Anti-SOGI and antivax school board trustee running for Kelowna city council seat. Def will NOT get our vote! www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article...

Last Saturday was a great time to spend the morning at the Kelowna Farmers’ & Crafters’ Market alongside fellow MLAs, meeting local growers, makers, and small business owners who help keep our communities thriving. #mlajennb #KelownaFarmersMarket #SupportLocalBC #LocalFood

A new study of 445 adolescents treated at pediatric gender clinics in Canada found that after a mean 2.4 years, 94.6% still identified as trns. Of the 353 who started hormonal treatments, 1.1% discontinued them. www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

Proud to be one of the parties — with @juritrans.bsky.social, the legal clinic I founded — fighting back against Saskatchewan’s anti-trans “parental rights” legislation and its attempts to destroy Canada’s Charter of Rights as we know it. scc-csc.ca/pdf/case-doc...

As a reminder, age restrictions on social media disproportionately negatively affect queer and trans youth. We need, at a bare minimum, viable alternatives and safe spaces. Otherwise, the Carney government's social media plan is a disaster in the making for them. www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...

As predicted, women are the next full target. This is the pattern: extreme new policies restricting women’s rights (see: Roe v Wade) and public participation, then the subsequent outrage machine that actually normalizes this, until women have no more rights at all. www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/u...

Christian Nationalism in action. It started with oppression of trans youth, then trans adults, and now they are broadening their attacks to all LGBTQIA+ people. The goal is erasure from society. The ultimate target is women, repeal of voting rights, and strict gender roles.

Pride is more than a month. Pride is a continuous act of courage, love, and allyship 🌈 It’s about honouring those who came before, standing beside those who are here, and creating space for those still finding their voice 🏳️‍🌈 #mlajennb #genderequity #pridemonth #prideseason #prideallyear

happy pride 💕

Apparently American girls are swooning that Hudson Williams said “partner” about his long-time girlfriend last night. But I don’t think I know many Canadians under 40 who do NOT say “partner.” Gay marriage has been legal here for •over a generation• now — 21 years. Relationships are not gendered.

Oslo Pride video 🥹 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride #LoveIsLove

Happy Pride, Kelowna!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (reposting as I forgot alt text!)

Adult who stands outside elementary schools with weird signs about children and gender claims the new leader of the BC Conservatives privately affirmed her position on a question of public policy to him during an in-person meeting:

“It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions." We might missed Harvey Milk Day last week, but still wanted to share this quote. We couldn't have said it better ourselves.🏳️‍🌈

It would be bad enough if this was all she voted for, but the bill literally also has a provision to strip school funding from any school that has books with trans characters, has policies protecting trans students, performs shakespeare’s 12th night, or even has a trans teacher.

When I say I will never vote for Gavin Newsom. When I say I’d take another Republican congress over Democrats that abandon trans people. This is why. When your largest left of center party goes the way of Labour in the UK, you’ve lost all hope. I will never do it.

this is, yes, a very specific message to a very specific group of cis people but hey we are overrepresented on this app so: when your otherwise well-meaning friends say they don't understand being trans the answer is "you don't have to"

People like Elon Musk are actively spreading misinformation about the San Diego shooters allegedly being trans (they were not). This alarmingly happens after every tragedy like this. And I am once again tired of having to reshare this piece of mine from last year. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

Pride is a promise — that every Canadian can live safely, openly, and proudly as themselves. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we recommit ourselves to fight for the dignity, security, and equal rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada and around the world.

On #IDAHOBIT, I want to showcase some favourite Alberta Unbound episodes, with some of my favourite queer and trans rights activists. First up: Darrin Hagen, playwright, composer, historian, documentary maker, the most regal of them all. #AlbertaUnbound #yeg #abpoli @guysindisguise.bsky.social

Not because it’s woke. Because it’s right. Love. Inclusion. Acceptance. Diversity. All make a more wonderful, rich, and innovative community. Thank you, Mayor Knack. 🌈❤️🇨🇦

“Canada’s going to have to decide,” Johnstone said in an interview from Halifax on Sunday. “Are we going to be a bastion of human rights, a free society that welcomes dialogue and protects minorities? Or, are we gonna go the Trumpian route?” www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

I have gotten letters from teachers letting me know that their kid, seeing me be out and trans and running a field trip day, gave their kids confidence to come out and be open about their transness. Every moment we are visible and vocal we help someone.

