Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Transgender dressing rooms policy set for Ontario juniors (Yahoo Sports)

Transgender hockey players in Ontario will be able to use dressing rooms ''corresponding to their gender identity'' under a policy that takes effect this season. The policy comes after Jesse Thompson, a transgendered teenage boy from Oshawa, filed a human rights complaint in Ontario against Hockey Canada in 2013. Thompson said he was denied access to the boys' locker-room during the 2012-2013 season, effecting outing him and exposing him to harassment and bullying.

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