People take part in the 2024 Winnipeg Pride Parade, on June 2. Many 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians are in their teens. Despite this, Pride — and the stories about it — typically centre adults.
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Given the increase in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate and hostility, queer youth need more support and allyship. Here are 10 ways to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth this Pride Month.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference in Calgary on Feb. 1, 2024.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies are likely meant to satisfy her base, but her government will now have to go head-to-head with the evidence in future legal battles.
Anti-trans legislation adjudicates the bodily autonomy of those who do not conform to gender norms.
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For as long as trans medicine has been around, so has its opposition. The tactics of prior waves of anti-trans policies are still in play today.
Minnesotans hold a rally at the state capitol in St. Paul to support trans kids in March 2022.
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The question of whether local declarations offering sanctuary for LGBTQIA+ people place local law above federal law depends on what the statements actually promise.
Teaching sex and gender more accurately can counter gender stereotypes and encourage all students to study STEM.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
Anti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023 included measures to deny gender-affirming care to trans children.
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A number of judges who considered challenges to anti-LGBTQ legislation passed by state lawmakers in 2023 had strong words for how the laws violated the First Amendment.
States and schools with more inclusive policies and protections help LGBTQ youth and their families feel safer.
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The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary people and their families.
Patrons at the Eldorado, a popular LGBTQ cabaret in Berlin during the Weimar years.
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Only in the past few years have the stories and experiences of trans people in Nazi Germany come to light.
Kansas legislators Brenda Landwehr, left, and Chris Croft confer during a vote on an anti-transgender bathroom bill, which both support.
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Transgender people are more than four times as likely to be the victim of a crime as cisgender people.
Trans rights are under attack in the U.S. Here, Jamiyah Morrison, 19, of Riverdale, Md., left, has rainbow makeup touched up by Niaomi Moshier, 21, while attending Transgender Day of Visibility rally in March in Washington, D.C.
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This year, there are more than 400 active anti-trans bills across the U.S. What do things look like in Canada? Are we a safe haven or are we following those same trends?
Some trans people find gender euphoria in being mothers and being with family.
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Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
Enforcement of binary gender norms has led to unwanted medical interventions on intersex and cisgender children.
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The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving similar treatments even earlier – often without their consent.
A pride flag flies in front of the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City during a 2015 protest against church policy toward same-sex couples.
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Being both trans and a person of color comes with a unique set of challenges. Collectively working toward overcoming these barriers is one way this community fights for survival.
Conservatives see anti-transgender bills as fair game.
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Bills barring transgender teens from girls’ sports and moves to investigate parents of trans children for potential crimes provide an uncertain and dangerous future for many.
Gender-affirming care and social support can help trans youth thrive.
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Job loss and reduced earnings can exacerbate existing power imbalances trans people may face in their personal relationships.
The pandemic has made it difficult for trans people to support one another in person, or celebrate important physical changes with friends.
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