Author: HTHC Comms Team

Trans Day of Visibility

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to everyone who celebrates! TDOV was created by Rachel Crandall-Crocker in 2009, to celebrate trans life and bring trans communities together. You can learn more about TDOV’s history and her read her reflections on the day in this interview. We love the joy and pride of TDOV, and we also […]

Statement on Intersex Genital Mutilation

Intersex and transgender communities have a shared interest in autonomy and face overlapping barriers to appropriate care. While intersex individuals are forced to undergo medically unnecessary and psychologically harmful surgeries in infancy without their informed consent, transgender individuals are often denied gender affirming care and hormone therapy throughout their lives despite informed consent and strong desire for treatment. Thus, both communities are subject to a loss of decision-making authority over their own bodies, and the two communities are united by principles of consent and autonomy.

Statement from HTHC

(content warning for suicide)

Many of you will have heard by now about the recent death of Bekett Noble. They were a non-binary student who died by suicide at Redeemer University. This is a small statement to share some information about what happened, what’s happening now, and resources.

Celebrate #GivingTuesday with Support for Trans and Non-Binary People

We’re excited to send out our first #GivingTuesday appeal as a registered charity. Now when you support the Hamilton Trans Health Coalition and access to gender-affirming care in Hamilton, you’ll get a tax receipt! It doesn’t take much looking around (e.g., your local library branch, or the comments on our new mayor’s tweets) to see […]

Our Position on Gender Affirming Care

Hamilton Trans Health Coalition is committed to increasing capacity for, and access to, gender-affirming care (including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries), for all trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people who wish to access it. Given that trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people also require access to affirming primary care, the Hamilton Trans Health Coalition works […]

We are creating an Advisory Committee for gender-affirming care!

This committee will help us ensure that our work reflects the needs and experiences of community members. The committee will have input into our education and outreach materials as well as resource mapping that we’ve been working on. I’ll also be bringing feedback and insights from the committee to our all-members meetings in the future. […]

A Community Response to Hate (Mar 3)

We are proud to be a member of No Hate in the Hammer and to participate in their Together: Building Solidarity in Hamilton conversation series. Registration is still open for the event starting 4:15pm tonight: no-hate.ca/register Watch the whole series at no-hate.ca/together Pre-register for Listen Learn Act, A Community Anti-Hate Summit in May 2021 at […]

Job Opportunity: Trans-Femminine Peer Support Facilitators (Mar 8)

Compass Community Health is hiring two peer support facilitators to leads trans-feminine support groups in Hamilton – one would work with youth, one with adults. This is a 1 year contract position, 16 hours/month, $25/hour TRAINING IS INCLUDED in the position! Experience isn’t necessary. The link to the job posting: https://www.compassch.org/about-us/employment-opportunities-careers

trans-LINK Project Update

trans-LINK is mobilizing partnerships to advance a provincial intersectional network on trans-affirming practice to support sexual assault survivors.