TigorasouJan 27, 2023
Cait the Proud Trans Woman

ALRIGHT! My petition to the government of Canada, to allow the claiming of asylum by trans people by reason of their country passing trans-eliminationist laws, is now LIVE.

https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4268

If you are a Canadian Citizen, or a Permanent Resident, you are eligible. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN IF YOU ARE NOT IN THESE CATEGORIES.

Feel free to post the link anywhere you think it'll get traction. I'm modestly hoping we can get 10k signatures in 120 days.

Fly, my pretties! Fly!

ETA: hashtags, reboosting; we are currently approaching 30k signatures!

#cdnpoli #canada #trans

Petition e-4268 - Petitions

Jan 26, 2023 at 2:56pmWeb
Show threadShadow HeartJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays its sad that this is becoming so necessary esp with the crap being passed here in the US.
Show threadRad 💛🤍💜🖤 He/TheyJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays Signed!
Show threadRad 💛🤍💜🖤 He/TheyJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays Have also shared on Facebook groups and Discord servers that would be supportive.
Show threadMexicanYentaJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays shared, and shared on Facebook.
Show threadKimJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays signed
Show threadZenobiaVayneJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays I’m Canadian and I signed it. It’s not perfect here but we are a safer harbour than many places
Show threadElle DraperJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays I'm not in one of the categories, but I've happily boosted x
Show threadChris TrottierJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays I signed.
Show threadAurynn ShawJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays Signed.
Show threadMykJan 26, 2023
@ArnotSmith did you get Canadian citizenship at all? I'm assuming J&A do, at least, but they're not on the fediverse as far as I know.
Show threadMikey Brenndorfer XVXJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays They don't make it easier for Canadian citizens living abroad to sign, but I got there.
Show threadOfficially-JoanneCJan 26, 2023

@oldladyplays

This is a great idea. I would love to do something like that here in the US, but the way things are going here many of us will be seeking asylum in Canada.

Show threadRaineJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays this might wind up being my best chance of moving to Canada 🙃
Show threadvictoria 🔥🌟🌺💧Jan 26, 2023

@oldladyplays Signed!

As an aside - Very neat that this site provides RSS feeds for petitions.

Show threadDanJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays boosted for you but can't sign due to being the wrong side of the Atlantic
Show threadUltra Violet  🌹🏴Jan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays signed and shared.
Show threadDon MeltonJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays I just *re*-boosted this one because it's so damn important that I wanted the afternoon crowd to see it. 
Show threadDerekJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays sad this is necessary, so glad you are doing it! You! I will alert Canadian pals
Show threadAdamJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays
Signed and shared!
Show threadJeffrey RobinsonJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays God bless Canada!
Show threadCuriousJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays wishing you success from Oz.
Show threadEnderspearl184Jan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays done :D
Show threadDavid BremnerJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays Signed.
Show threadGyborgJan 26, 2023
@oldladyplays
Is this Petition e-4268? Because there's no information about that petition in the file.
Show threadMonica RooneyJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays @mrpablington signed!
Show threadSiyahambaJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays Signed!
Show threadAria Burrell 🇨🇦Jan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays sharing across all my networks :)
Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Jan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays Done. Thx for this.
Show threadChris TJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays Thank you for doing this. Boosted and signed. ✊
Show threadJul - Simplex ReveriesJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays done.
Show threadJeffrey GoldbergJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays As the parent of a trans child in Texas, I approve of this message.
Show threadArtemis13AthenaJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays I'm neither trans nor Canadian, but I can boost the bandwidth.
Show threadEva ChandaJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays
mind if I add some hashtags?
#trans #cdnpoli #asylumislegal #petition #canadapoli #asylumfortranspeople
Show threadGreg WellmanJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays How about non-resident citizens (dual or ex-pats, not currently eligible to vote due to non-residency)?
The petition wording says residents.
Show threadEugeneJan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays Signed! I have some friends in the US and the UK that could really use the ability to high tail it here if necessary.
Show threadM Scott RammingJan 27, 2023
RT with CW. Please consider if you’re Canadian. Retoot avec avertissement de contenu. Veuillez considérer si vous êtes canadien.
Show threadZoey Dawn Jan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays Thanks for this! It was a little confusing that it said "residents of Canada", but I was able to sign it no problem as a citizen with a foreign address.
Show threadTerrafied Kestrel Jan 27, 2023
@oldladyplays I would move to Canada in a hot-fucking-minute.
Show threadJennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊Jan 27, 2023

@oldladyplays
Thank you! Signed and shared, much like many others. Looks like it's taking off: 2,351 so far!

