Blatant transphobia appears in full-page ads in the National Post and Toronto Su

[SandraJane]

Blatant transphobia appears in full-page ads in the National Post and Toronto Sun

Savannah Garmon | This article was published on Oct 14, 2011 in the Comment section

Transphobia in Toronto

http://thevarsity.ca/articles/48494

A firestorm of criticism has erupted in response to an ad that recently appeared in the National Post and Toronto Sun. Placed by Charles McVety's so-called Institute for Canada Values (ICV), the ad features a wide-eyed young girl accompanied by the phrase "Please! Don't confuse me," followed by, "I'm a girl. Don't teach me to question if I'm a boy, transexual [sic.], transgendered, intersexed or two-spirited [sic.]"

The ad attacks a new Toronto District School Board (TDSB) resource guide that provides teachers with an age-appropriate approach to sex education that incorporates both sexual and gender diversity.