Anti-homophobia consultant played 'big part' in trans boy's coming out
BUDGET CUTS / Budget vote coming April 29
Natasha Barsotti / Vancouver / Wednesday, April 28, 2010
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Antihomophobia_consultant_played_big_part_in_trans_boys_coming_out-8580.aspxWhen Julia O'Dwyer's transgendered child began transitioning in Grade 8, she wanted to make sure he would be safe to be who he is - and "hopefully be accepted."
The Vancouver School Board's anti-homophobia consultant, Steve Mulligan, "played a big part in making that happen," a more than happy and relieved O'Dwyer reports two years later.
That's why O'Dwyer went before Vancouver School Board (VSB) trustees on April 20 to make a pitch for the anti-homophobia consultant's hours to be restored to four days a week, following news the position had been halved as part of the VSB's proposed $18 million budget cuts.
