags were raised in front of city buildings, and even Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, lent his voice in support. What was envisioned as a day to spotlight the “widespread opposition” to LGBTQ+ youth instead blossomed into a remarkable display of backing and unity for trans individuals across Canada.

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[prettypierbi]

Hey wyd ❣️ say hi if you want to have some fun time 😘💦

[tampire]

The Reign of Venus and her loved ones

[celluloidrainbow]

GENDER TROUBLEMAKERS (1993) dir. Mirha-Soleil Ross & Xanthra Mackay What happens when two Transdykes get sick of non-transsexual's uninformed representation of their sexualities and their lives? They grab their 8 millimeter home video camera, their last 200 bucks, and come up with an uncompromising in-your-face flick about their shitty relationships with gay men and their unabashed attraction to other trans women. (link in title)

[ourravenboys]

women’s hockey continues to be the gayest and most entertaining sport

[floral-ashes]

Law students expect infinitely more coherence from the law than the law is able to provide.

Nothing about criminal law makes sense. Teaching criminal law is an exercise in pretending it makes sense just long enough for students to be able to write an exam about it.

My internal monologue during course preparation: “Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, I hope my students don’t ask about this.”

It’s not that I don’t know the topic well enough to answer. It’s that I have a table of Supreme Court decisions where they give five different answers to the question.

And yes, of course, I can just tell them it doesn’t make sense. I can remind them that the system exists to reproduce racial capitalism, not to make sense. But that’s deeply dissatisfying to most of them. They want certainty, otherwise they feel like they’re not on track to becoming a competent lawyer.

[laurelxs]

Sweet..💋🍆

[arttheclown]

hey guys, i’m going to keep this brief. today on wednesday, september 20th, 2023, there are anti-lgbt+ protests going on in nationwide in canada (over 77 cities, last i heard). while there are many counter-protests going on in support of the lgbt community, what’s happening is still deeply alarming and deserves more coverage.

• here you can donate to canada’s first trans legal defence fund, which was set up to counter rampant anti-trans discrimination. it’ll be used to fund constitutional cases, support individual plaintiffs in suing anti-trans actors in courts of law, and provide direct support to trans people (in the form of grants, to help pay for their name changes, as well as other court fees).

• list of counter-protests going on today can be found here.

• for my fellow canadians, you can sign this petition to tell the government of canada to #act4queersafety. there is also an option to donate here.

• you can also write to your MHAs and MPs about rise in hate and to demand action! current members of parliament and where they are located can be found here.

for those in need of support right now, here are some hotlines you can call:

• lgbt youthline: www.youthline.ca/1-800-268-9688 txt 647-694-4275

• trans lifeline: translifeline.org +1-877-330-6366

• crisis services canada: crisisservicescanada.ca +1-833-456–4566

• hope for wellness hotline for indigenous people: +1-855-242-3310

• canada suicide prevention services: +1-833-456-4566 or txt 45645

please spread this if you’re able, thank you! 🙏🏻 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

[vanillabat99]

Here's a petition for combatting the latest anti-trans stuff in Alberta!! I'm pretty sure you have to at least be in Canada to sign it, but I'm not sure if you need to be in Alberta specifically. Please sign it if you're able to, this directly impacts my community and people I care about!!!

If you can't sign, there's a legal fund donation page for the Skippingstone Foundation, which is a group I can personally vouch for and that does so so so much for the community.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope we can get through this together!!

[queergraffiti]

"Transsexuals 🇵🇸 for a 🏳️‍⚧️ Free Palestine!"

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[ravensvalley]

#Gay&TransPeople

Yes… I follow many Gay and Trans People as many of them follow me too.

I know that many of you have noticed it and have stopped following me.

So for all the other concerned followers, if it's the way you see the World you better unfollow me right now because I will.

For the remaining ones, have a wonderful day folks.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The 25-year-old man, who came to Canada in 2018 as an international student, and has since worked in Edmonton, Alberta as a nurse, ran out of options this year when his work visa expired and his application for refugee status was rejected. Uganda has become one of the most dangerous countries for LGBTQ+ people this year, with the introduction of its harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act. The act, which was signed into law in May, calls for the death penalty for certain same-sex activities, and has prompted a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ+ people in the country, from both citizens and police.

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