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Status: Single
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Country: CA
Signup Date: 5/5/2005
Sunday, October 04, 2009 

Current mood:  angry
Category: Music

Hey  Kids,

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Everyday I ask the powers that be to allow for a day when I don’t have to go on a rant about how ignorant and stupid people are. Unfortunately, that day is not today.

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Today I have to go back to putting my “Super Tranny” hat on and rant about this situation here in good ol’ liberal Canada

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/10/01/gender-teacher-fired.html?ref=rss

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To me, the most incredibly scary thing about this situation isn’t that this man was fired from his job for being transgender.

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To me, the scariest thing is that the Greater St. Albert Catholic school board felt completely safe and protected in firing this man based on the fact that he’s transgender as it goes against the Catholic teachings and they feel that it is in fact an acceptable reason to fire him.

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Guess what people? The KKK and Nazi’s believe that African Americans and Jewish people shouldn’t exist on this planet AND I have seen KKK psychos go to the bible to prove that black people are not their equals.

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Sound completely crazy? Yes, it fucking does. Guess why? Because it is!


IT's CRAZY!


Nazi’s and the KKK have proven to be some of the most vile human beings in existence based on the fact that they are unwilling to recognize that all human beings are worthy of existence and equality…soooo, Catholic Church?  Are you following in their footsteps?

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And don’t you dare say no, because this is proof. These are the first steps. First the gays, now the trannies.  But god forbid you put your diddling Priests out of a fucking teaching job. No, that’s just as forgivable as eating crackers in bed.

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Guess what? FUCK YOU. 

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I would love to know why this Catholic School Board feels it is within their rights to ignore Human Rights laws that are created for EVERYONE to follow in this country and other countries alike. You are not excluded and if you are, then we have a huge problem when the Canadian government allows for personal religious beliefs to topple over basic Human Rights, like being able to keep your job when your are a trans person.

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I was raised Catholic by my parents. My parents, were loving Catholics who believed that all people were equal. I quit being a Catholic quite young when I found out that the majority of Catholics weren’t like my parents and that people like my parents were looked down on for being so loving and accepting of others. I like to call myself a recovering Catholic because although my parents attempted to teach me right from wrong, the church I went to when I was in Catholic elementary school and the school itself, indoctrinated me with such non sense that when I was a young teen I actually began to judge my own parents for their ability to be so accepting of others.

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Talk about having a mental disorder?

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And by the way, being transgender is not a mental disorder in the way that being schizophrenic is.  It’s a complex condition where your biological gender state does not match your mental gender state. Disorder typically means something is out of whack in your brain. There’s nothing out of whack in our brains, it’s that our bodies aren’t aligned with our brains. Different. 

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People can start using that ridiculous way of thinking for trying to excuse firing trans people by saying they are mentally ill. VERY dangerous language people.  Transgender people who choose to begin transitioning physically or psychologically, do it based on an individual and very varied personal need to have their gender within their psyche match their gender physically. It is very important to distinguish this between the two.


I believe it would be more truthful to say that we have a Biological Disorder.

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As an FYI to our US neighbors I will explain a little bit about Alberta as a Province in comparison to what it might be as a State in America as far as majority belief systems go.

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Alberta is the most conservative of all Canadian Provinces, so it is to Canada what,let’s say, Texas is to the USA.

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Your ex Republican President George W. Bush  lived in Texas when he came to power, our current Prime Minister (unfortunately) Stephen Harper built his Conservative power regime in Calgary, Alberta. Getting it? 

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And this is an aside, but it doesn’t surprise me that this behavior is coming from a Canadian Province that won’t allow a full gender ID transition from F to M unless the trans man has a hysterectomy, which to me is completely fucking fascist. Yes, fascist.

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Why you ask? Well, when a government thinks they have a right to ask you to remove an organ from your body to allow you the safety of having the proper gender on your identification, that’s fucking fascism. And yes, having your gender on your ID not match your gender presentation is VERY dangerous. Especially when crossing borders, traveling or being pulled over by a fascist cop.


