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Travis Dhanraj’s July 7, 2025 resignation from CBC News exposes a deepening crisis at Canada’s public broadcaster: a culture of ideological conformity that punishes dissent and undermines its public mandate. In a scathing resignation letter, Dhanraj claims he was “forced to resign” due to a “workplace culture defined by retaliation, exclusion, and psychological harm,” where questioning “tokenism masquerading as diversity, problematic political coverage protocols, and the erosion of editorial independence” became a “career-ending move.” His allegations paint a damning picture of an institution that prioritizes a monolithic worldview over journalistic integrity. A 20-year veteran and former host of Canada Tonight, Dhanraj says he was “systematically sidelined” and “denied the editorial access and institutional support necessary to fulfill my public service role” after advocating for more balanced coverage. These claims raise urgent questions about CBC’s commitment to serving all Canadians.
According to Dhanraj and his legal counsel, CBC’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) functions as a veneer for performative tokenism rather than genuine pluralism. His resignation letter denounces what he calls “a system designed to elevate certain voices and diminish others,” alleging that his efforts to confront this imbalance were met with retaliation. His lawyer, Kathryn Marshall, contends that CBC leadership assumed Dhanraj would adopt a “liberal worldview” based on his Indo-Caribbean background—an expectation that turned into marginalization when he platformed politically diverse voices, including Conservatives.
When he sought to broaden the range of political perspectives on air, Dhanraj claims that “internal booking and editorial protocols were weaponized to create structural barriers for some while empowering others, particularly a small circle of senior Ottawa-based journalists.” These allegations suggest that the CBC’s DEI policies prioritize surface-level representation while enforcing ideological uniformity. Such practices risk alienating Canadians who value intellectual diversity and erode the CBC’s credibility as a publicly funded institution tasked with reflecting the full spectrum of public opinion.
Dhanraj’s experience further illustrates the erosion of editorial independence and objectivity within CBC News. “I was told I would be ‘a bold voice in journalism.’ I took that role seriously,” he writes. “But what happens behind the scenes at CBC too often contradicts what’s shown to the public.” His push to “expand political balance” reportedly led to accusations that he was on a “crusade,” and he was “repeatedly denied access to key newsmakers.” The February 2025 cancellation of Canada Tonight—replaced by Hanomansing Tonight—and CBC’s internal investigation into an April 2024 post on X, in which Dhanraj noted then-president Catherine Tait’s refusal to be interviewed, indicate an institutional climate that discourages independent inquiry and punishes dissent.
CBC’s public response has done little to allay these concerns. In a statement, spokesperson Kerry Kelly said the broadcaster “categorically rejects” Dhanraj’s allegations but cited “privacy and confidentiality considerations,” offering no substantive rebuttal. This evasive posture reinforces perceptions of an organization more interested in protecting its image than addressing internal dysfunction. Meanwhile, CBC head of public affairs Chuck Thompson insisted that Dhanraj remains “on leave”—despite his public resignation—raising questions about transparency. Adding to the controversy, CBC allegedly demanded that Dhanraj sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which he refused. Marshall described the NDA as “Stalinist,” claiming it was designed not to protect privacy but to “sign away [Dhanraj’s] voice.” If accurate, this suggests an institution seeking to suppress criticism rather than confront it.
The CBC’s apparent descent into ideological conformity demands more than cosmetic reform. Dhanraj’s resignation is a clarion call: “CBC doesn’t need more workshops. It needs accountability. It needs reform. It needs courage.” If left unaddressed, the broadcaster risks permanent reputational damage and growing public disengagement.
Reform must begin at the top—replacing leadership that enforces orthodoxy, revisiting DEI frameworks that suppress intellectual pluralism, and reestablishing editorial protocols that prioritize accuracy, fairness, and independence. Journalists must be empowered to ask hard questions without fear of reprisal. Only through such transformation can the CBC rebuild trust and fulfill its mandate to serve all Canadians, not just those who share a prevailing ideological stance.
The nation is watching. Silence is no longer an option.
Sources Cited
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Dhanraj, Travis. “Email to all‑staff at CBC News,” July 7, 2025. Published excerpts via St. Albert Gazette (Canadian Press):
Nicole Thompson, St. Albert Gazette, “CBC News anchor Travis Dhanraj says he was ‘forced’ to resign…” July 7, 2025.