In my childhood, my family's religious beliefs made sure I didn't know trans people existed outside of porn Seeing trans people simply living their lives would have changed mine, 25 years ago So that's what I want to do now: exist so the next person sees it's beautiful to be your whole-ass self

Still prepping for the queer zine fair next month- if you're in Kelowna for pride come get some prints! #zines #prints #illistration

Sign and pass on. www.forourfamilies.ca

European Commission has updated its follow buttons. ✅ Mastodon and Bluesky are in; ⛔ X, Facebook, YouTube are out. (Only when you scroll all the way down, FB and YT are still there, but no longer X.) commission.europa.eu/index_en

Listen up gays! It's the first Monday in May and we got somethin’ to say. This “gender stuff” isn’t just about trans people. It’s attacks on families, medical providers, attacks on you – and we need to fight together now more than ever.

It is such a gift when your kids trust you enough to show you who they are rather than pretend to be who they think you want them to be

Anne Hathaway, you will ALWAYS be that girl. 💙💛

I was delighted to attend the annual Queer Youth Prom in Edmonton last night, to see hundreds of teens dance and sing and make friendship bracelets and eat pizza. It is such a hopeful, wholesome celebration of acceptance and joy. With @edmontonanne.bsky.social #yeg #Edmonton #yegcc #abpoli #cdnpoli

Proud to partner with @qmunity on a new helpline to address rising incidents of trans and queer hate in British Columbia. Their work will provide a space for people feel safe, welcome, and supported. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #mlajennb #genderequity #trans #queer #twospirit

Is the New York Times more biased than other major US news organizations that cover the trans community? Early data from our 2026 news tracker suggests they are. Of the 10 outlets we've been tracking, NYT had the fewest stories that quoted a trans person of them all. More here:

In case you missed it, Senator @drkristopherwells.bsky.social - #SenCA sponsor - recently launched debate at second reading of Bill C-9, Combatting Hate Act. Read/watch his speech here: theprogressives.ca/in-the-senat... #cdnpoli

Also a “semi-famous” transphobe who we are well acquainted with, unfortunately.

1. Major alert: Trump's anti-trans co-author Moti Gorin will be presenting with Kaltiala and Montante. These are conversion therapy advocates with intense anti-trans ties to hate groups around the world. Now they'll be teaching pediatricians THIS FRIDAY. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Short answer: no, it is not. theconversation.com/is-alberta-r...

Our latest paper is out today in @jamapediatrics.com - discussing: (1) How structural and mental health disparities can lead to competitive *disadvantages* for trans youth in sports (2) The negative impacts of exclusionary sports policies on mental health jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Right now, in another timeline, a very different variant of the person I used to be is sitting down at a table for one with a brutally hoppy IPA and an equally bitter sense of ennui. I hope she works it out. 💕

Alberta trans kids are self-harming because of hateful UCP legislation. Parents like me have been protesting, writing letters, and calling my MLA for two years. They don’t listen because they think most of you don’t care. Prove them wrong. Speak up and help us save our kids. #abpoli #ableg

one of many reasons i will never accept abandoning my trans siblings or the broader queer community for the purposes of "a bigger tent"

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people. Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.

If I had to choose a single thought which haunts me most, it’s this. And it has animated me for years. This thing has been growing and metastasizing for almost a decade. And every passing year we’ve grown more hoarse trying to get someone to give a shit.

SOURCE CALLOUT 🏳️‍⚧️ ✨ (Please share!) I'm working on a large print feature for later this year that asks a big question: What does it look like when we let trans people thrive? I'm looking to talk to a few everyday trans people from across Canada about what that idea means to them. (Thread...)

Just going to leave this here.

I Stand With Adrienne Smith! Hate Has No Home Here!

MoveUP unequivocally stands in support and solidarity with our friend and colleague, Adrienne Smith. moveuptogether.ca/the-latest/s...

B’bye Pamela Jo. 👋

We see you, we love you, we fight for you. 🏳️‍⚧️ On this Trans Day of Visibility, we stand in solidarity against the assaults on trans rights across the globe. Even Canada is not isolated from reactive Christian nationalism. It's why we defend human rights and government religious neutrality.