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Originally Posted by Abigail Crabby

This is awesome to know....

How odd tho - it seems to be accepted everywhere.....

Except here - The Land of the Free (sic)

Abigail, I think only a minority of countries have protections for those who are trans and even those countries have a lot more to do when it comes to actual knowledge and acceptance of such issues.

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I don't blame her for wanting to stay. She has been here since 2006 and was sponsored by her ex-partner. She has a business and is the director of Halifax Pride. If she can find a way to remain in a country where she feels comfortable and is her home, I don't begrudge her one bit for using whatever means available.

The immigration board has protocols to determine refugee status and they will be the ones to eventually decide if she meets the requirements. She'll either make the grade or not.

I wish her well; she seems like a valuable and contributing member of Canadian society.