URL: https://www.stalbertgazette.com/lifestyle-news/cbc-news-anchor-travis-dhanraj-says-he-was-forced-to-resign-from-broadcaster-10912196 Reddit+7St. Albert Gazette+7Yahoo News UK+7 -
Lawyer Kathryn Marshall (statement):
As quoted in St. Albert Gazette:CBC assumed Dhanraj would hold a certain “liberal world view” based on “the colour of his skin.” MediaPolicy.ca+4St. Albert Gazette+4The Hub+4
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Quote from resignation letter (“tokenism masquerading as diversity…”):
Reported in St. Albert Gazette and Yahoo News UK:
Yahoo News UK, “CBC host Travis Dhanraj says he was ‘silenced’ and ‘forced to resign’…” MediaPolicy.ca+3The Hub+3The Times of India+3St. Albert Gazette+2Yahoo News UK+2Reddit+2 -
CBC response (“categorically rejects the accusations…” / privacy concerns):
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Replacement of Canada Tonight with Hanomansing Tonight (Feb 2025):
Wikipedia, Ian Hanomansing page:…CBC announced that Hanomansing will become host of a new nightly news program, Hanomansing Tonight, on CBC News Network beginning February 18, 2025. Instagram+3Wikipedia+3Reddit+3
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Lawyer describing NDA as “Stalinist” and the broader legal push (including planned human rights complaint):
Referenced in r/canadian thread summarizing quotes from Dhanraj and Marshall: MediaPolicy.caYouTube+7Reddit+7The Hub+7 -
Coverage and push for accountability (“Conservatives want hearings…”):
MediaPolicy.ca, “Conservatives want hearings on Travis Dhanraj quitting the CBC,” July 12, 2025. YouTube+9MediaPolicy.ca+9MediaPolicy.ca+9 -
Further legal details and broader staff culture claims:
MediaPolicy.ca, July 17, 2025, describes Marshall’s invitation to whistleblowers and her “Stalinist” remark. MediaPolicy.ca -
General reporting on toxic workplace culture and DEI criticism:
Times of India, “CBC news anchor Travis Dhanraj resigns, citing ‘toxic and bullying’ workplace culture,” July 8, 2025. The Times of India
The CBC likes to think that they are an objective news source. They are not. Let’s take a look at this article that is so completely lopsided that if it ‘objective CBC reporting’ was a car, two wheels would be spinning freely in the air.
First of all, please go to the Let Kids Be website and read what they have to say about the dangerous practice of mutilating (transitioning) children.
“Members of London’s transgender community say a new ad appearing on London Transit Commission (LTC) buses this week carries a message with the potential to harm young people who seek, or are receiving, medical care related to their gender identity.”
Potential harm? You mean like having children and people think twice about undertaking procedures that will sterilize them for life and require life long medical attention. The horror.
“Elliot Duvall, a transgender man who lives in London, said the ad shouldn’t be allowed because it’s focused on denying care that is allowed in Canada and follows standards of care accepted by health practitioners.
Gender-affirming health care — an approach that affirms a trans person’s gender identity instead of trying to change it — is endorsed by medical associations in Canada and around the world, including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Canadian Pediatric Society.”
Both these associations are institutionally captured and are ignoring the evidence based medicine that contradicts their political views. This from the Cass Report:
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The use of masculinising / feminising hormones in those under the age of 18 also presents many unknowns, despite their longstanding use in the adult transgender population. The lack of long-term follow-up data on those commencing treatment at an earlier age means we have inadequate information about the range of outcomes for this group.
- Clinicians are unable to determine with any certainty which children and young people will go on to have an enduring trans identity.
- For the majority of young people, a medical pathway may not be the best way to manage their gender-related distress. For those young people for whom a medical pathway is clinically indicated, it is not enough to provide this without also addressing wider mental health and/or psychosocially challenging problems.
- Innovation is important if medicine is to move forward, but there must be a proportionate level of monitoring, oversight and regulation that does not stifle progress, while preventing creep of unproven approaches into clinical practice. Innovation must draw from and contribute to the evidence base.
Yeah, so quoting only one side of the issue is nothing like “objective reporting”.
“”It’s absolutely appalling to be honest with you,” said Duvall about the bus ads. “It’s also hard because every person, whether they’re a minor or not, should have health-care rights.”
Let’s call bullshit on this statement because on of the cornerstones of *ANY* healthcare procedure is informed consent. Which isn’t happening in Canada.
“Robyn Hodgson, a registered nurse and formerly the co-ordinator in the transgender and non-binary program at the London InterCommunity Health Centre, said the ad’s message has the potential to harm young people.
“We have medical criteria for when young people should receive appropriate care,” said Hogdson. “So it’s unclear from this advertisement what it is that they seek to ban. There are medically approved criteria for doing different levels of care at different points of developmental progression.”
Defining evidence based medical practice as ‘potentially harmful’ is amazing Orwellian considering that so called gender affirming care is been shown to be based on politics and wishful thinking, as opposed to actual evidence of efficacy. Canada’s standards for GAC are based on the discredited WPATH guidelines.
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Lack of Consideration for Long-Term Outcomes: The files reveal that WPATH members demonstrate a lack of consideration for long-term patient outcomes despite being aware of the potential debilitating and fatal side effects of treatments such as cross-sex hormones. There’s an acknowledgment within the discussions that patients, including those with severe mental health issues like schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder, and other vulnerabilities such as homelessness, are allowed to consent to hormonal and surgical interventions without adequate understanding of the implications.
