Gender Affirming Assistance Project launches in Kingston

Unicorn helps Ontario schools be inclusive of gender diversity

Soapbox: Loyalist Councillor speaks out about MP Sloan

July 16, 2021July 17, 2021 Zoha Khalid 0 Comments accessibility, afforability, community organizations, Department of Psychology, gender affirming apparel, Gender Affirming Assistance Project (GAAP), gender diversity, gender marker changes, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Jane Mao, Jenna Guys, Kingston, non-binary, Queen's University, trans, transgender, two-spirit

The grassroots collective, Gender Affirming Assistance Project (GAAP), is a community-based group based in the Katarokwi/Kingston region that seeks to support two-spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender diverse community members. Two Queen’s students, Jenna Huys and Jane Mao, are leading the initiative that aims to reduce the barriers for people when

Campus Education Health News

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment ALCDSB, Algonquin Lakeshore District School Board, anti-bullying, anti-bullying messaging, bullying, Dr. Kyle Kirkup, Dr. Lee Airton, Faculty of Education Genders & Sexualities Alliance, Gegi, Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education, gender diversity, gender equality, gender identity, gender-based violence, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Queen's University, Safe Schools, School Guidance Counsellors, student safety, students, Superintendent of Education, teachers, teachers' unions, unicorn, University of Ottawa

A unicorn named Gegi is now helping Ontario public and Catholic schools welcome gender diversity. Gegi.ca is the creation of Queen’s University researcher, Dr. Lee Airton, Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education, and Dr. Kyle Kirkup, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) at

Opinion Politics Soapbox

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Community Soapbox 2 Comments Bill C-8, Conservative Party of Canada, conversion therapy, Councillor Nathan Townend, federal government, gender diversity, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Kingston, Loyalist Township Council, MP Derek Sloan, opinion, sexuality

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Councillor Nathan Townend and does not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of Kingstonist. I feel compelled as a municipal councillor, for the second time in less than 3 months, to speak out against recent comments made by the Member