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Transgender Thunder Bay resident applauds discrimination ban
Aiden Kivisto said the provincial change will help many of his peers
CBC News | Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:52 AM ET | Last Updated: Jun 15, 2012 10:45 AM ET
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Aiden Kivisto, 24, recently returned to Thunder Bay. He was once known as Lea. (Nicole Ireland/CBC)
As Thunder Bay's annual Thunder Pride festivities wrap up this weekend, transgender people have something extra to celebrate. Ontario has just banned discrimination based on a person's gender identity.
This is good news for city resident Aiden Kivisto. The 24-year-old returned to his hometown of Thunder Bay from Toronto last year. Before he left, his name was Lea.