Martine
Martine is a union activist and a trans activist. Martine has been on the National Pink Triangle Committee at CUPE for the last ten years. Her human rights case brought back public funding for Gender Reassignment Surgery in Ontario. The group she helped form; The Trans Health Lobby Group successfully lobbied for trans people’s right to change the gender on official identification documents without surgery. CUPE supported Martine in a number of ways throughout her human rights case (7 years). Martine and the Trans Lobby Group are now lobbying for Bill C279 for gender identity to be included in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Rock on Martine.
Martine’s story is one of a series of stories collected at the Moving Trans* History Forward Conference, put on by the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria in March of 2014. The MTHF conference provided onmyplanet.ca with a space to record stories on site during the conferences of 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Deidra
Deidra is a strong union and trans activist. She talks about her transition and how positive a change it was for her. Deidra works in a carpentry shop for the City of Regina and was the first person to transition while employed by the city. She is now in her third term with the National Pink Triangle Committee with CUPE.
Deidra’s story story is one of a series of stories collected at the Moving Trans* History Forward Conference, put on by the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria in March of 2014. The MTHF conference provided onmyplanet.ca with a space to record stories on site during the conferences of 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Chelsea
Chelsea is a self-identified woman who transitioned at the age of 51. She talks about her life before transition and the process of becoming herself.
Chelsea’s story was part of a group of stories recorded on Salt Spring Island, partially sponsored by GLOSSI (Gays and Lesbians of Salt Spring Island). The group was renamed and is now DIASSI – Diverse and Inclusive Salt Spring Island.
Nanci Blu
At the time of this video, Nanci Blu was just back from Montreal and her SRS surgery. She tells the story of her evolution.
FYI RLE = Real Life Experience.
Nanci’s story was part of a series of videos collected at Vancouver Pride in 2012. This series was partially sponsored by Qmunity in Vancouver.
Marie
Marie is the Chair of the Trans Alliance Society in Vancouver. She is a retired postal worker. She talks about the process of becoming herself, and more generally about the coming out process for trans people. www.transalliancesociety.org/
Marie’s story was part of a series of videos collected at Vancouver Pride in 2012. This series was partially sponsored by Qmunity in Vancouver.
Danielle
Danielle, a trans woman, talks about her long history of political work in the trans and women’s communities and of finding herself. Thank-you Danielle, for all the good work that you do.
Danielle passed away in March of 2014 from a very aggressive cancer. RIP Danielle. A memorial page has been set up for Danielle on facebook; Here.
Danielle’s story was part of a series of videos collected at Vancouver Pride in 2012. This series was partially sponsored by Qmunity in Vancouver.
Daphne
Daphne is a transexual, pan-sexual, self-identified woman. She is very involved in her return to college and the Pride group at her school. See Daphne’s Youtube Channel
Rachel
Rachel is a post-op trans woman and graciously shares her story.