NWT Human Rights Commission
5003-49 Street X1A 2P4 Yellowknife, NT, Canada

"Genderthrow it out the window. Doesn't matter. They're our kids, and we need to love them, no matter what." Read more about how mothers of transgender kids are changing the world. https://www.vice.com//how-the-mothers-of-transgender-child

Here is a happy post for a Friday. Have a great weekend everyone! https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1894086723922/

Autumn Peltier said her mother is who she looks up to, and she turned to her mother and said: "What you've taught me, the type of woman you are, is shown through me and my sisters." https://www.cbc.ca//stephanie-peltier-motherhood-matriarch

Pamela LaFontaine's 14-year-old neighbor Adam Nixon, has been mowing her lawn unbeknownst to her. Pamela is an RN that has been working around the clock. Every 2 weeks for the last 6 months he has cut the grass unsolicited and free of charge. Pam had no idea who was doing it until another neighbor posted a picture of Adam's good deed on social media. via Carolina Bulletin 2.0

A wonderful story for Orange Shirt Day!

Persons with disabilities who require the use of guide dogs, service dogs, or other support animals must be accommodated under the Human Rights Act. If you have questions, reach out to us for more information.

Who's wearing their orange shirt today? Remembering and honouring all of those who attended residential school or who are affected by the legacy of the residential school system.

At least 40 original, signed prints by artists from Kinngait Nunavut, were found in a dilapidated house in downtown Detroit -- including some by Kenojuak Ashevak. https://www.cbc.ca//detroit-house-valuable-inuit-art-1.572

Thursday October 1, in front of City Hall in Yellowknife, a tree of honour ceremony will be held in memory of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

A Nanaimo woman who has fought for #accessibility improvements that would allow her to go to and from her home without help has won her human rights complaint. https://www.cbc.ca//bc-human-rights-tribunal-accessibility

Happy Friday! If you need support this weekend, call a friend and taco 'bout it. Take care everyone.

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If an impression of a monolithic "gay culture" defined by such a homogeneous demographic exists, it is because white gay cis men have until very recently dominated mainstream representation under the LGBTQ umbrella and have, in general, been handed a level of privilege in the last decade that is wildly disproportionate to any other demographic under said umbrella. https://www.cbc.ca//gay-culture-has-grown-toxic-with-unche Contains strong language.

The NFB's interactive First Photo Here Project is shining a very personal light on immigrant narratives. https://www.cbc.ca//what-my-mother-s-first-photo-in-canada

This film can help you understand how the media is manipulating images that affect women's health. "Turning a human being into a thing is almost always the first step toward justifying violence against that person. We see this with racism, we see it with homophobia, we see it with terrorism. It's always the same process, the person is dehumanized and violence then becomes inevitable." https://www.upworthy.com/five-minute-video-perfectly-explai

Telus' "Mobility for Good" program provides young people transitioning from foster care a free smartphone and a data plan that includes unlimited calls and texts and up to 3GB of monthly data usage, for two years. https://www.cbc.ca//telus-free-smartphones-youth-foster-ca

Happy Friday! Enjoy the weekend everyone.