Christin Milloy

Christin Scarlett Milloy[1] is a Canadian politician[2] and LGBT activist.[3] She was the first political candidate at the Canadian provincial level to publicly identify as transgender and ran for the Ontario Libertarian Party.[2] In 2014, she helped lead the Trans Pride march.[4] She is a member of the Trans Lobby Group, which lobbied at Queen's Park to pass Toby's Law, and has campaigned for transgender rights and gay-straight alliances for LGBT youth.[5]

Politics and activism

Ontario provincial election candidature

In 2011, at age 27, Milloy was a candidate in the Ontario provincial election, running for the Libertarian Party.[2] Priorities of her platform included simplifying the process of changing one's sex designation on a birth certificate, increasing government-sponsored coverage of sex reassignment procedures, eliminating the harmonized sales tax (HST), and redistributing alcohol sales from the LCBO to private businesses, "such as convenience stores."[2]

Publications

In June 2014, Milloy published "Don't Let the Doctor Do This to your Newborn" on Slate.com, which advocated against infant gender assignment.[6] According to PQ Monthly, it was met with "venomous opposition."[7] In an interview discussing the article and its surrounding controversy, Milloy advocated for de-legislating gender, which she described as a "necessary and positive step forward for our society."[7]

Milloy runs a blog covering the topic of transgender issues.[8][1]

Personal life

Milloy grew up in Mississauga.[9] In a 2014 Toronto Star article, Milloy stated that her parents accepted her gender identity while her brother did not.[10] She began identifying as a transgender woman at the age of 23.[10] She works as a web developer.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Transgender Rights Advocates Concerned Over Canadian Air Travel Regulations On Gender And Appearance". The Huffington Post. January 31, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Trans candidate makes Canadian history in Ontario". Daily Xtra. September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Two trans marches planned for WorldPride in Toronto". Daily Xtra. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pride not nearly as fun for disabled guests". Daily Xtra. November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Meet Pride Toronto's board nominees". Daily Xtra. October 23, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ Milloy, Christin Scarlett (2014-06-26). "Don't Let the Doctor Do This to Your Newborn". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  7. 1 2 ""Don't Let the Doctor Do This to Your Infant" author Christin Milloy on Ending Gender Assignment at Birth". PQ Monthly. October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Flying fix". Now. February 9, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ontario passes law to protect transgender people". CBC News. June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Trans, transgender: 'I'm not a guy in a dress,' trans woman explains". Toronto Star. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.