Trans Youth NL
@transyouthnl.bsky.social
We are a non-profit organization providing advocacy, community, and peer support for trans, Two-Spirit, and gender-questioning youth and for parents of gender diverse offspring throughout Newfoundland & Labrador since 2014.
www.TransYouthNL.ca
www.TransYouthNL.ca
Camp Rainbow needs YOUR help to raise travel funds for trans, Two-Spirit, & gender diverse campers from all across the province!
EMTs can be sent to payments@echopond.ca with a note specifying “Camp Rainbow.” Echo Pond is a registered charity and wil provide a tax receipt.
echopond.ca/camprainbow
EMTs can be sent to payments@echopond.ca with a note specifying “Camp Rainbow.” Echo Pond is a registered charity and wil provide a tax receipt.
echopond.ca/camprainbow
April 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Camp Rainbow needs YOUR help to raise travel funds for trans, Two-Spirit, & gender diverse campers from all across the province!
EMTs can be sent to payments@echopond.ca with a note specifying “Camp Rainbow.” Echo Pond is a registered charity and wil provide a tax receipt.
echopond.ca/camprainbow
EMTs can be sent to payments@echopond.ca with a note specifying “Camp Rainbow.” Echo Pond is a registered charity and wil provide a tax receipt.
echopond.ca/camprainbow
Registration is open for CAMP RAINBOW for July 2-4!
Camp Rainbow is a 3-day overnight nature camp exclusively for trans, 2S & gender diverse children age 10-15.
Thanks to our generous supporters at United Way NL and VOCM Cares.
Want more information? Echopond.ca/camp-rainbow
Camp Rainbow is a 3-day overnight nature camp exclusively for trans, 2S & gender diverse children age 10-15.
Thanks to our generous supporters at United Way NL and VOCM Cares.
Want more information? Echopond.ca/camp-rainbow
April 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Registration is open for CAMP RAINBOW for July 2-4!
Camp Rainbow is a 3-day overnight nature camp exclusively for trans, 2S & gender diverse children age 10-15.
Thanks to our generous supporters at United Way NL and VOCM Cares.
Want more information? Echopond.ca/camp-rainbow
Camp Rainbow is a 3-day overnight nature camp exclusively for trans, 2S & gender diverse children age 10-15.
Thanks to our generous supporters at United Way NL and VOCM Cares.
Want more information? Echopond.ca/camp-rainbow
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Happy International Women's Day!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
March 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
Thank you to our Board member and youth group facilitator Émile for their advocacy for inclusion of trans and non-binary athletes. Everyone deserves to be able to play. 💖🏳️⚧️
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thank you to our Board member and youth group facilitator Émile for their advocacy for inclusion of trans and non-binary athletes. Everyone deserves to be able to play. 💖🏳️⚧️
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Reminder! Our next meetings for our St. John’s groups will be Mon., Feb. 24 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
February 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reminder! Our next meetings for our St. John’s groups will be Mon., Feb. 24 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
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Gatekeeping does NOT benefit detrans people.
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
February 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Gatekeeping does NOT benefit detrans people.
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
Reminder! Our next meetings for our St. John’s groups will be Mon., Feb. 24 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
February 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reminder! Our next meetings for our St. John’s groups will be Mon., Feb. 24 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
PLEASE REGISTER by e-mailing parentsoftranskids@gmail.com so we can be prepared for the numbers!
Our schedule is always available at TransYouthNL.ca
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And before you say trans kids don’t exist, 60% of trans adults realized they were trans before age 10.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36935303/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36935303/
Age of Realization and Disclosure of Gender Identity Among Transgender Adults - PubMed
A substantial proportion of TGD adults reported realizing their gender identity was different from societal expectations based on their sex assigned at birth during adolescence or later. Several years...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And before you say trans kids don’t exist, 60% of trans adults realized they were trans before age 10.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36935303/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36935303/
“Dear trans kids,
This world is better with you in it,
and you are worth fighting for.”
🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️
Courtesy of the Cape Breton Youth Project
This world is better with you in it,
and you are worth fighting for.”
🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️
Courtesy of the Cape Breton Youth Project
February 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“Dear trans kids,
This world is better with you in it,
and you are worth fighting for.”
🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️
Courtesy of the Cape Breton Youth Project
This world is better with you in it,
and you are worth fighting for.”
🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️🩷🏳️⚧️
Courtesy of the Cape Breton Youth Project
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Representative Zooey Zephyr - My wife - Speaks against an trans sports ban in Montana.
"Bills like this endanger [children] and puts them at risk of real predators causing harm," talks about a soccer coach demanding to see "proof" that 11 year old girls were girls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf1...
"Bills like this endanger [children] and puts them at risk of real predators causing harm," talks about a soccer coach demanding to see "proof" that 11 year old girls were girls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf1...
