Transgender and Transsexual, two words that have been, and are used to describe people who medically transition. Two terms that have been, and continue to be loaded with baggage. Two Continue Reading →
Another June has come and gone with its annual plethora of Pride Month events, parades, and online posts. As is often the case with Pride there are some events and Continue Reading →
Pride is not the most friendly place for someone with sensory processing issues and/or chronic illness. In my own case, the two start a feedback loop and result in exhaustion Continue Reading →
This is the dvar, the teaching, I delivered during the Kulanu Toronto Pride Shabbat dinner on Friday June 16, 2017 held at The 519 on Church St. in Toronto. This Continue Reading →
Another year, another International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOT). While many, particularly in Canada like to think that Canada is all loving and accepting of LGBTQ+ people, it Continue Reading →
Today is the 2017 Day of Pink. People in Canada and other countries are wearing pink to mark a day against discrimination, bullying, homophobia, and transphobia. These are wonderful words Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again when Transgender Day of Visibility is happening on March 31st. For some, they have made the whole month of March about transgender visibility. This Continue Reading →
This is the fourth in a series on misgendering, ways we can avoid it, and ways to help when others are doing it. All too often when someone uses the Continue Reading →
This is the third in a series on misgendering, ways we can avoid it, and ways to help when others are doing it. What do I do when I see Continue Reading →
This is the second in a series on misgendering, ways we can avoid it, and ways to help when others are doing it. It happens to all of us from Continue Reading →
