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Canada- Transgender Thunder Bay resident applauds discrimination ban

Started by SandraJane, June 17, 2012, 08:14:30 AM

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June 17, 2012, 08:14:30 AM
CBC News | Canada



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


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2012/06/15/tby-trans-descrimination-ban.html



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.
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