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Medical Ethics and Informed Consent Violations: There are indications that WPATH does not meet the standards of evidence-based medicine, with members improvising treatments as they go along. The files highlight concerns about the ethicality of these practices, showing that informed consent might not be as thorough or well-understood by patients as it should be, particularly in the context of minors and vulnerable adults. The discussions reveal a pattern where the potential for harm, including infertility and other severe health complications, is known but not adequately communicated or considered.
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WPATH’s Influence and Policy Implications: WPATH, being a leading authority in transgender healthcare, significantly influences global medical practices, policies, and guidelines. The files expose that this influence might be based on practices that are not backed by robust scientific evidence or ethical medical standards, which could lead to widespread medical malpractice. This has implications for how transgender healthcare is regulated and practiced worldwide, potentially affecting patient care and policy-making in numerous countries.
These findings are drawn from analyses and reports by various entities and individuals who have reviewed the WPATH files, highlighting concerns over the ethical and evidence-based practices within transgender healthcare.
Yes, so let’s not use bullshit to guide our best medical practices. CBC fails to mention any of the tomfoolery associated with using the WPATH guidelines.
“Hodgson believes denying access to a full range of general affirming care could leave minors vulnerable to negative mental health outcomes, including an increased risk of suicide.”
CBC just straight up prints propaganda. GAC has not been shown to improve mental health outcomes.
Evidence Against the Claim:
A study from Sweden, often cited for its long-term follow-up, examined transgender individuals who had undergone sex reassignment surgery. The findings showed that post-surgery, the suicide rate among these individuals was 20 times higher than in comparable peers, even 10 to 15 years after surgery. This suggests that gender-affirming surgery does not necessarily reduce suicide risk over the long term.
A narrative review of 23 studies on suicide-related outcomes following gender-affirming treatment (surgery, hormones, puberty blockers) indicates that while some studies show a reduction in suicidality, the literature suffers from methodological weaknesses. This review highlights the need for better control for psychiatric comorbidities, suggesting that the relationship between GAC and reduced suicide might not be straightforwardly causal due to confounding factors like psychiatric treatment history.
A study in Finland looking at all-cause and suicide mortality among adolescents who contacted specialized gender identity services found that when psychiatric treatment history is considered, gender dysphoria (GD) significant enough to seek gender reassignment does not appear to be predictive of higher suicide rates. Instead, the suicides were more associated with psychiatric morbidities rather than GD itself.
Several sources, including a review from the Heritage Foundation, argue that the research supporting the claim that GAC reduces suicide is flawed. They highlight that studies often lack rigorous methodology, fail to control for pre-existing mental health conditions, and do not establish causality. Some even suggest that easier access to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones without parental consent might correlate with increased suicide rates among youth.
An initial study from the Karolinska Institute and Yale, which suggested mental health benefits from gender-affirming surgeries, was later corrected. The correction stated that there was “no advantage of surgery in relation to subsequent mood or anxiety disorder-related health care visits or prescriptions or hospitalizations following suicide attempts,” indicating that the initial findings of mental health benefits were not supported by subsequent analysis.
Unbelievable. Contact the CBC ombudsmen at once.
I’m ashamed of my national broadcaster.
It is really amazing the lengths people will go through to confirm their victimhood identities. And of course, the CBC will highlight how awesome it is to use AI to ‘make the internet a safer place for Indigenous people’.
Good lord. If the bad internet is hurting you…turn it off. But rather than make an adult decision, let’s do this:
“A new tool aims to use artificial intelligence to help make the internet a safer place for Indigenous people.
The project was given the name wâsikan kisewâtisiwin, which translates to “kind energy” in Cree.
“We’re trying to make the internet a kinder place. We’re trying to change the trajectory of the internet towards discriminated people,” Shani Gwin told CBC’s Radio Active.”
On the internet you are (with certain measures) essentially anonymous. What you say on the internet will be taken at face value (in theory).
“Being developed in collaboration with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMii), the tool is dual purpose, intended to help both Indigenous people and non-Indigenous Canadians reduce racism, hate speech, and online bias.
The first function of the program is to moderate online spaces like comment sections. While the internet has been a tool used by Indigenous people for advocacy, it also can frequently be an unsafe space for communities that are discriminated against, Gwin said.
Gwin said that all it takes is one comment for online spaces to fester.”
If people want to pillow-up a spot on the internet, they are more than welcome to do so. Usually though, this sort of anti-free speech mechanism escapes from its hug-box confines and is loosed into the wider ecosystem.
“The tool flags hateful comments, and then provides sample responses, while also documenting these instances for future reporting.
