Senator Paula Simons stands in the Chamber alongside colleagues to reaffirm the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians, call out partisan scapegoating of trans Canadian, and dispel myths about the danger to children. She joins the Honourable Senator René Cormier and others in the Red Chamber urging the government to convene its national anti-hate action plan as promised in Budget 2023 - and draws disturbing parallels between transphobia and antisemitism.
How much infighting regarding this have you been seeing? From where I stand, it has been pretty smooth sailing. The LGBTQIA+ community reaction I’ve seen varies between “meh, whatever” to “yeah that’s kinda cool”.
I specifically referenced an incident but there were others. Did you finish reading that sentence?
That was in the nineties? I mean infighting specifically due to that 2S change. Also, chill.
I absolutely haven’t heard anyone infighting about this thing I’m hearing about for the first time, and also am referencing other times we added things and people engaged in infighting, since last behavior can often help predict future.
I take issue with putting a specific group first, intentionally, and can tell you (now that I’ve had a day) that the first indigenous person I asked about it said that it was “bullshit” because it feels “placating” to persons historically unrepresented and oppressed. Which does support my concern even if n=1.
For clarity, he is neither cisgender, nor heteronormative in any fashion.