{"id":382,"date":"2015-11-24T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T19:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/?p=382"},"modified":"2015-12-01T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T19:29:04","slug":"ottawas-transgender-community-cautiously-optimistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/2015\/11\/24\/ottawas-transgender-community-cautiously-optimistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa&#8217;s transgender community cautiously optimistic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI once thought I was the only one in Ottawa,\u201d Amanda Ryan says. \u201cI once thought I was alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imagine what it would be like to leave behind everything you know \u2014 everything that is comfortable and familiar \u2014 and start over.\u00a0 That\u2019s exactly what Ryan had to do.<\/p>\n<p>The Ottawa resident remembers the first time she went out in public as a woman.\u00a0 \u201cI went to the door a dozen times&#8221; before stepping outside, she says.\u00a0 \u201cI came back in to the room and I just shook.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F234497387%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-TNNKg&player_height=&player_height_multi=&player_width=&player_type=visual&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&buying=&sharing=&download=&show_artwork=&show_playcount=&hide_related=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Fifteen years ago, she says, Ottawa wasn\u2019t accepting or even welcoming of transgender people, \u201cbut it was polite.\u201d\u00a0 She says that in earlier years people would sometimes point or stare at a transgender woman but for the most part kept to themselves.\u00a0 \u201cThat is as much as we are asking for,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \u201cJust to be treated like a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Linda Slater\u2019s life as a transgender woman began when her wife discovered her cross-dressing.\u00a0 \u201cShe basically said I was sick,\u201d says Slater, a retired Bell Canada worker who also worked repairing old tools.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Slater still presents herself as a man in the workplace and lives only part-time as a woman. She has still endured her fair share of discrimination since she came out in the late 1990s.\u00a0 Stores would refuse service and people would call out profanities as she walked by on the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would walk down the street the odd time, and a bunch of teenage boys would whistle and say, you know, fag or whatever,\u201d Slater says. Having lived in Ottawa the majority of her adult life, she does say Ottawa has always been a little friendlier than other cities in Canada.\u00a0 \u201cTolerant, I guess, is the word.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Visibility a huge factor<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;People are going to be freaked out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_384\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/andrew-1-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-384\" src=\"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/andrew-1-of-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Gigu\u00e8re is a an active member and advocate for the LGBT community in Ottawa | Photo by Brea Elford\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/andrew-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/andrew-1-of-1-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/andrew-1-of-1-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/thejunction\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/andrew-1-of-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Gigu\u00e8re is a an active member and advocate for the LGBT community in Ottawa THE JUNCTION\/Brea Elford<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Ryan, visibility is a huge reason why people are becoming more accepting of the LGBT community. But Ryan also says that increased visibility has also resulted in an increase in the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/321120-record-transgender-homicides-usa\/\">transphobic hate crimes<\/a>. By being more active in the community, she says, \u201cwe are becoming more visible and people are going to be freaked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pushing forward, so now they are turning around and pushing back,\u201d said Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Gigu\u00e8re, an active member of the city\u2019s LGBT community, says people are changing the way they perceive LGBT individuals. \u201cIf you allow for ethnic and cultural diversities, maybe it\u2019s not nearly as melodramatic as it seems,\u201d Gigu\u00e8re says.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/146810107\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/146810107\">Ottawa&#8217;s LGBT<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>\u00a0| Andrew Gigu\u00e8re speaking over Ottawa&#8217;s Bank Street mural (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.2bmag.com\/ottawas-we-demand-mural-right-on-time-40-years-later\/\">http:\/\/www.2bmag.com\/ottawas-we-demand-mural-right-on-time-40-years-later\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Ryan recalls one particular instance in Ottawa when the atmosphere surrounding the transgender community shifted. It was eight years ago at the Capital Pride parade and the crowd not only looked at the group as it walked by, but actually applauded. Ryan says that since that moment, people often cheer during the parade.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan attributes a lot of this support to the accomplishments made by the LGB community \u00a0over the years. \u201cThe rights that they have got have filtered right down to us,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F234535068&player_height=&player_height_multi=&player_width=&player_type=visual&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&buying=&sharing=&download=&show_artwork=&show_playcount=&hide_related=false\"><\/iframe>\n<h4>Legal action<\/h4>\n<p>Gigu\u00e8re echoed Ryan\u2019s sentiments. \u201cPeople are seeing that there is a world that is more diverse than they accepted,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the fact that Canada was a decade ahead of the United-States in recognizing \u00a0same-sex marriage. But the recognition of same-sex marriage doesn\u2019t mean the fight to end marginalization is over, Gigu\u00e8re says. \u00a0\u201cIt is just different,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>For example, he says, trans-identified people \u2014 people whose gender does not match their performance \u2014 do not have equal rights at the federal level. There are still discrepancies in access to things such as income and health services, as well as social stigma in the education and marriage institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script id=\"infogram_0_canadian_statistics\" title=\"Canadian statistics\" src=\"\/\/e.infogr.am\/js\/embed.js?2VP\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; padding: 8px 0; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #989898; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\/canadian_statistics\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian statistics<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #989898; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\" target=\"_blank\">Create your own infographics<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many in Ottawa\u2019s transgender community hope the Trudeau government will bring much needed changes to rights at a federal level.\u00a0 Bill C-279, an act that would amend the Canadian Human Rights Bill and the Criminal Code to include gender identity, was passed by the House of Commons in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>But the legislation was amended and delayed by the Senate and didn\u2019t receive royal assent.<\/p>\n<p>Known colloquially as the Bathroom Bill, the legislation was amended by the Senate to restrict transgender bathroom access in public places such as change rooms, public bathrooms and prisons. These amendments were made on the grounds that predators would abuse the privacy of such places.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan says these amendments are a setback for the transgender community, but she remains hopeful the new government will act quickly on promises made during its election campaign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1siiz5tK9HQJbItd9p_o951Xbsyh5dKVv93GF_GnVlIk&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650\" width=\"100%\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Social Opportunities<\/h4>\n<p>Gigu\u00e8re says that when he first came out he listened obsessively to David Bowie because that was all he had at the time. He says he often felt isolated, like there was no one else living his reality.<\/p>\n<p>He now works hard to ensure there are inclusive, safe, and welcoming places in Ottawa. He points to social meet-up groups like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Geek-Out-Ottawa\/\">Geek-Out<\/a> as places to seek comfort and camaraderie.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan, who now works for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gendermosaic.com\/\">Gender Mosaic<\/a>, an advocacy group in Ottawa, says it was organizations like that which took her in and showed her she wasn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n<h4>Moving Forward<\/h4>\n<p>Slater has lived as a transgender woman in Ottawa for 25 years. She says she knows Ottawa is becoming more inclusive, to the point where she can now go into a shop and people will treat her the same as any other customer.<\/p>\n<p>She also says the Ottawa Police Service has come a long way in acknowledging transgender individuals. According to Slater, in the early 1990s, police would ridicule transgender individuals and refuse to help or treat in a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe social stigma of being gay or trans, it is all about education,\u201d Ryan says.\u00a0 \u201cPeople are listening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work is not done by any means, but we are certainly progressing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gigu\u00e8re urges people to regard all communities as diverse. \u201cThere is not one way you can paint a picture about a community that is going to be one-sided or simple,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has hardships,\u201d Gigu\u00e8re says. &#8220;The world is big, and there are a lot of different people in it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI once thought I was the only one in Ottawa,\u201d Amanda Ryan says. \u201cI once thought I was alone.\u201d Imagine what it would be like to leave behind everything you know \u2014 everything that is comfortable and familiar \u2014 and start over.\u00a0 That\u2019s exactly what Ryan had to do. 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