The second function of the tool is designed to serve as a writing plug-in for your computer — similar to Grammarly. Intended to help general Canadians understand their bias, it will flag any writing that may be biased against Indigenous people, provide an explanation, and a suggestion for how to reword the sentence.”
Wow! It is like having your own personal Big Brother making sure that you are engaged in ‘right-thinking’ at all times. Plus offering real time suggestions on how to neuter your speech as to not risk offence to others.
“AI right now is designed through the lens of Canada’s dominant culture. And I would say that across the world that without input from racialized communities, including Indigenous people, AI cannot analyze and produce culturally safe and respectful content,” Gwin said.
“Every piece of infrastructure in Canada has been developed from the white patriarchal lens,” she said. “So more racialized people, more women need to get involved in the development of AI so that it doesn’t continue to be built in a way that’s going to harm us again.”
Whoops! Did you catch the turn into Marxist Critical Theory? I certainly did – That damn AI developed through the lens of ‘dominant culture’. Beginning with a conclusion and then looking for evidence based on your assumptions almost always leads to bullshit results.
Just no. AI was developed by a diverse body of people from across the world, let’s not shoehorn your ‘critical perspective’ into this.
“AI bias revealed itself in training, Qroon said, adding that at times when experimenting with the AI, it would try to minimize the tragedies that Indigenous people went through.
“And that’s why it was very important for us to integrate the Indigenous community into this process and get their perspective and get the instructions from them.”
The AI making the decision to not follow a trauma informed narrative? Huh. Well that will need to be fixed ASAP.
“Gwin said that her hope for the project is that it helps take the emotional labour of education off Indigenous people — and free them up to do things besides moderating comment sections.
“I think there might be concerns that people think that this AI tool will take jobs away from Indigenous people, but it’s not, that’s not what it’s for. It’s there to do the work that we don’t want to do.”
Yes, censorship is such an emotional labour. Much better to let a machine – an entity with even less capacity for nuance – take the reins.
“But it also means changing the internet and Canadians’ hearts and minds about who Indigenous people are.”
You mean changing minds in a positive way, right? Because this just looks like social and emotional manipulation in service of maintaining a oppressed/oppressor narrative that benefits no one in Canada.
Don’t believe me, go check it out yourself. Try searching up the Cass Report, WPATH, or the Tavistock Clinic. The memory hole is real over in CBC land.
Buried in the French language press a telling incident of transgender activist violence against Canada’s National Broadcaster for daring to tell the truth about irreversible puberty blockers and surgical child mutilation (aka Gender Affirming Care).
This is a translation from the LA PRESS website –
“An investigation was opened by Montreal police into acts of vandalism committed on the premises of Radio-Canada in Montreal earlier last week.
Gestures claimed online as a response to the recent broadcast of a report by the program Investigation into gender transition therapies among minors.
At 2:20 a.m. on March 13, a call was made to 911 concerning misdeeds committed at the building of a “media company” in the Ville-Marie borough, the Ville-Marie police department confirmed. of Montreal (SPVM). “Upon their arrival on the scene, the police noticed that there were broken windows at one of the entrances to the building,” explains a spokesperson for the police force, Caroline Chèvrefils. According to the first information available, “one or more suspects” caused this damage before fleeing, she adds.
The investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time. The SPVM intends to view images from surveillance cameras that captured the scene. The state-owned company confirmed on Saturday that it had been the target of these acts of vandalism. “Suspects actually damaged three windows in our building and then fled,” said its spokesperson, Marc Pichette. This is an unfortunate act of vandalism.
» Claimed online On Friday, an anonymous press release was published on the Montréal Contre-information website, a platform used by anarchist activists to claim their actions. The text suggests that these acts of vandalism are intended as a response to the recent broadcast of a report on the program Enquête sur les therapies de transition de sexe. Broadcast on February 29, the report in question, entitled Trans express, focuses on the issue of adolescents who wish to change their gender and the fact that the Quebec health system “responds very quickly to their requests for medical transition by prescribing blockers, testosterone and mastectomies.” “Is it normal for a 14 year old girl to get a prescription for testosterone within minutes? »,
We can read in the description of the investigation, on the show’s website. However, the text published on Montréal Counter-information accuses the state corporation of “using its large platform to amplify transphobic speeches close to those of the extreme right”. “This report represents an ideological shift which serves to legitimize the transphobic demands of the far right, which will fuel violence against trans communities, which are currently increasingly targeted,” continues the text, the authors of which remain unknown.”
Hmm…
A quote directly contradicting the THIS NEVER HAPPENS narrative bullshit we constantly hear from the activist Left:
“On January 30, 14-year-old Sachay, alone, comes to a private chic clinic for his medical appointment. The girl identifies herself as transgender and, to initiate her transition to the other sex, she needs a prescription of male hormones, testosterone. It has not been referred by any doctor, psychologist or therapist.