(Also hi from Kitchener! Were you as pissed about the 20% voting rate as I was?)

Show threadDeevilJan 28, 2023
@oldladyplays signed!
Show threadSabineJan 28, 2023
@oldladyplays thanks and good luck, we may need this in a few years
Show threadRad 💛🤍💜🖤 He/TheyJan 28, 2023
@oldladyplays Well, Reddit has made it a meme, so congrats! https://www.reddit.com/r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns/comments/10mloal/in_honor_of_petition_e4268_thank_you_canadians_3/
In honor of Petition e-4268, thank you Canadians <3

Posted in r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns by u/MacabreYuki • 5,924 points and 226 comments

reddit
Show threadSam NabiJan 29, 2023
@oldladyplays thank you for doing this Cait. We can’t say we protect gender identity in our human rights code and not act when other countries infringe those rights. Time for Canada to walk the walk.
Show threadBrie Jan 31, 2023
@oldladyplays signed and shared with my local trans community! ✨✨
Show threadKithopJan 31, 2023
@oldladyplays I think we're about to hit this *well* quicker than 120 days.  
Show threadDaniel QuinnJan 31, 2023
@oldladyplays I'm a Canadian citizen living abroad, but that petition requires a Canadian phone number for some reason so I can't sign it or I have to make up a bogus phone number.
Show threadHillary PimlottFeb 1, 2023
@oldladyplays have been promoting your petition on Twitter and FaceBook AND I wrote to Egale Canada to see if they might do something. Solidarity!! :)
Show threadBob JonkmanFeb 2, 2023

Tomorrow at 3pm on CKMS #CommunityConnections I'm talking with Cait Glasson @oldladyplays ostensibly about the Government of Canada petition to grant asylum to trans people who are persecuted for their gender in other countries. But we'll probably talk about many other #SocialJustice issues too.

If you're in #WaterlooRegion tune in to CKMS-FM 102.7 at 3pm, listen online at https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen

There may be a live YouTube stream too.

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Show threadBob JonkmanFeb 3, 2023
At 3pm our guest on CKMS #CommunityConnections is Cait Glasson @oldladyplays - we'll talk about the petition to extend to transgender people the right to claim asylum in Canada. Listen to CKMS-FM 102.7, online at https://radiowaterloo.ca/listen or YouTube Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsiX0gD0KJk
Show threadBob JonkmanFeb 4, 2023

@oldladyplays Great interview! Thanx, Cait!

Show notes are in progress at https://radiowaterloo.ca/ckms-community-connections-for-3-february-2023-with-cait-glasson/

I should have a cleaned-up podcast, music list, and précis of the interview up in the next few days.

CKMS Community Connections for 3 February 2023 with Cait Glasson | CKMS 102.7 FM

Show threadBob JonkmanFeb 10, 2023

Finally dotted the last T and crossed the last I on the show notes from CKMS #CommunityConnections for 3 February 2023 with @oldladyplays. Get the podcast, video, and a list of the music, all from "Three", the latest album from Dichroma.

https://radiowaterloo.ca/ckms-community-connections-for-3-february-2023-with-cait-glasson/

CKMS Community Connections for 3 February 2023 with Cait Glasson | CKMS 102.7 FM

Show threadBruce MirkenFeb 24, 2023
@oldladyplays I can't sign, being a citizen of the United States of Abominable, but good luck!
Show threadChrysalis 1 Witch's JourneyMar 7, 2023

@oldladyplays

Boosting the Jegaysus out of this and sending links to some of my Canadian peeps across platforms...

Show threadJennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊Mar 24, 2023
@oldladyplays
A modest estimate indeed, considering that it's now at 142,500 signatures. Turns out a lot of Canadians do actually think trans rights are human rights!
Show threadDawn Tåke 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 26, 2023
@oldladyplays
Apparently there's talk of this in Norway too. Fucking hell.
(Not that it's happening, but that it's needed.)
Show threadMigrated to @[email protected] 🏳️‍🌈🎃🇧🇷Luana🇧🇷🎃🏳️‍🌈May 30, 2023
@oldladyplays Brazil has/will have this and Canada doesn’t? Damn
Show threadBeneOct 9, 2023
@oldladyplays How did it turn out?
Show threaddeilann v -0.2.1.  Nov 8, 2023

@oldladyplays

just ready through the response to this and it's so disheartening

completely ignores the specific statements that allude to Canada's history of denying asylum requests from those persecuted by the specific countries mentioned