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ETFO's Transgender Policy

Adam Peer

At the 2015 Annual Meeting, delegates approved a Transgender Policy for ETFO.

All-Gender Cabins and Their Place in Trans-Inclusive Spaces

David Stocker

In June of 2013, students at City View Alternative School in Toronto’s west end cut the ceremonial ribbon across the door of a multi-stall, all-gender washroom. Simultaneously, they began a cultural mind shift in the way our school community could dismantle systemic transphobia.

Awareness, Engagement, Activism: A Social Justice Approach

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Your Federation: Representative Council, May 13-14, 2015; The Pridehouse That Kids Built; Union School 2015; Building Better Schools: An Update

Representative Council May 13-14, 2015 The May Representative Council meeting opened with President Sam Hammond thanking local leaders for their input and feedback on Phase 1 of the work-to-rule strike action that began on May 11.

Creating Spaces: LGBTQ Conversations in Middle School

Emily Hastings-Speck, Greg Maxton

What do you do when you can’t find a resource to start important conversations in your classroom? You create one, of course. Peel teacher Greg Maxton (who writes under his married name, Kentris) had become increasingly frustrated with the persistent, intentional and casual homophobia that he saw in his middle school teaching environment.

Defying Gay Gravity

Greg Kentris;A Good Day Press, 2013137 pages, $9.00

Your Federation: LGBT Inclusion in Sport, Select Committee on Developmental Services & Black History Month

As a founding member of Pride-HouseTO, ETFO shares the goal of ensuring that there is a place for everyone in sport – from playground to podium.

Your Federation

President Hammond welcomed Representative Council members to their first meeting at ETFO’s new building. With the completion of the 2012 round of collective bargaining earlier in October, President Hammond thanked local presidents for their unwavering leadership over the past two years.

It's the Small Things that Matter Most

David Stocker

On June 14 2013, City View Alternative Senior School in Toronto's West End became the first grade 7 and 8 school in North America to proactively establish a multi stall all-gender washroom. This is the story of our six month journey.