In this way, it hopes to avoid the long waiting list of public clinics.
In less than three bminutes, Sacha describes to the doctor who receives her her tortuous relationship with her body, which she claims to hate from the age of 12. Having been diagnosed with an eating disorder in doubt, Sacha is convinced to be transgender after watching a video of a transgender young man on the Internet. He also realized “that he was not in the right body” after being diagnosed with an eating disorder.
After asking the girl if she had the support of her parents, the doctor goes on: “Do you consider any surgeries in the future?” Sacha doesn’t grab it right away: “Surgery… like?” “Mastectomy, remove the chest”, says the family doctor, before giving him the coordinates of the Montreal clinic where these operations are carried out.
When injected in the long term, the testosterone she wishes to obtain from the doctor may make a woman infertile. The possibility of a future pregnancy is raised in one question: “I understand that it is a little far away for you, at 14 years of age … Fertility, is it something you want to keep before you start?”, the doctor says. “Uh… no. I always knew I didn’t want a child”,” replied Sacha. “OK,” chained the general practitioner.
After nine minutes of consultation, Sacha gets his prescription: 30 mg testosterone to be injected once a week.”
17 minute Gender Assessments by ‘qualified doctors’ following the feelings based WPATH guidlines:
“Contacted by our team, the doctor says he adheres to the guidelines of WPATH, the international grouping of transgender health professionals. The body recommends a complete physical, psychological and social assessment before starting the medical transition of an adolescent.”
The suicide coercion ploy spelled out:
“This includes an Ontario study that transgender people in transition are 27 times more likely to commit suicide than those who have completed their transition. Or, this statistic on the probabilities of suicide attempt that would increase by 93% among transgender youth “without strong parental support”.
For the former holder of the Research Chair on trans youth and their families, this is a figure that comes to the fore. “Parental support is the number one protective factor among trans youth”, argues Annie Pullen Sansfaçon.
But other researchers are protesting against the use of these statistics among parents of transgender children. “It is ethically irresponsible to present these suicide statistics to parents”, “reacts” Samuel Veissière, an anthropologist for medicine and associate professor of psychology at UQAM. “When studying young people in gender questioning showing very high rates of suicidality and compared to other young people referred to in mental health, we talk about about the same rates.”
“This kind of message, according to Samuel Veissière, is tantamount to a form of coercion to impose the affirmative model on parents.”
Nor would there be any evidence that the take of blockers would soothe these young people with black ideas, psychiatrist Michael Landen continues. “There is no evidence that puberty blockers or hormones of the other sex reduce the suicide rate. None”, says the doctor and researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.”
Way to go Radio Canada!
The Radio Canada investigation has inspired other activists to post their fact free rebuttable hit pieces online. See how many false assertions you can spot along with the outright lies here.
Ah, to be a fragile bulb in a society filled to the brim with hammers. Let’s go on a adventure in the very difficult and challenging life of Julia Wright. Her experiences are… illuminating.
“Last year, I attended a conference where everyone wore name tags. I had proudly and visibly written “they/them” below my name.
When I helped a special guest presenter set up, they asked to see my tag. But while remembering my name, the presenter repeatedly referred to me as “she.”
My head started spinning and I had an overwhelming urge to run to the washroom and throw up. I wanted to interrupt them and tell them to stop misgendering me. But I had no idea what their views on non-binary people were and I worried about seeming rude.”
Having you head spin for someone correctly deduce your sex and use the correct sex based pronoun seems like it would be fairly common place occurrence. Julia must have a difficult time in the real world.
“So I sat through the presenter’s instructions as my stomach turned. Once the workshop was underway, I ran to the washroom where I reassured myself that my feelings were valid, even if the presenter didn’t misgender me on purpose.”
Just imagine the mental overhead you have to keep going to keep this sort of patina up and running. I’m getting tired just thinking about it.
“While I was assigned female at birth and grew up being referred to as a girl, the label never felt right. Throughout my childhood, I remember feeling frustration deep in my stomach when I was called a girl, but I never had the words to explain why.
Then when I was around 12, I started reading up on gender identity. I learned what the word non-binary meant and that some people use they/them pronouns.
I felt drawn to these concepts, but I didn’t look like most non-binary people I saw on TV shows and read about in novels.”
For the record folks, the concept of ‘non-binary’ is couched heavily in the idea that we all have a mystical ‘gender identity’ that is undetectable, present *before* birth, and infinitely malleable. It’s also 100 percent horsepucky.
“Sure, I didn’t like wearing makeup or painting my nails, but I also didn’t wear exclusively gender-neutral clothing or want to change my stereotypically feminine name.
But as I met others like me, I realized that always looking gender-neutral was not a prerequisite for identifying as non-binary, just as always looking feminine is not a requirement to identify as a woman. Now as a 19-year-old student living in Montreal, that realization has only grown stronger.”
