Since no one seems to have blogged about it yet I thought I'd mention some tidbit of good news out of my home province of Ontario. It seems that all three parties (seriously, even including the Conservatives) unanimously voted to adjust the Ontario Human Rights Code to prohibit discrimination against transgender people.

It's a first for any Canadian province but I do believe it won't be the last. Hopefully other provinces will follow suit in time. :)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/13/ontar...

There seems to be a lot of "negative" news stories coming out of my country lately. The transgender beauty contestant or the gender not matching appearance on a passport as prominent examples...

Well, here's something that provides a little hope. Ontario looks like it's poised to take a step forward in transgender rights: changing gender without SRS.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/04/19/surge...

Although I'm sure the comments will be a mixed...

I've never posted a blog before but I found a good news article that I felt was worthy of posting here. I never see any Canadians posting our news so I thought it might be time, especially given todays significance.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/11/20/ottawa-tran...

Alright I fixed the link and went straight to the CBC. I just thought it was a good article on some basic recognition...