Tens of thousands of Canadians are joining a call for the Canadian government to assist transgender and non-binary people fearing the outcome of anti-LGBTQ legislation gaining ground in the United States and other countries.
Trans rights activists are shown inside the Oklahoma state capitol in Oklahoma City on Feb. 6, protesting Gov. Kevin Stitt's plan to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
"I know a lot of people who are getting their passports updated, making sure their ID is up to date," Glasson said in an interview with CBC Radio's"They're making plans to be able to move fast if they need to. And that, I think, scares me more than anything." Other bills aim to ban books about sexual orientation and gender diversity in libraries, or limit the use of chosen pronouns in schools. The ACLU warns years of progress is at risk of being undone.
Mike Morrice, the Green Party MP for Ontario's Kitchener Centre, authorized the e-petition and will present it to Parliament once it closes. He said he's surprised at how much attention it has received but that it speaks to Canadians having a "sense of wanting to be a safe haven."
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