Trans people and their allies gathered at the Peace Park and marched through downtown Montreal waving trans flags.
Bruna Hill, one of the people at the march, said, “Even though some institutions and big corporations support us when we take a job, many people don’t respect our rights.”
“We should have access to more information, more support from the government, from the police and also from society. Trans rights are human rights and if all lives matter, our lives also matter,” Hill said.
Montreal marchers: end the medicalisation of being transgender
“We’re asking for, first and foremost, a system of informed consent because we just have to jump through all kinds of weird hoops, just in order to get access to hormones, to get access to surgeries,” Vescio said.
Those marching had a list of demands including coverage by Quebec’s health insurance board for all treatments related to transition, such as hormones, facial surgery, breast augmentation or removal, vocal training and laser hair removal.
“There are people whose access to their bank account is cut off because, when they call to replace a card, they are told that they don’t have a woman’s voice,” Vescio added.
