Sex-change woman's refugee claim OK'd
Afraid of persecution if expelled from Nova Scotia
Postmedia News August 20, 2010
http://www.theprovince.com/life/change+woman+refugee+claim/3420715/story.html After four years of red tape in Nova Scotia, a transgendered woman from Northern Ireland qualified Thursday to claim refugee status to remain in Canada.
Tanya Bloomfield now has 28 days to file a refugee claim after passing an eligibility interview and test. The 40-year-old, who says she would be persecuted if she returned home, would have been forced to leave Canada by the end of the month had she failed.
"I think you can only . . . feel enthusiastic," Bloomfield said. "I'm able to now remain in Canada when this process goes on," she added, stressing she could keep working in the meantime.
