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Sophie Labelle
Sophie Labelle is a Canadian cartoonist, public speaker, and writer. She is known for her webcomic ''Assigned Male'', which draws upon her experiences as a trans girl and woman. She is an activist in the transgender rights movement, and speaks on the subjects of trans history and transfeminism. Early life Labelle grew up in rural Quebec, near Châteauguay. She worked as an elementary school teacher, and was the camp coordinator for Gender Creative Kids Canada. Career Labelle is the author and illustrator of ''Assigned Male'', a webcomic and series of zines addressing issues of gender norms and privilege. It features the character of 11-year-old Stephie, a trans girl discovering and embracing her gender. Labelle said that while working with transgender children, she "noticed how negative everything we tell them about their own body is, so I wanted to create a character that could respond to all those horrible things trans kids hear all the time." She has made educational guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assigned Male
''Assigned Male'' is a webcomic illustrated and written by Sophie Labelle. It draws upon her experiences as a trans girl and woman. The comic, and series of zines, address issues of gender norms and privilege. It began in October 2014 and is ongoing, published in English and French. The webcomic is released in printed anthologies on Labelle's online store. Plot This comic follows life through the eyes of a middle schooler named Stephie who alternately makes light of, and chafes under the realities of growing up a transgender child in a cisgender world. Characters Protagonists * Stephanie "Stephie" Bondu - An 11-year-old trans girl discovering and embracing her gender. Stephie is autistic and uses she/her pronouns. Originally published in 2014. Her mother, Alice, understands quickly, while her father, Martin, doesn't understand until later. She later tells her friends she is bisexual. * Ciel Sousa - A genderfluid seventh-grader who uses they/them and she/her pronouns. Virgil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privilege (social Inequality)
Social privilege is a theory of special advantage or entitlement, which benefits one person, often to the detriment of others. Privileged groups can be advantaged based on education, social class, caste, ageism, age, heightism, height, weight, nationality, Location, geographic location, disability, Ethnic group, ethnic or Race (human classification), racial category, gender, gender identity, neurology, sexual orientation, physical attractiveness, religion, and other differentiating factors. It is generally considered to be a theoretical concept used in a variety of subjects and often linked to social inequality. Privilege is also linked to social and cultural forms of power. It began as an academic concept, but has since been invoked more widely, outside of academia. This subject is based on the interactions of different forms of privilege within certain situations. Furthermore, it must be understood as the inverse of social inequality, in that it focuses on how power structures i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying or cyberharassment is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. Cyberbullying and cyberharassment are also known as online bullying. It has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers, as the digital sphere has expanded and technology has advanced. Cyberbullying is when someone, typically a teenager, bullies or harasses others on the internet and other digital spaces, particularly on social media sites. Harmful bullying behavior can include posting rumors, threats, sexual remarks, a victims' personal information, or pejorative labels (i.e. hate speech). Bullying or harassment can be identified by repeated behavior and an intent to harm. Victims of cyberbullying may experience lower self-esteem, increased suicidal ideation, and various negative emotional responses, including being anxious, frustrated, angry, or depressed. Cyberbullying is in many cases an extension of already existing traditional bullying. Students who are bullied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill C-16
''An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code'' (french: Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne et le Code criminel) is a law passed by the Parliament of Canada. The law adds gender expression and gender identity as protected grounds to the ''Canadian Human Rights Act'', and also to the ''Criminal Code'' provisions dealing with hate propaganda, incitement to genocide, and aggravating factors in sentencing. Introduction and legislative history The bill was introduced on 17 May 2016 by Justin Trudeau's Liberal government as Bill C-16 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. It passed in the House of Commons by 248–40 votes and in the Senate by 67–11 votes with three abstentions. The bill became law upon receiving Royal Assent on 19 June 2017, coming into force immediately. Summary The Library of Parliament summarized the bill as follows: The bill is intended to protect individuals from discrimination within the sphere of federal j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro International
Metro International is a Swedish global media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the ''Metro'' newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41 percent since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is free, with revenues thus generated entirely through advertising. This newspaper is primarily intended for commuters who move daily in and out of big cities' business areas, mainly during rush hours. The company was founded by Per Andersson and started as a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group along with Viasat Broadcasting. It is now controlled through the Mats Qviberg owned investment company Custos. The first edition of the newspaper was published as ''Metro Stockholm'' and distributed in the Stockholm metro. , all European editions (except for the Hungarian one) have been sold, reportedly so that Metro International can focus on Latin America, considered the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doxing
