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%$"&%#!%$&'' GENDER REASSIGNMENT SURGERY GSAs – Showing strength in BY KENZIE LOVE The government’s announcement last June it would resume cover- BY KENZIE LOVE ing gender reassignment surgery didn’t just restore funding, says Brianne Langille — it restored hope. The government’s 2009 decision to del- The “It Gets Better” campaign may have helped convince sexual minority ist the procedure was a heavy blow to the youth they won’t always have to endure homophobic bullying. But even province’s transgendered community, she says. Langille is the president of Trans if life gets better after high school, how do they deal with the abuse they Equality Society of Alberta (TESA), an frequently suffer until then? advocacy group that was founded in re- sponse to the 2009 decision. Many people Having people who understand what they’re going through and a place where they can feel free to be she knew began saving their money, themselves certainly helps, and that’s why gay-straight alliances (GSAs) exist. The clubs offer space on hoping to pay for the surgery themselves, campus for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities to engage in advocacy, plan aware- but the $20,000-$80,000 cost made this ness-raising events or simply provide peer support for classmates. something of a “pipe dream.” Teachers are another important source of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) stu- “Most people lost a lot of hope that dents, and the Alberta Teachers’ Association is eager to provide this assistance. The organization will host a they would ever have surgery,” says booth at the Pride Week Street Festival this year; some teachers from ’s ATA Local 38 will also join Langille. “So there was a huge hit to members of the Calgary GSA Network, which brings together students and teachers involved with GSAs, to the morale of people that were half a march in the . year or a year away from getting ap- Participating in the festival demonstrates the ATA’s commitment to ensuring schools offer a supportive envi- proved for surgery, and now they had ronment for LGBT students, says Andrea Berg of the ATA’s Diversity, Equity and Human Rights committee to wait this indeterminate, at the time, “The objectives are to connect with the public, specifically with teachers, students, with parents from amount of time before they could con- the community, from all different backgrounds, and to show them that teachers are committed to provid- Brianne Langille tinue along their journey.” ing safe and inclusive environments for all students.” But while the province’s roughly $1 Alberta’s first gay-straight alliance was established at a Red Deer high school in 2000. While the ATA million in annual funding will cover up to 25 people a year, Edmonton psychia- doesn’t keep track of GSAs within the province, Berg says the number of inquiries she’s received from trist Dr. Lorne Warneke confirms the journey in question remains a long one. teachers seeking the ATA’s assistance in setting one up has increased in recent years. Warneke, the province’s only psychiatrist who can refer patients for gender reas- “We just provide support and advice and guidance to teachers who are interested in facilitating GSAs at signment surgery, currently maintains a six-month waiting list for appointments, their school,” says Berg. “GSAs are encouraged by the association, as they are the whole commu- and generally requires at least two sessions to diagnose gender identity disorder. nity showing support for gender and sexual variant students.” If they receive this diagnosis, patients must then spend a year undergoing hor- Fledgling and established GSAs can also get support from the Calgary GSA Network, established short- mone therapy and engaging in “real life experience” — i.e. living full time as the ly after last year’s Pride Week. Participating in Pride Week this year, says Roseline Carter of the Calgary gender they wish to become — before Warneke will recommend surgery. Fol- Sexual Health Centre — which hosts the network’s meetings — shows that students across Calgary are lowing approval by Alberta Health, they face an eight to 12-month wait for sur- actively fighting homophobia. gery at a Montreal clinic, the only facility in that provides the procedure. “I think that the GSA marching in the parade is just a way for people to really come together and call This process’ length, Warneke says, does allow patients plenty of time to attention to the fact that there are youth who are working together to address the issues of gender identity decide whether they want to go ahead with irreversible surgery. But the lack and sexual orientation in the schools.” of psychiatrists with expertise in gender identity disorder, he believes, is Although the ATA passed a resolution in favour of GSAs at its 2005 annual assembly, Berg acknowl- partly a reflection of the lingering prejudice transgendered people face. edges some Alberta schools and school districts have embraced them more readily than others. Nonethe- “Transgenderism, I think is a still a stigmatized group in society, and I less, she says there’s little dissent over the issue. think it is, unfortunately, still a stigmatized group within medicine to some “There certainly hasn’t been any recent debate. Several years ago we had had the debate about inclusive degree. And I think that a lot of psychiatrists seem to be uncomfortable deal- education. But today our teachers are relatively unified in their belief that they need to do what they can to ing with issues of sexual orientation or gender.” create safe and inclusive learning environments for all students.” Increasing the number of psychiatrists in Alberta who can recommend gen- Indeed, the biggest obstacle to creating GSAs, in Carter’s experience, isn’t opposition to their purpose der reassignment surgery remains a priority for TESA, says Langille. But the so much as school officials’ belief there’s no need for one because their school is already safe and inclu- reinstatement of funding, she believes, is definitely a sign of progress. And sive. But it’s usually pretty easy, Carter says, to convince skeptical teachers or principals that establishing although she underwent gender reassignment surgery several years ago in a GSA will ensure their school stays that way. B.C., it’s still an issue she takes personally. “I think when people hear the information and they hear the facts and they see how successful other “It’s not going to affect me directly, the actual decision, but it’s going to GSAs have been, that they are pretty open to the idea of helping us facilitate those within the schools.” affect how I see my government, and it’s going to affect how a lot of my But that students are pressing teachers to establish GSAs, rather than teachers establishing GSAs for friends are going through their transitions. It’s a big, big step and I’m really, students, may be a sign of progress. really happy that it’s gone through.”

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