Targeting transgender kids |
This past Thursday was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, to memorialize those who have been, and continue to be, murdered because of transphobia.
I pause at the keyboard to let that sink in for myself. The reality of such a level of hate against this vulnerable minority weighs heavily on me.
A friend asked me the other day why I post on social media from time to time in support of trans folks. Is there a trans person in my family or otherwise close to me? There isn’t. Trans folks are a vulnerable minority fighting uphill simply to exist. Being a vocal ally is the least I can do.
The day of remembrance is a particularly heavy day in the context of the Alberta government stripping away, from trans children, fundamental rights the rest of us enjoy as enshrined in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Yes, it is targeting the most vulnerable of this already vulnerable group, the children.
The charter says, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in........