Here’s something that I’ve had on my mind for a while. I know we don’t have a lot of readers yet on TransCanuck – this is a long term project – but I’d like your feedback on a series that I want to do: Covering the basics of being Trans/Queer. Subjects like: What is Trans?… Read more
I’m going to start compiling a list of common online arguments that try and abuse transgender people. If you see a common abusive trope please let me know and it can be listed with a counterpoint. First up is the Duck Argument. I’ve come across this argument many times, and in many forms all… Read more
I’ve heard this question asked a few times this year, almost exclusively from cis folks who are not up on modern gender language, so here is a few simple facts about the word cis: How do I say it? Via the dictionary – ‘cis·gen·der’ – pronounced ‘sisˈjendər’ – adjective – denoting or relating to a person whose… Read more
Hello and welcome to Transgender News week 33 A Chronology of Advances in LGBT Rights in Canada, and in BC This review provides a brief summary of some legal and legislative developments in Canada, and then a summary of similar developments in British Columbia. This is a little out of date (actually a lot) but… Read more
Lots of Canadian Transgender News this last week (3rd-9th August). What We Know About: The Brain and Gender Dysphoria Like in many areas of science, it is difficult to unravel cause and effect. It is important to iterate that none of the studies presented provide us with a definite cause for gender dysphoria. It is… Read more
From me: I’m going to write about getting trapped in legal limbo. I’m trans, I’m also an immigrant in the country I now live in. The rules on things like changing your name and changing your gender conflict between nations. It’s a mess. Another on the absurdity of ‘How to be Trans’, and the last will… Read more
When Andreja Pejic decided to announce she was transgender I was, yet again, depressed at the poor way the media handled it. It was ignorant from both a trans perspective and a feminist perspective – this not exactly going to come as a shock to anyone who follows the way the media presents transgender people, particularly transgender… Read more
I didn’t write any news last week, so this week is a two week round up. The reason? I got married. Yep, life got in the way. Not a lot of Canadian news in the last two weeks, if you have any please let me know via Twitter (@marcyjaynecook) or the forums, thanks. Vancouver Pride The Vancouver… Read more