Imagine you're a big hairy bearded trans man and your name is Buck but your liscence says F on it and you get pulled over by a cop. You can imagine the rest. Invasion of privacy. Too many fucking questions. Wait for it. Wait for it....being denied basic human rights and decency. Yes. FASCIST.

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And oh yes, we can allow the little trans man to be “what it wants to be” but please don’t go breeding. We don't need more of you.

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Now, you ask, why do I get so fucking angry when things like this happen?. I’ll tell you why.

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When as a trans person you spend 95% of the time that you are in public in absolute anxiety about what people around you will do or how they will react to something as small as you walking into a public bathroom to take a piss, then you start getting a little grumpy when you find out that people are losing their jobs over it as well.

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Anyhow, I hope Mr. Jan Buterman kicks ass and takes this all the way to the supreme court and I have faith that he will win!

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Call me weird but I actually have faith in the Canadian courts to do the right thing based on the LAW. Yes, the LAW.

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This is a good country, and I am by no means a crazy nationalist but I know that I live in one of the best nations in the world, even if it means that Alberta is ass backwards in so many ways.

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Oddly, I actually like Edmonton. It’s a beautiful city. As is Calgary. It’s just like everywhere else where the powers that be don’t exactly represent the people who live there. Fight back Albertans! Fight to save the name of your home!

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I hope that my faith in Canada will stay strong when this is all said and done. 


Too bad the Greater St. Albert Catholic school board couldn’t take a hint from the country that gives it the freedom to exist and preach their beliefs.

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Fucking hypocrites.

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With all the love in my big ol’ tranny heart,

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Lucas

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NCLEZBN
SHannon C.

 
THIS IS JUST STUPID IGNORANT PEOPLE! I HOPE THEY SUE AND WIN LOTS OF MONEY. HERE IN NC YOU CAN GET FIRED FOR JUST BEING GAY I KNOW CAUSE I WAS , MY DOCTOR DIDNT WANT TO WORK WITH A LESBIAN NURSE (ME)
 
Posted by NCLEZBN on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 11:58 PM
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Bob the Drunk Irish Monkey

 
When will the world learn?
 
Posted by Bob the Drunk Irish Monkey on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 12:04 AM
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CΛĮИΣ [DF FHC TAAIC]

 
*bows*
Well said, Mr. Silveira, well said.

 
Posted by CΛĮИΣ [DF FHC TAAIC] on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 12:30 AM
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Chelle
Michelle Moser

 
well... i couldnt have said it better myself... thus why you said it :) lol
 
Posted by Chelle on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 12:50 AM
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Κаі٭
Kaila Neal

 
Can repost this? I'll credit you.

 
Posted by Κаі٭ on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:17 AM
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The Cliks

 
yep.
 
Posted by The Cliks on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:37 AM
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Κаі٭
Kaila Neal

 
*I

 
Posted by Κаі٭ on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:17 AM
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MATTY MONSTER!

 
As a fellow transguy, you took the words right out of my mouth.

You're an inspiration.

 
Posted by MATTY MONSTER! on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:48 AM
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ROCKERCHICK LEX
Alexis McCree

 
i totally agree, that people can be ignorant... It's ridiculous that someone got fired just for being themselves.  So if this school hypothetically had a transitioning student are they going to kick them out of their school just for being themselves?  It sounds like to me that this school does not support people for being themselves and being who they aren't meant to.
 
Posted by ROCKERCHICK LEX on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:53 AM
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The Cliks

 
the answer to wether a transitioning student would be kicked out is YES. It happens all the time. I know of many cases in the US and not even in religiously affiliated schools.  Transgender people in many provinces and states are not protected by anti discrimination laws...neither are gays and lesbians for that reason. Go to HRC website to get some details.
 
