Trans Lobby Group
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Founded in 2001 and its mission is to educate the public, the media, and politicians on the health care and political needs of trans people.
Pride Toronto's 2011 Honoured D**e March Group. Inspire Awards 2013 Community Organization of the Year. The Trans Lobby Group was founded in 2001 and its mission is to educate the public, the media, and politicians on the health care and political needs of trans people. In Ontario, the Minister of Health and Long Term Care announced restoring of funding for S*x Reassignment Surgery (SRS) on May 14, 2008 following a lengthy campaign by the Trans Lobby Group to relist this medically necessary procedure. Since then, the Trans Lobby Group has advised the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care on the health care needs of trans people as a member of the SRS & Trans Health Policy Working Group. The Trans Lobby Group has also campaigned for explicit human rights protection in Ontario where Toby's Act to amend the Ontario Human Rights Code to include 'gender identity' has been introduced three times in the Ontario Legislature. On June 13, 2013 Toby's Act was adopted with all party support to protect trans people as a prohibited grounds of discrimination of 'gender identity' and 'gender expression'. In Federal Parliament, Bill C-389, an amendment to the Canadian Human Rights Act to include 'gender identity and expression' and to Hate Crimes legislation passed Third Reading February 10, 2011. Unfortunately the Bill died in Senate when the 2011 Federal Election was called. Its successor, C-279 was adopted in Parliament on March 20, 2013 and now goes to Senate for approval. The Trans Lobby Group is a non-partisan group with over 40 members including trans people, supporters, and allies. A smaller Steering Committee of trans people meets regularly to develop strategic direction and political actions relevant to our goals. The Trans Lobby Group, formerly a committee of the Rainbow Health Network which in turn was a Reference Committee of Coalition for Le***an and Gay Rights Ontario (CLGRO), acknowledges and honours their influence and mentorship on our development of liberation movement theory and practice as contrasted against rights theory and practice. The Trans Lobby Group was Pride Toronto's 2011 Honoured D**e March Group.
09/17/2026
🗣️ UPCOMING TALK 🗣️
Kristina Olson - "The First Decade of the Trans Youth Project"
Thurs., October 8, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT
David Strong C126, UVic & online
Zoom registration required if joining online
➡️ link in bio
09/05/2026
Navigating legal rights and systemic protections is a vital part of advocating for ourselves and our loved ones. In Canada, organizations like JusticeTrans work specifically to support the legal rights of 2Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people. Understanding these legal frameworks helps ensure that our lived experiences are recognized and protected in everything from healthcare access to workplace protections. If you're looking for resources on legal advocacy and rights, we recommend starting with JusticeTrans at https://justicetrans.org/who-we-are/.
08/20/2026
🌍🏳️⚧️ Mapping Trans Activism 🏳️⚧️🌎
Since 2017, the Chair in Transgender Studies has welcomed many Mitacs Globalink Research interns from around the world to UVic Libraries to work on the ✨Mapping Transgender Activism Project ✨
The primary task of our interns is indexing the vast and continuously growing collection at the Transgender Archives so it can be accessed by researchers and community members alike. They collect and record metadata from our periodicals, which are then uploaded to the Discovery Tool (🔗 in bio) This month, we will be highlighting some of those periodicals.
This is the cover of Neues Leben Nova issue no. 5 (1994) Pictured on the cover is Simone-Yvonne. Neues Leben was published out of Munich, Germany. This is the only issue held by the Transgender Archives which is written entirely in German. Luckily, we have an intern from Germany this year; shout-out to Ash! Given the small collection, we don’t know much about this periodical. Leave a comment down below if you have any information to add ⬇️
A HUGE thank you to our past, present and future interns—we couldn’t do this without you! If you’d like to learn more about the archives and how to access these materials yourself, you can follow the link in our bio or visit www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives
08/20/2026
08/16/2026
Research Participation Opportunity:
How trans joy manifests in transmasc4transcasc t4t relationships
YOU MUST:
✅ Be 19 or older
✅ Identify as transmasuline
✅ Reside in Canada
✅ Speak English
✅ Have been living with your partner for at least 1 year
Contact Adrian Dunkerson at [email protected] for more details!
07/18/2026
🏳️⚧️ From the Transgender Archives 🏳️⚧️
Scrapbook no. 5, page no. 35 (1975) from the University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archive (TGA) Collection. This collection is fully digitized - visit our website at www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/digital to learn more (🔗 in bio)
What are the Transgender Scrapbooks? From 1971-1982, 13 scrapbooks were compiled from newspaper & magazine clippings published in the UK. The content relates to gender & sexual identity and is organized in thought-provoking, and sometimes humorous, ways.
07/06/2026
07/06/2026
07/04/2026
🏳️⚧️ From the Transgender Archives 🏳️⚧️
A Diana Green illustration, featured in “TransSisters” issue no. 6, pg. 55 (Autumn 1994)
“TransSisters” was published by Skyclad Publishing out of Kansas City, Missouri. The periodical dealt with issues faced by tr*******al women — both personally, and in the broader context of le***an communities. It ran from 1993 onwards, and documents efforts towards trans inclusion at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, conversations about surgery, and comunity events. Copies can be found in our physical archives, in the basement of the McPherson Library. Follow the 🔗 in our bio and use the "Trans Archives Finding Aids" to learn more 🔎
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