‘Attacking’ rights

Dear Editor:

Earlier this month, the Conservative Party passed two motions at their convention attacking the rights of the queer and trans community.

The first motion would prevent trans youth from accessing gender-affirming care, and the second would prevent trans women from accessing key public services. All these motions would accomplish, if passed into law, would be to make life less safe for queer and trans people.

Providing gender-affirming care to trans and gender-diverse youth is linked to better mental health outcomes and overall well-being. Gender-affirming care literally saves lives.

Everyone deserves to be protected and treated with respect and compassion.

Queer and trans people deserve to exist in spaces that correspond with their gender. Taking that option away does nothing but make life less safe for people already facing daily discrimination.

Jeannie Monaghan,
Guelph