Apparently all it takes to ‘identify’ as a woman is nail polish and how you dress. This is a prime example of why gender identity is a toxic feature of society. Gender identity takes sex stereotypes and somehow makes those stereotypes the qualifying features of being a man or woman. It is such an inherently regressive notion. Consider the alternative.
Everyone is born either male or female and that biological fact remains true regardless of how you happen to feel about it. However, any person can learn/craft a personality that best works for them adopting whichever mannerisms they are comfortable with. Adopting the stereotypes associated with either sex though, *doesn’t* make you that sex. For example, a man that decides that he likes wearing skirts is simply that, a man who chooses to wear typically female clothing. That is awesome if it works for him and he’s comfortable with it. What it doesn’t do is make him female in any way.
“I felt a wave of relief wash over me when I told my parents I was non-binary in the summer of 2021. They reacted positively, saying they loved me and were proud to be my parents.
At that point, I had been thinking about my pronouns daily for over two years. And I still am.
I am privileged that most people to whom I’ve disclosed my identity have been very welcoming and respectful. I believe this is largely because we as a society are talking more — whether that be in the classroom, in the media or at the dinner table — about what it means to identify as neither a man nor a woman.
I’m grateful for these discussions. But most people I meet still assume I am a woman and use she/her pronouns — oftentimes even after I’ve corrected them.”
Privileged indeed. People assume you are a woman because you are still a female regardless of what sort of gender-drivel you happen to spout.
“Mentioning my pronouns again can be scary. If they don’t respect my pronouns, does that mean they think being non-binary isn’t valid? Will they not want to be friends with me anymore? Will they treat me differently at work? These feelings double when the person is in a position of power.
At one dinner, a person shared their opinion that non-binary people were an “epidemic” that had “exploded” in recent years. I felt like I was a disease.”
Again, observe the mental overhead required to keep the pronoun facade going. Also, you cede so much power to others for your mental well being. It is a prescription for feeling vulnerable 24/7.
“These types of interactions with co-workers, professors and fellow students run through my head at night before I fall asleep. What can I do to get people to understand?
I know these ideas are new for many people, and I try to advocate for non-binary people in my daily life. In my final year of high school in Nova Scotia, I co-authored a proposal to a Girl Guides of Canada’s Nova Scotian council to create a more inclusive environment for non-binary youth.”
Yikes! Apparently once you are in the gender cult, proselytizing is a mandatory activity. You wouldn’t want to live the fragile lifestyle alone.
“Our report contained practical recommendations to help these youth feel more welcome in the organization, and I was happy when it was received positively. But I was most proud that, as I spoke with other Girl Guides about my project, I saw them become more conscious of how they could make non-binary youth feel at home in the community.
A large part of their effort centered on ensuring they were respecting others’ pronouns.”
No. Girl Guides are for girls. Let us not confuse youth with your dissonant gender magic.
Let’s also be clear that ‘respecting others’ pronouns’ means compelling others to disbelieve their eyes and lie. Not acceptable in a free society. Compelled speech never is.
“I hope that as we continue to talk about how to better support the queer community, people stop assuming anyone’s pronouns and gender, no matter how they perceive them.
I like my feminine name and wearing the occasional dress. That does not make me any less non-binary or my identity less deserving of respect.
When I’m introduced to someone new, I ask about their pronouns and will tell them mine if it feels safe to do so. That is my way of helping create more understanding and helping others by challenging their assumptions.”
Nah. The rest of society is pretty okay with following and comporting with the material reality we all share.
Be wary when individuals mention the ‘community’ because it is an entity that has no shape, no structure, no formal body. It is a hollow attempt to give their statements and assumptions more gravitas in the public sphere. The ‘x-community’ like claiming to be non-binary is a largely meaningless statement, but it makes the people who say it feel better.
This is a permissible in a free society. The problem is when the Nascently Boring get worked up because others choose not to play their word games with them. It is fine to feel – regardless of the level of comportment with reality – that you are not a woman when you are one.
The expectation of others to go along with your fun-house version of reality though is not reasonable, that is just how society works.
Imagine though spending time on developing an actual personality though that will make people want to interact with you and take pleasure in your company, as opposed to leading every human interaction with your fragility front and centre hoping strangers will play along with fabricated identity (while being devastated when they won’t play make believe with you).
Just say no to being a Nothing Burger and work on developing a real personality that includes a fair helping of resilience, it will save on the therapy bills later in life.
The CBC seems utterly transfixed (ha!) on erasing women from the public sphere. The CBC news headline from cbc.ca.
