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Title: Transgender author claims Yukon school cancelled presentation
Post by: Shana A on November 27, 2012, 02:36:14 PM
Post by: Shana A on November 27, 2012, 02:36:14 PM
Transgender author claims Yukon school cancelled presentation
Author, who is undergoing sex change, is a former teacher at École Émilie-Tremblay
CBC News
Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:13 PM CST
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/11/26/north-whitehorse-teacher-sex-change-presentation.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/11/26/north-whitehorse-teacher-sex-change-presentation.html)
A Yukon author is criticizing the actions of staff at École Émilie-Tremblay.
Genevieve Labelle used to teach at the Whitehorse elementary school and was known as Mr. Guillaume. She is undergoing a sex change in Montreal.
Last week, Labelle was scheduled to return to a book fair at the school to talk about her new publication. The colouring book is called One of a Kind, and depicts children in unconventional roles. Some show boys dressed in dresses, others show girls playing with toy dump trucks.
Labelle said the school cancelled her presentation when they found out about her sex change.
Title: Re: Transgender author claims Yukon school cancelled presentation
Post by: gennee on November 27, 2012, 07:42:02 PM
Post by: gennee on November 27, 2012, 07:42:02 PM
It's the adults that are freaking out and not the kids. Children are open to many things. Adults can become closed minded because they are so set in maintaining their ideology and belief systems, even if it is in question.
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Title: Re: Transgender author claims Yukon school cancelled presentation
Post by: eshaver on November 28, 2012, 11:05:34 AM
Post by: eshaver on November 28, 2012, 11:05:34 AM
Ya beat me to it Geenee. ellen