Over the last several weeks, there have been a series of stories about alleged “indecent exposure” incidents in public change rooms involving transgender women. Incident 1: January 27, 2023 https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-parents-protest-after-trans-identified-male-allegedly-exposed-himself-to-young-girls-in-pool-change-room https:thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/phil-tank-saskatoon-needs-dialogue-not-threats-on-change-room-nudity Incident 2: February 6, 2023 https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/parent-furious-transgendered-men-allowed-into-girls-changing-room-at-calgary-pools/article_fb95136a-a638-11ed-bf71-5bf32c6f642b.html Incident 3: February 7, 2023 https://www.cheknews.ca/mother-reports-nanaimo-aquatic-centre-change-room-incident-to-police-1139751/ https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/bc-mother-says-man-wearing-wig-peered-at-daughter-in-womens-change-room/article_12e9ad10-a8c2-11ed-9a16-27b394d7418a.html *Note: Dates are first time that articles
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Dented Blue Mercedes: “Protective” Custody
The way that trans people are housed in detention and correctional settings has come to attention recently, after British comedian Avery Edison was detained by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) for having previously overstayed her visa — and then she was initially sent to a mens’ prison while the
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: “Protective” Custody
The way that trans people are housed in detention and correctional settings has come to attention recently, after British comedian Avery Edison was detained by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) for having previously overstayed her visa — and then she was initially sent to a mens’ prison while the
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: On the Detention of Trans People
“… in a way that is not inconsistent with one’s gender identity.” Remember that phrase. It’s going to simplify something that might otherwise seem like a complicated issue. So this British comedian walks into Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Some of you have heard this one before… The treatment of trans
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