“YWCA Regina stands by trans woman giving keynote speech at [a Woman’s] award event amid backlash”
We are going to go through the article and highlight what the YWCA aka the Young Women’s Christian Association is saying in an attempt to normalize the notion that males who ‘identify’ as women are actually women as per the definition of women: Adult Human Females. Spoiler: The YWCA’s rationalization will go poorly if you happen to value truth and reality. Let’s dig in and enjoy what happens when organizations become ideologically captured by the cult of gender.
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“YWCA says feminist movement cannot evolve without inclusion of trans women”
Well, well, well.
It is nice they start off with the bullshit right off the top. What they have said here is that the feminist movement cannot evolve with the inclusion of adult human males. Isn’t obvious by now that females simply cannot have or run a movement without including men? It’s about time we evolved feminism by including and centring males within it. Nothing could go wrong…
“YWCA Regina is doubling down on its support of the transgender woman it chose to give the keynote speech at the 2023 Nutrien Women of Distinction Awards on May 6.
This comes after the speaker, Fae Johnstone, received significant backlash, transphobic remarks and threats after her attendance at the event was announced on April 21.”
Well of course they are ‘doubling down’. Dealing with recalcitrant females that object to a male colonizing and thus erasing females from society is definitely a clarion call to strengthen your resolve. For the benefit of the casual reader “transphobic remarks” encompass anything a gender ideologue doesn’t agree with.
“The announcement even resulted in calls from far right media to fire Johnstone, who is a high-profile trans activist and a YWCA Canada board member.”
According to most transactivists these days the far right includes anyone who doesn’t believe in their mystical beliefs. A quick quiz – can humans change their sex? If you answer “No”, the answer that comports with material reality we all share – welcome to the far right, you bigot.
“But Melissa Coomber-Bendtsen, CEO of YWCA Regina, said the organization supports Johnstone wholeheartedly.
“She’s an incredible community leader in our country [and] has done a huge amount of work with the federal government on gender and sexually diverse policy and framework,” Coomber-Bendsten said.
“YWCA Regina chose Fae as our keynote speaker because I think that given the current climate that we’re under, it was so important to have the perspective of trans women be given and be shared with our community and Regina.”
The gender cult makes the inroads it does because it manages to manipulate women into somehow believing that men who call themselves women actually are women. Usually the angle used is ‘gosh these poor gender confused males are obviously the most marginalized people to have ever existed, let’s shit on all feminism and centre these poor men in our movement’. It is a fucking sad state of affairs when it becomes okay to erase females and their accomplishments in society in the name of a ‘diverse and shared’ community.
“Johnstone said she wasn’t surprised by the attacks she received, but is still saddened”.
Good. Get used to it buddy. Women are fighting back against transgender ideology and female erasure in our society.
“The far right will zero in on us. They’ll talk about how we’re a threat to women and children. But feminist organizations all across Canada, every major feminist organization in this country, recognizes that there is no gender equity without trans women,” Johnstone said.”
No. People who comport with reality and respect female rights, boundaries, and safety will oppose what you are doing and what you support. People like WRN Canada.
Yeah, so again, its the guilt association. Disagreeing with male gender fantasy pretty much automatically makes you “far right”. By this definition, most of Canada is ‘far right’.
Also, I’m not really sure how including gender-confused men in female spaces, services, and sports leads to “gender equity”. What it actually leads to is males taking female spots in society and making actual females feel unsafe in formally single sex spaces. So no, lets take a large pass on any notion of ‘gender equity’ from this individual.
“Coomber-Bendsten said the transphobic reaction to Johnstone giving the keynote speech originally came from outside Regina, but was quickly picked up inside the community through social media, phone calls, emails and even people delivering handwritten letters to the YWCA.”
Women speaking about how inappropriate it is to have a man giving the keynote address at a female awards show is apparently ‘transphobic’. People calling you on your bullshit is what happens in a free society, and let me assure you, the bullshit is flowing hard and fast at the YWCA.
“She said many far right organizations believe trans women are detrimental to the feminist movement. But the YWCA and Johnstone disagree.”
The far right are certainly a powerful entity in Canadian society… (do keep in mind if you like to comport with reality and science this makes you irrecoverably ‘far right-wing’) or maybe just a fantastical construction designed to frighten people into silence about the gender cult. Because the gender cultists do not have arguments. Instead they have to threaten, bully, and intimidate those who would dare question their toxic ideology.
“Trans women experience significant gender inequity. We are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to experience hate, harassment and violence in our lives,” Johnstone said.”
Those with serious mental issues when it comes to dealing with reality and clinging delusions about themselves almost always have serious issues with state of and their place in society. We as a society should seek to get people with gender delusions the rational evidence based therapeutic help they need.
“So a feminist movement that is truly imagining a better world for everybody, one in which we have eradicated gender norms … it has to include transgender, diverse people because we often bear the brunt or significant volume of the hate.”