Rep Zephyr speaks against anti-trans sports ban in Montana
YouTube video by Erin In The Morning
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Representative Zooey Zephyr - My wife - Speaks against an trans sports ban in Montana.
"Bills like this endanger [children] and puts them at risk of real predators causing harm," talks about a soccer coach demanding to see "proof" that 11 year old girls were girls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf1...
"Bills like this endanger [children] and puts them at risk of real predators causing harm," talks about a soccer coach demanding to see "proof" that 11 year old girls were girls.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf1...
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Urgently needed!🚨
We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social
"Given the reliance of youth on social media to obtain health information, they are particularly vulnerable to misinformation."
We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social
"Given the reliance of youth on social media to obtain health information, they are particularly vulnerable to misinformation."
We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it - Healthy Debate
It's time to treat misinformation as the public health crisis it truly is, particularly among youth in marginalized Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities.
healthydebate.ca
November 14, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Urgently needed!🚨
We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social
"Given the reliance of youth on social media to obtain health information, they are particularly vulnerable to misinformation."
We must tackle misinformation. Our youth’s health depends on it healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social
"Given the reliance of youth on social media to obtain health information, they are particularly vulnerable to misinformation."
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Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
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@gsdsic.bsky.social for youth age 8-17
February 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
@gsdsic.bsky.social for youth age 8-17
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Read “What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues.“ by S. Bear Bergman on Medium: medium.com/@sbearbergma...
What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues.
It’s very reasonable to be worried and trying to understand how to help. Here are some actionable suggestions for the short and medium term.
medium.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Read “What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues.“ by S. Bear Bergman on Medium: medium.com/@sbearbergma...
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Canada has a long history of global leadership on LGBTQI+ issues, inclusive of supporting queer and trans people fleeing contexts of criminalization and violence. As America pulls back its support, Canada has a moral obligation to step up. Sign our petition now: www.momentumcanada.net/pathways
January 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Canada has a long history of global leadership on LGBTQI+ issues, inclusive of supporting queer and trans people fleeing contexts of criminalization and violence. As America pulls back its support, Canada has a moral obligation to step up. Sign our petition now: www.momentumcanada.net/pathways
REMINDER!
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be this Monday, Jan 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be this Monday, Jan 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
January 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
REMINDER!
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be this Monday, Jan 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be this Monday, Jan 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
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just read the Trump admin's executive orders related to trans ppl & they (unsurprisingly) don't understand anything at all about "biology" & "sex". this video explains why these human facets are multifaceted & variable, rather than immutable & strictly binary:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...
Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says
YouTube video by Julia Serano
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
just read the Trump admin's executive orders related to trans ppl & they (unsurprisingly) don't understand anything at all about "biology" & "sex". this video explains why these human facets are multifaceted & variable, rather than immutable & strictly binary:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...
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As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon.
But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️
But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️
People Have Had Non-Binary Genders for Thousands of Years
It's nothing new.
www.teenvogue.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon.
But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️
But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
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WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
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For new(er) Bsky users, know that I have this starter pack for folks involved in trans activism in Canada!
Pour les personnes nouvel•les à Bluesky, sachez que j’ai un starter pack de personnes impliqué.e.s dans le militantisme trans au Canada!
go.bsky.app/5AN8t5U
Pour les personnes nouvel•les à Bluesky, sachez que j’ai un starter pack de personnes impliqué.e.s dans le militantisme trans au Canada!
go.bsky.app/5AN8t5U
January 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For new(er) Bsky users, know that I have this starter pack for folks involved in trans activism in Canada!
Pour les personnes nouvel•les à Bluesky, sachez que j’ai un starter pack de personnes impliqué.e.s dans le militantisme trans au Canada!
go.bsky.app/5AN8t5U
Pour les personnes nouvel•les à Bluesky, sachez que j’ai un starter pack de personnes impliqué.e.s dans le militantisme trans au Canada!
go.bsky.app/5AN8t5U
REMINDER!
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be on Monday, January 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be on Monday, January 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
January 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
REMINDER!
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be on Monday, January 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
Our first meeting for 2025 for our St. John’s groups will be on Monday, January 27 at 6:30 PM at First Light Childcare Centre, 97 Elizabeth Ave.
PLEASE REGISTER if you wish to attend so we can be prepared for the numbers! E-mail parentsoftranskids@gmail.com to register.
TransYouthNL.ca
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today the House passed a Trans Sports ban, and they will likely forward a federal Trans Bathroom Ban soon. my latest essay is a deep-dive into research studies that debunk such such legislation & chronicle the long history of smearing marginalized groups as "sexual predators":
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)
YouTube video by Julia Serano
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
today the House passed a Trans Sports ban, and they will likely forward a federal Trans Bathroom Ban soon. my latest essay is a deep-dive into research studies that debunk such such legislation & chronicle the long history of smearing marginalized groups as "sexual predators":
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY