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REAL Women of Canada, and the naked far-right truth. 13 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from this...
What LifeSiteNews’ attack on Pat Robertson says about religious freedom. 9 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Last week, there was some curious notice given to American televangelist Pat Robertson, after he expressed support for transitioning trans people, and their access to sex reassignment surgery. Less n...
Porn opt-ins, soft censorship and buttbuttinating personal responsibility 26 Jul 2013 | 10:34 pm
On Monday, British Prime Minster David Cameron announced that internet service providers in the U.K. would be required to filter out online porn as part of several new rules to come into effect by the...
“Sex by deception” and the shades of yes 25 Jul 2013 | 07:41 pm
A series of recent rulings (and the media circuses that have accompanied them) in the UK has raised questions about what is being termed “sex by deception” — that is, instances where people who are po...
Stay Motivated: A Short Caution. 26 Jun 2013 | 08:57 pm
I was originally going to title this “stay angry.” Sometimes, it seems like that’s what’s needed to keep people motivated and engaged in activism, networking, and a sense of community, after a big win...
Nova Scotia Extends Health Care Coverage for Reassignment Surgery 13 Jun 2013 | 08:34 am
After originally saying that it would not fund genital reassignment surgery, the Nova Scotia government has now said that it would extend health care funding coverage for the procedure. Health Ministe...
The non-operative word is not “sorry.” 12 Jun 2013 | 07:51 pm
I’m going to be writing about transition regrets and/or reversal of transition (sometimes from folks who remain trans-identified). Before I do, though, it seemed necessary to finish and put this arti...
Facts about trans youth 12 Jun 2013 | 07:50 am
(Previously published in March 2012, and archived here for when it might be needed as reference) Several in the Canadian media and the general public have become interested in trans youth. It’s proba...
Criminalization by any other name… 10 Jun 2013 | 05:25 pm
In Meghan Murphy’s Globe and Mail op-ed of June 3rd, A prostitution solution: Outlaw the customers, not the hookers, she presents what is often referred to as the Swedish or Nordic model of legislatio...
Right-Wing Group Claims Trans Human Rights are a Plot to Normalize Pedophilia. 10 Jun 2013 | 07:13 am
It has long been a practice of American far-right spokespeople and organizations that when sensationalistic rhetoric starts to fail, rather than try to polish it up and make it look more convincing, t...
