Transgender Canadians Speak Out On Federal Election Issues

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Transgender Canadians Speak Out On Federal Election Issues

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/18/transgender-issues-canada-election_n_8323144.html

Huffington Post/The Huffington Post Canada    |  By  Al Donato     Posted:  10/18/2015 10:42 am EDT

"When transgender Canadians recently received voter cards from Elections Canada with their birth names instead of their current legal names, some saw it as an act of accidental "outing."

Outing occurs when someone's gender or sexual identity is disclosed without their consent, which in the case of the voter cards resulted in individuals having to reveal they are trans to election officers, also putting them at risk of being outed to others, a situation that activists say can be painful, embarrassing, and potentially dangerous if the person is not living in a supportive community. "