Fredericton trans rally draws 100
MARITIMES / School administrators work to be supportive
Nick Logan / National / Sunday, November 28, 2010
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Fredericton_trans_rally_draws_100-9484.aspxMichelle Rayner says she didn't intend to become a campus spokesperson for transgendered rights at St Thomas University (STU), but she still drew a crowd of supporters to a Nov 25 rally against violence and discrimination.
Rayner, who also goes by Mitch, began speaking to media earlier in November about an assault she says happened after a woman mistook her for a man trying to use the womens' washroom. She declined to take the allegation up with campus security, but she said the school's lack of gender-neutral washrooms put her at risk.
She previously told Xtra she didn't follow up on the alleged assault because she wanted people to discuss trans-awareness, not just the incident. Judging from 100-person crowd that turned out for the rally, Rayner got her wish.
