Aaron Devor is the Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria (UVic), in the territories of the Lkwungen-speaking peoples on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Scott Neigh interviews him about the Transgender Archives at UVic, the largest archive in the world of material related to trans people, research on trans issues, and struggles …
Thank-you to Aaron Devor for the interview just now about the history and work of the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria, the largest trans archives in the world. Listen for it soon on Talking Radical Radio!
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 …
Thank-you to Riley and Felix of Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia for the interview just now about the grassroots, community-based effort to overhaul gender-affirming health care in their province. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio at some point in June!
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!
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!
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 …
Estelle Davis is one of the co-founders of Taking What We Need, a grassroots solidarity fund created by and for trans women in Montreal. It provides material support to trans women in the face of the many exclusions, barriers, and costs that they experience. Scott Neigh interviews Davis about the limits of the politics of …