The Trans Canada Project was created as a voice to tell the stories of queer individuals across Canada, particularly stories from the Trans and Non-binary communities. We hope that by doing so, this otherwise misunderstood and misrepresented group of people will be seen as what we truly are - real people with real lives, just like everyone else. These are our lives and these are our stories.
For safety reasons many have remained hidden, tucked away, "stealth", fearful of what it might mean for the straight majority to see us, and because of that, much of the world does not really know who we are. We hope to change that.
As a seed idea, created by two relatively "young" trans individuals, the concept was birthed from our own journeys. Having struggled with what other people told us about the LGBTQ community, we denied our true identities, and although we have both led productive lives and have much to be proud of, we cannot help but wonder what our lives would have been like if our whole selves had been truly known.
As we tell the stories of others like us in the Trans community, we hope that those stories will be an encouragement to those who are just finding themselves and help them find the courage to stand up and be counted as who they really are, filled with hope that their future can be bright. We also hope that cis readers, listeners and viewers will begin to understand what it is like to be Trans, that we are real people, raising families, holding jobs and paying mortgages, and facing challenges just like everyone else.
Join us on our journey as we discover each other together. We are happy to have you follow along. And if you would like to help us on our journey, we would love to hear from you! We can always use the help!
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Contact us: contact@transcanadaproject.ca
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