Riley Nielson-Baker and Felix Vandergrift are part of Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia, a grassroots, community-based policy process to address issues of gender-affirming care and access to health care for trans, intersex, and gender-diverse people in Nova Scotia. Scott Neigh interviews them about the process, the policy, and the work they have been doing to …
Natalie Jackett is a fourth year undergraduate student in Legal Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. They are also the trans event coordinator for Rainbow Ottawa Student Experience (or ROSE), which was known until recently as Rainbow Carleton. Scott Neigh interviews Jackett about transphobia in Canada, about a successful recent collective action that shut down …
Thanks to Natalie for the interview just now about the troubling rise in anti-trans politics in Canada, about Rainbow Ottawa Student Experience (which until recently was Rainbow Carleton), and about the group’s recent organizing against transphobia. Listen for it soon on Talking Radical Radio!
John Sylliboy is Mi’kmaq and he grew up as part of Esaksoni and Millbrook First Nations in Nova Scotia. He is also the acting executive director of the Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance, an organization of Two-Spirit people on the east coast that has been making space, reclaiming culture, producing knowledge, and speaking up for more …
Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny is a lawyer and will soon be an assistant professor of law and legal studies at Carleton University. He is also the co-chair of the board of JusticeTrans, an organization dedicated to ensuring access to justice for trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and Two Spirit people in the Canadian context. Tai Jacob …
Thank-you to Pierre and Tai of JusticeTrans (http://justicetrans.org) for the great interview just now about their work around increasing access to justice for trans people in Canada. Listen for it in a few weeks on @TalkingRadical Radio!
Just finished an interview with Max from Bricks & Glitter, a radical queer community arts festival based in Toronto focused on “celebrating two-spirit, trans and queer talent, ingenuity, caring, anger, and abundance.” Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a few weeks!
The latest collection from master storyteller Ivan Coyote. Charming. Thoughtful. A great mix of heavy and light, grief-laden and joyful. The same wise, compassionate insight into life in general and into gender in particular. This collection seemed to have more very short pieces than I remember from those I’ve read in the past. Which is …
Mayson Fulk works in manufacturing in London, Ontario, and is a member of the United Steelworkers. Among other roles, he serves as their trans liaison for District 6, which covers all of Canada. Scott Neigh interviews him about what unions can do to stand up for trans workers. An important step in the journey of …
Frédérique Chabot is the director of the health promotion program for Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights and Natalya Mason is a sexual health educator and a registered social worker who works for Saskatoon Sexual Health. Scott Neigh interviews them about this year’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week campaign, about comprehensive sexuality education …