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- NewsYahoo Canada Style
Long way to go to protect LGBTQ students and teachers at school, advocates say
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- NewsGail Johnson
Transgender, transition and the effects on the family
(The City of Toronto marks its first official Transgender Day of Remembrance with a flag-raising ceremony on November 20, 2014. Photo: Newzulu)
- NewsAmber Nasrulla
Still a long way to go for transgender people and fertility treatment
In short, Alex Abramovich and his wife, Caroline, are ready for their first child and they are over the moon. Caroline’s due date is July 29. The healthcare that Abramovich, a transgender man, received at a Toronto fertility clinic was discriminatory because of his gender identity, he says.
- NewsGail Johnson
What sparks the hate behind homophobia?
As horrifying details have emerged from the worst mass shooting in American history, it has been established that the gunman himself frequented gay nightclubs, while his ex-wife has said she believed he was gay. “If a person grows up in a highly controlling atmosphere, especially one where parents are themselves prejudice against LGBT people, he or she may experience same-sex attraction as unacceptable and as a part of him or herself that cannot be allowed expression,” explains Richard M. Ryan,
- NewsYahoo Canada Style
Women aren’t the only people who menstruate
“We kept getting gentle reminders from people that it’s not just women with periods,” Miki Agrawal, founder and CEO of Thinx, tells Yahoo Canada. In response, the company spent a year developing a boyshort product in consultation with trans men and non-binary people who might use it. Now the new slogan for Thinx is “For people with periods” and one of their campaigns features model Sawyer DeVuyst, who is a trans man.
- NewsGail Johnson
What it’s like having gay parents in 2016
Growing up in the small town of Mill Bay, B.C., Erin Jeffery remembers feeling relatively normal—until she turned 12. The news came as a shock, and Jeffery admits she had a hard time dealing with it. “I’ve told my mom, ‘if you ever have the chance to do it again, don’t do it just before your child goes through puberty,’” Jeffery says.
