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Transgender student says some Canadians need 3rd option for gender on census

Started by stephaniec, January 06, 2016, 07:30:41 PM

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Transgender student says some Canadians need 3rd option for gender on census

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/quinn-nelson-transgender-canadians-census-1.3392218

CBC/By Matthew Kupfer, CBC News Posted: Jan 06, 2016 7:18 PM ET| Last Updated: Jan 06, 2016 7:18 PM ET

"Quinn Nelson wants to be counted in the 2016 long-form census, but when it comes to the question of gender identity there's a problem: Nelson is transgender and identifies as neither male nor female.

"As a non-binary person, often when I fill out forms there's only two options given to me and that's not enough for me," Nelson said in an interview on CBC's Power & Politics."
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