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The Ministry of Health keeps dropping e ball on the problems we have with the edical and psychiatric professions. The Min- try of Citizenship seems unconcerned, and ‘en Bob Rae the Premier of our fine province as refused to intercede in this wonderful mess. Inshort, transsexuals and transgenderists ave no rights in Ontario. I can write com- laints that fall well within the Human Rights ode, but there is no enforcement available. All this being said, ifyou asked me today ‘what is the biggest problem’’, I would tell you

lat we still cannot get decent counselling, iedical care, or human rights enforcement, but lisis not really the big problem. Taking a few eps back shows me that the biggest problem es in the prejudices that permeate this country.

In my encounters with commercial news \edia, the most frequent reaction to what I have Id you today is ‘‘yeah, so?’’. They would ither write a ‘‘feel good’’ piece about some anssexual who did something really excep- onal, like keeping their job. On occasion they ill talk about an individual case of discrimina- on, but woe befall the poor sap who tries to ow them just how widespread the bigotry ally is and how to tie it into the systemic urces that enable it.

It isn’t big news that disregard for our hts, and consequent violations of the Charter Rights and Freedoms are occurring routinely Several levels of Ontario’s provincial govern- ent. Itisn’t evena little bit interesting that this ables our oppression in the private sector, ving most ofus out of work, with virtually no Cess to society, and drawing heavily on pro- cial welfare. Even the notion that some of us driven to suicide attempts by the ludicrous licies of psychiatric Gender Clinics is a bore.

Our biggest problem is the story nobody ll tell. The news media of this country, by its nce on this issue, is creating an environment Crein people can be persecuted by govern- nt, medicine, psychiatry and the public sec- » while comfortably hidden behind the veil of cy created by the media’s indifference to

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