MCGIll and UQUAM

Trans/Gender Alliance to host TransACTIONS, the first annual Trans Speaker Series. The event will take place November 20th, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Leacock 26 on McGill campus. This bilingual event will address issues of importance to the trans community in Montreal and in a broader context.This free event will remember and honour those who have died in the past year, but will focus on the struggles and successes of trans people and activism in Montreal by addressing trans youth, health care, and sex work. This is a free event open to the public, held in a wheelchair-accessible space, with childcare provided. Also, the Women’s centre together with the sexual diversity club le Farfadet at Universite du Quebec a Montreal are holding a discussion on gender and transsexuality from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. at room DS-M540 of the J A deSeve Pavillion, 320 Ste-Catherine Est. Stemming from an excerpt of the canadian movie Better than Chocolate by Anne Wheeler, we take a look at the life of Judy, a transexual character. We aim to explore our own judgments on trans people and gender issues and discuss them. The Universite du Quebec event will be held in French.