Doxing or doxxing is the act of publicly providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the internet. Historically, the term has been used interchangeably to refer to both the aggregation of this information from public databases and social media websites (like Facebook), as well as the publication of previously private information obtained through criminal or otherwise fraudulent means (such as hacking and social engineering). The aggregation and provision of previously published material is generally a legal practice, though it may be subject to laws concerning stalking and intimidation. Doxing may be carried out for reasons such as online shaming, extortion, and vigilante aid to law enforcement. It also may be associated with ''hacktivism''. Etymology "Doxing" is a neologism. It originates from a spelling alteration of the abbreviation "docs", for "documents", and refers to "compiling and releasing a dossier of personal info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax is located within ''Miꞌkmaꞌki'' the traditional ancestral lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Envy (sex Shop)
Venus Envy is a Canadian sex shop and independent book store with a website and two retail stores (in Ottawa, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia). Venus Envy was the second Canadian business to offer woman-friendly surroundings and service distinct from traditional sex stores. Locations The Halifax Venus Envy opened in the South end of the city in 1998 and moved to its current downtown location in 1999. The Halifax location is a full-service book store that serves as the local women's and LGBT book store as well as a sex shop. The Ottawa store opened in the Byward Market area in 2001 and moved to its second Centretown location in 2005. VE is now located at 226 Bank Street. Venus Envy Ottawa is more narrowly a sex shop than the Halifax location, offering books only on matters of sex, gender, reproduction, and health. In 2015, the Ottawa store was fined by the city for selling a chest binder to a minor. In support of Venus Envy, city councillor Catherine McKenney and mayor J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans Student Educational Resources
Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER) is a United States-based organization that seeks to educate the transgender youth. It was founded in 2011 by teen activists. It is the only national organization led by transgender youth. TSER provides resources to the public on how to better understand and interact with trans students, such as safe schools trainings for teachers, online infographics, and workshops at conferences. It is most notable for its members' work in media focused on transgender educational justice. Mission TSER's mission statement reads, History Founded in 2011 by two 16-year-old trans women, Trans Student Educational Resources began as an effort to start transgender policies in school districts in the United States and get more young trans people involved in activism. At that time, there were very few enumerated anti-discrimination policies in place around the country and there was a lack of visual resources on transgender issues. In 2012, TSER began its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Education
Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, Human sexual activity, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, sexual health, safe sex and birth control. Sex education which includes all of these issues is known as comprehensive sex education, and is often opposed to abstinence-only sex education, which only focuses on sexual abstinence. Sex education may be provided by parents or caregivers or as part at school programs and public health campaigns. In some countries it is known as Relationships and Sexual health education. History In many cultures, the discussion of all sexual issues has traditionally been considered taboo, and adolescents were not given any information on sexual matters. Such instruction, as was given, was traditionally left to a child's paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Street College Of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City. It consists of a graduate-only teacher training college and an independent nursery-through-8th-grade school. In 2020 the graduate school had about 65 full-time teaching staff and approximately 850 students, of which 87% were female. History The origins of the school lie in the Bureau of Educational Experiments, which was established in 1916 by Lucy Sprague Mitchell, her husband Wesley Clair Mitchell, and Harriet Merrill Johnson; Lucy Mitchell's cousin Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge provided financial support. The bureau was intended to foster research into, and development of, experimental and progressive education, and was influenced by the thinking of Edward Thorndike and John Dewey, both of whom Mitchell had studied with at Columbia University. The bureau was run by a council of twelve members, but Mitchell was its most influential figure until the 1950s. The name of the institution derive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Story Press
Second Story Press is a book publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its titles include the international bestseller ''Hana's Suitcase'', about Hana Brady, which has been published in over forty countries around the world. The company is concerned with feminism, focusing on books featuring strong female characters and exploring themes of social justice, human rights, and ability issues. Margie Wolfe, who co-founded the company with three other women in 1988, is Publisher, Owner, and President. Authors published by Second Story Press include Rachna Gilmore, Kathy Kacer, Karen Levine, Kathleen McDonnell, Ami Sands Brodoff, Joanne Robertson and Kathy Stinson. Second Story publishes both the Women's Hall of Fame series and the Holocaust Remembrace series of books for children. Second Story Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, and the Canadian Children's Book Centre. It also receives funding fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
