Transgender author claims Yukon school cancelled presentation

[Shana A]

Transgender author claims Yukon school cancelled presentation
Author, who is undergoing sex change, is a former teacher at École Émilie-Tremblay
CBC News
Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:13 PM CST

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/11/26/north-whitehorse-teacher-sex-change-presentation.html

A Yukon author is criticizing the actions of staff at École Émilie-Tremblay.

Genevieve Labelle used to teach at the Whitehorse elementary school and was known as Mr. Guillaume. She is undergoing a sex change in Montreal.

Last week, Labelle was scheduled to return to a book fair at the school to talk about her new publication. The colouring book is called One of a Kind, and depicts children in unconventional roles. Some show boys dressed in dresses, others show girls playing with toy dump trucks.

Labelle said the school cancelled her presentation when they found out about her sex change.

[gennee]

It's the adults that are freaking out and not the kids. Children are open to many things. Adults can become closed minded because they are so set in maintaining their ideology and belief systems, even if it is in question.

[eshaver]

Ya beat me to it Geenee. ellen