Posted by The Cliks on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 3:01 AM
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ROCKERCHICK LEX
Alexis McCree

 
i will for sure, i mean that is apalling and rediculous that they would do that to a young person.  I mean it really angers me that not only what they did to the teacher but what they do to students who go throught that.  I mean i hope they would realize that it is a pivital moment in their life. 
 
Posted by ROCKERCHICK LEX on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 3:07 AM
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LuKas KanE

 
well said!!

 
Posted by LuKas KanE on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 9:18 PM
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Candelight Chaos

 
I'm not sure people will ever learn. It saddens me to see a church doing these things but it does not surprise me. Because you know what Jesus would do? He would for sure throw that first stone.
*sighs, shakes head*  As a Pagan I run into this same thing quite often. All people are worthy of love and no one at anytime anywhere should be penalized for living as their heart directs them.

 
Posted by Candelight Chaos on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 2:51 PM
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Judy

 
When I saw this on the t.v.  I was so pissed off.  Once again religion steps in to punish a person because they are different because they don't live up to their standards and their beliefs.  What about human rights.  The Catholic church has forever it seems played the "I am holier than you game, and human rights and the law does not apply to us".  BULLSHIT!!!!   Treating a person just because they are gay/transgendered/bi  is not right.  I really hope he sues and wins lots of money over this.  The more media attention about stuff like this the better.  IT WILL LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO THE HATERS ARE.  Men and women (not all) that walk about with bibles in their hand, practicing love thy neighbor, when they can't even practice what they preach.  Great blog Lucas.

Judy : )  Proud mom of a gay daughter and bi daughter.
 
Posted by Judy on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 5:34 PM
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JJ

 
Wow....just when i thought the government couldn't stoop any lower, i get proved wrong!  Thanks for posting this Lucas!
 
Posted by JJ on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 8:14 PM
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Jude
Judan Stanek

 
*sigh* What is with the church thinking it's above the law? Though this happens in many non-religious work places all the time, as well. Just because you fire us doesn't mean we'll go away. The most rediculous part is I know many Jewish teachers at Catholic schools who haven't been fired for having conflicting beliefs with the church. One of them is even the director of the board. But isn't that the way the Catholic church works? The rules only apply when they want them to, right? Like how homosexuality is wrong but they can eat shell fish... Thank you for posting this, Lucas. Your reaction stated everything that needed to be said. Now if we can just get the general public to feel the same...
 
Posted by Jude on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 - 9:34 PM
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LOVE JUNKY MONKEY
Yegi Dadui

 
Its  so sad that we still haven't learned about basic human rights :(

 
Posted by LOVE JUNKY MONKEY on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 1:38 AM
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Dee, robogeeK

 
no wonder so many queers have moved to montreal from alberta!!!!! and i've heard a few not-so-fun stories of transfolk trying to cross the border to the u.s., one which resulted in the person being 'banned' from crossing for 1 year, and they teased him, spoke down to him like he was 12, and said something to the effect of 'now, little boy, did you steal your older sister's id card?' and just refused to listen to him when he tried to explain why his gender on his id did not match the gender they were looking at. grrrrr......

 
Posted by Dee, robogeeK on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 5:01 AM
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/*nielle mclovin*/

 
Your blogs are so important Lucas - thank you as always for your insights - they are right on!

 
Posted by /*nielle mclovin*/ on Thursday, October 08, 2009 - 5:01 PM
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Sandra

 
i fucking love you !

 
Posted by Sandra on Friday, October 09, 2009 - 1:20 PM
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Arttoa

 
i salute you!

 
Posted by Arttoa on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 5:46 AM
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Angela

 
I would add something, but it seems you've got it covered!
 
Posted by Angela on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 6:37 AM
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Kevin Badwolf
Kevin Measimer

 
A belated thanks for this post. Keep up the good fight.
 
Posted by Kevin Badwolf on Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 12:59 AM
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