Jessica Gaertner, an alleged sexual assault survivor, testified today before the Heritage Committee about a complaint she first filed with BC Hockey in Oct 2021. Gaertner said her complaint “sat without follow up for a year” and called the organization’s response “pathetic.”

All my love and solidarity to those standing up against bigotry and hatred in Ottawa today. Pride started as a protest, is still a protest, and will always be a protest while this kind of hatred exists in the world. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#opportunity | 📢 Gender at Work is seeking a Power Up! Programme Officer to oversee and support our advocacy and programme partnerships with LBQTI+ organisations in Benin, Mozambique, Rwanda & Tunisia. 🔗More info here: bit.ly/3JqbxFu

The same forces that are attacking abortion care, are also targeting trans rights. Although they are seemingly isolated, anti-abortion groups and anti-trans groups share common tactics, strategies and funders across borders.

No amount of rain can dampen trans joy, trans liberation, and trans pride. Happy pride, Toronto!

I am reeling. We should all be reeling. The anti-gender movement is violent, insidious, and it is in Canada.

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Join us on Sept. 25 for the Andrew Mack Memorial Public Lecture featuring award-winning investigative journalist Angela Sterritt! 🎙️Discover how her unique journey as an Indigenous woman & journalist unveils the challenges faced by Indigenous communities👉 buff.ly/3YOeVjU

"Afghan activists, international aid agencies and United Nations experts say the high rate of female suicides in Afghanistan reflects not only a loss of freedom for women, but an increase in forced marriages and domestic abuse – and a loss of hope."

We're heading back to Ottawa for one final, concerted effort to bring about change. Want to help us get there? Please consider donating to our GoFundMe, where you can find some updates on what we've been up to lately! gofund.me/39908d3e

Briefly breaking my Twitter hiatus to share this ✨big✨ news. Drafting this Action Plan has been a labour of love of the last 2.5 years. I'm so immensely proud to have been a part of it, and I can't wait for the world to see it next year. Stay tuned! But first - rest.

🚨Call for participants!🚨 I'm conducting research (a PhD!!) on the experiences of #LGBTIQ diplomats working globally. If that's you, someone you know, or a network of someones - please get involved. The survey takes 15min (t.ly/h9hHJ) or please DM to interview!

I want to let you in on a little secret this #InternationalWomensDay Women are so - let me be very clear - SO tired. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

The Trump administration snuck fetal personhood into their anti-trans executive order

Work isn't getting done, so let's make sure there are FEWER people to get the work done? Make it make sense??

Oh, Canada! Life expectancy 🇨🇦: 82.6 🇺🇸: 78.4 Infant deaths per 1,000 births 🇨🇦: 3.7 🇺🇸: 5.2 Yearly deaths from lack of health insurance 🇺🇸: 68,000 🇨🇦: 0 Ozempic's Price 🇺🇸: $998 🇨🇦: $155 Uninsured/Underinsured 🇺🇸: 85 million 🇨🇦: 0 Admin Costs Per Capita 🇺🇸: $1,055 🇨🇦: $196