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Press Release: Transsexual and transgender women denied access to shelters as temperatures drop in Montréal
ASTT(e)Q urges Québec shelters to change discriminatory practices
25 January, 2013 - As temperatures drop to extreme lows, transsexual and transgender women in Montréal continue to be turned away from many homeless women’s shelters. Over the past week of bitter cold, ASTT(e)Q, a local trans health project of CACTUS Montréal, has witnessed several of our members be denied shelter on the grounds of being trans. While such refusals are frequently justified by administrative regulations, members of ASTT(e)Q believe that these exclusive practices are rooted in discriminatory attitudes towards trans people.
A New Group for Trans* People at the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy
The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy will be hosting a monthly gathering for anyone who identifies as trans* or who has lived a trans* experience!
Argentina Gender Rights Law: A New World Standard
"CeCe" McDonald: Black, Transgender Woman Faces Murder Trial for What Supporters Call Self-Defense
The Self-Determination We Deserve: Landmark charter challenge launched as Bill C-389 raises debate
A room of their own:Transsexual and transgender homeless say they’re being turned away from sex-specific shelters
Lorsque transsexualité rime avec itinérance
ASTT(e)Q aims to promote the health and well-being of trans people through peer support and advocacy, education and outreach, and community empowerment and mobilization. We understand the health of trans people and our communities to be interrelated to economic and social inequalities, which have resulted in trans people experiencing disproportionate rates of poverty, un(der)employment, precarious housing, criminalization and violence. We believe in the right to self-determine our gender identity and gender expression free from coercion, violence and discrimination. We advocate for access to health care that will meet the many needs of our diverse communities, while working collectively to build supportive, healthy and resilient communities.
