Laura Shepherd

The High Cost of “The Invisible Non-Binary”

Miles Howe — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:04:53 +0000

TimeOut lecture #4 highlights dangers of the bisexual experience

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- Halfway through Thursday’s TimeOut lecture, “Exploring the B….”, Collie MacNeil, of the Bisexual Women Support Network, flashed the statistics on the screen – increased rates of suicidal ideation, twice the rates of forceable and coercive rape or assault, widespread social isolation and community marginalization.

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“We are not here for the LGBTQI people who look like us”

Miles Howe — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:05:10 +0000

Halifax Pride Candlelight Vigil honours those passed, work yet to do

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- It’s hard to believe, in 2015, that participants in Halifax’ first Pride March anticipated being beaten. The only question was, would it be the spectators or the police doing the beating. It’s hard to convey how charged with potential violence the early movements toward rainbow rights and gender justice really were.

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The Power of One: Government Returns Bill for Review in Response to Trans Advocate

Miles Howe — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:09:27 +0000

Underscores Importance of Law Amendments Committee

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - A day before perhaps compromising on the controversial proposed cut to the film tax credit, the government of Nova Scotia agreed to re-examine the inclusiveness of Bill 82, which proposes changes to two laws to ease the process of changing name and gender on provincially-issued identification.

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We Still Have Genders Markers Because…Why?

Miles Howe — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:54:25 +0000

New Nova Scotia legislation eases name change, gender designation. But why the fuss on what's between our legs?

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Legislation introduced April 8th in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly nominally fulfills a campaign promise of the McNeil Liberals to enable trans and gender non-conforming Nova Scotians to more easily alter the official gender designation on personal documents issued by the provincial government, including birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

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Talking in Circles About Masculinity

Miles Howe — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:55:49 +0000

Patriarchy-laden panel embarks on "fool's errand"

How do we cultivate non-toxic masculinity?

If you planned to attend the panel discussion, Building Boys, Raising Men: Masculinity in the 21st Century at Sharr Shalom Synagogue, March 24, you may have thought the above question would be central to the discussion.

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Timing is Everything: Prison Panel Coincides with Police Action

Miles Howe — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:09:00 +0000

Presentation presses on despite police raid on one panelist's home

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Coincidentally (or otherwise) scheduled to speak at an evening panel at Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law called “Prying into Prisons: Critical Perspectives on the Canadian System”, Drew Butler found himself instead entertaining an unscheduled visit from the SWAT Team based on an anonymous and erroneous tip.

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Repurposing an Icon

Miles Howe — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:40:18 +0000

Friends of the Khyber Consult with Plans

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - The dream of a repurposed Khyber building continues to take shape.

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