The misuse of feminist critique is off the charts here. Gender norms (aka gender) are a sets of ‘expected’ behaviours and norms that members of the respective sexes are supposed to follow to be a ‘normal’ male or female in society. These sex stereotypes hurt both women and men in society and their role in society should be diminished. Males and females should not face strictures for operating outside of the perceived gender norms.
Transgender ideology is the polar opposite of this notion. If your male child plays with dolls and is nurturing then by this ideology he needs to be ‘transitioned (put on off-label puberty blockers/cross-sex hormones/surgically mutilated and rendered infertile)’ into a woman. Transgender ideology and the cult of gender is actually reactionary as it seeks to codify the gender stereotypes of what being a male or female is.
Whereas, second wave feminists and many rational people would say people should adopt whichever stereotypes/behaviours they are comfortable with and be done with it. For example, if you are male and want to rock a dress or skirt, that all good. You are a male who likes wearing typically female clothing. All good. You be you, bro! What dress wearing doesn’t do, in any tangible way, is make you female.
“YWCA Regina serves two-spirit peoples, trans women, gender diverse and sexually diverse women in its shelters, programs, outreach and harm reduction work. Coomber-Bendsten said the staff is also diverse and includes transgender women.”
It’s okay to help other people out. It isn’t okay if you get sucked into their reality denying cult.
“We feel a big responsibility to make sure that we are answering that call to action to create an inclusive space in a more safe space. We’ve done a lot of work but, you know, acknowledging that we still have lots of work to do,” said Coomber-Bendtsen.
Bullshit. This is how Woke-Speak works. I will bet millions of dollars that their ‘inclusive space” does not include gender critical women (aka TERFS). The inclusion and safety comes to abrupt halt when you disagree with their gender magic and want to deal with material reality and evidence based arguments. Be aware of the double meanings when activists speak, because what they say and what they mean are almost always two different things.
“Johnstone said there is no way to advance feminism without recognizing that there is not just one definition of a woman and that women won’t always share the same experiences.”
Feminism has been doing just fine with centring females in its movements and actions in society. The only definition needed is this one: Woman = Adult human female.
“”I don’t have everything in common with women who aren’t trans, just like I, as a white woman, have a different experience of womanhood than a Black or Indigenous woman might. It’s not about a universal understanding of womanhood, it’s about dismantling the structures of violence and inequity that harm all of us,” said Johnstone.”
You have nothing in common with adult human females, as you are a man. Socialized as a man and raised as one. You can’t know what its like to be a woman because you are not one.
“While Johnstone is excited to give the keynote speech at the awards, she said she’s tired of the transphobic hate she receives. She said she has been targeted seven times in seven months by far right groups. Johnstone has received death threats and been encouraged to end her life.
“Trans people aren’t asking for much. We’re asking for human rights, dignity and equality,” said Johnstone.”
Trans human rights, dignity and equality is code for this:
A little more on Johnstone’s activism. His words speak for themselves –
Why not fund the Vancouver Rape Relief Shelter? It is exclusively a single sex shelter. Sorry raped women, your sanctuary just isn’t “inclusive” enough for Johnstone.
Johnstone’s “inclusivity” ends quite abruptly when when women start speaking about their rights, boundaries, and safety.
“Coomber-Bendtsen said many people believe that when people focus on including trans women and other marginalized communities, it takes away from their own needs.
“That couldn’t be further from the truth,” she said.
Coomber-Bendsten said that a lack of knowledge or understanding in the country does lead to a lack of empathy.
“It is that collective move forward with empathy and knowledge that is really going to bring change in our community.”
While there was vitriol and online attacks following the keynote announcement, YWCA Regina said it also received calls from people that wanted tickets to the event so they could understand more about trans women.”
What is actually stunning is the complete ideological capture of the YMCA. There is a stunning lack of empathy for women whose rights, boundaries, and safety have all been jeopardized and put at risk because of the inane desire to put males into female spaces. Empathy is not required in this situation. Just a large dose of commonsense and a return to respecting females in Canadian society.
Look at how the international YWCA versus the Canadian Branch defines itself. Guess which one retains the focus on females and their needs and which one has been corrupted by gender ideology.
– The Young Women’s Christian Association ( YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland, and the nonprofit is headquartered in Washington, DC.
– YWCA (Canada) – Canada is a leading voice for women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people. For 150 years, we’ve been at the forefront of a movement: to fight gender-based violence, build affordable housing and advocate for workplace equity.
I digress, but it is hard to miss when it is out in plain sight. Let’s finish the article.
“The 2023 Nutrien Women of Distinction Award will be held on May 6 at the GT Lounge. For the first time, this year’s event sold out within two days.
The YWCA said since receiving transphobic backlash, sponsors of the awards event have voiced their continued support.”
The 2023 Nutrien Women of Distinction Award will be distinct for a entirely different set of reasons than those intended. The distinction is highlighting the colonization of female spaces in society by gender confused males and erasure of females in Canadian society.
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