Author: Hayley Juhl

The first Transgender Day of Remembrance was held Nov. 20, 1999. It was launched by Gwedndolyn Ann Smith to honour a trans woman who had been murdered the year before, Rita Hester. Those whose lives have been lost or who have faced violence of any kind are remembered — and this is a good time [...]

Strong ballet traditions mean dancers of colour have long gone without pointe shoes that are designed for their skin tone. Tights, as well, remain traditionally pink. In a recent New York Times article, dancer Precious Adams says, “I want to look my best on stage. I’m not colorblind, and I think it ruins the line [...]

It can be harder for a person coming from a place of privilege — white, middle class, unaccustomed to being singled out in a crowd — to know where to start when speaking to their children about race relations. The instinct might be to say, “Everyone is equal. Everyone is the same inside.” But we [...]

Joseph, a marketing professional and CEO of We Have Stories, wore a shirt modeled off the Washington team's logo with a few small tweaks: The shirt read "Caucasians" rather than the usual slur, with a white bust in place of the team's current mascot. Tap here to read the full story. https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1024330451941564416

You might not have even noticed, how few women are openly discussing their personal experience with abortion any more. Our freedom here in Canada and the protections of Roe v. Wade in the south might have made us complacent. As U.S. Justice Kennedy prepares to retire, abortion rights are very much back in the news [...]

Don't hire for diversity, they say. Hire the best people.

This four-panel meme has been going around social media again. It shows people in various centuries dying of black plague, working 16-hour days, fighting a war, and, finally in the 2000s, sobbing because they’ve been offended. The point seems to be that people can’t imagine real tribulation anymore and haven’t any courage, so they’re easily [...]