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Canadian Trans Rights Bill Supporters Targeted
by Mercedes Allen, June 28, 2012; reprinted with permission of the author. On Wednesday June 6th, Parliament voted to send Private Member’s Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) to committee for review as part of its trek toward passage. I had expressed concerns at that […]
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Qulture Shock: A Short Skirt Butch Review
Lee-Anne Poole’s one-woman play, Short Skirt Butch, is a brilliantly funny but shockingly brutal portrayal of a woman who’s self-defeating, asinine and psychopathic behaviour lands her in a threesome in which she is casually exploited and then dumped, after having been warned repeatedly by her friends that that’s exactly what would happen. I was privileged […]
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Pride in Education Conference
The 2012 Pride in Education Conference will be held in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Tuesday, August 21, from 10 AM to 4 PM, at the Dept. of Early Childhood Development, 250 King Street, Room 240. Please check the website for details. Dear PIE Friends and Allies: In partnership with the Department of Education and Early […]
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Qulture Shock: Triple Threat
There’s a triple threat of fantastic performances coming up in ol’ Freddy at the end of the month: June 28 (Thursday): Alexander Van Alstyne’s band LABUT is playing from his forthcoming album, “Communist Vodka Blues” at Fusion Nightclub in Fredericton. Alex is going on @ 11:30 PM, so drink plenty of coffee. THIS ‘OUT AND ABOUT’ […]
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Transformative Justice for Abuse & Assault
Strengthening Communities to Address Harm: A Discussion on Transformative Justice by Hot Times Collective (release date: May 22, 2012). Event Date: Thursday, 31 May 2012, 19:00 until 21:00 2103 Gottingen St., Halifax, NS. Communities often struggle with how to address sexualized violence, intimate partner abuse, addiction, and other harms in ways that promote and encourage […]
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Trans Man Takes Action Against Doctor’s Discrimination
To whom it may concern, On April 18th, 2012, I went to see Dr. X of the Fredericton Psychiatry office regarding my gender identity disorder and to request a letter of recommendation for sex reassignment surgery at the clinic in Montreal. I was referred to Dr. X by a social worker of the Mental Health […]
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Gender Rights Bill Second Reading
Editor: I am posting the entire speech of Randall Garrison in the House of Commons on Bill C-279, which was presented for a second reading on the 5th of April, 2012. As with C-389, the bill nows goes to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. You can track this bill at LegisInfo. Mr. Randall […]
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We Were Here: AIDS in San Francisco
In recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, AIDS New Brunswick in partnership with the New Brunswick Film Cooperative is presenting a screening of SUNDANCE Film Festival Selection”We Were Here”. The film will be shown at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, starting at 7 PM. Filmmakers David Weissman and Bill Weber co-directed […]
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QTC’s Spring Calendar
Upcoming Queer Theory Collective Events: Mayoral Forum, April 17th Planning for Pride week, April 24th QTC Open Stage, May 1st ———————————————- Queer Mayoral Forum April 17th, 7pm QTC at Gallery Connexion, 440 York St (old Chestnut complex) Lucky us! We’ll have both Matthew Hayes and Brad Woodside in for a […]
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Qulture Shock: Tempest in a Teapot
“Tempest in a Teapot” was performed by Shaun Bartone and Cynthia Ryder as part of the Hoot & Peep festival of performance art, spearheaded by Salon Connex, a co-production of the Charlotte St. Arts Centre and Gallery Connexion. Bartone and Ryder performed the show on Wednesday, February 8, from 1 to 4 PM, in the windows of […]
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