“I have dear friends here in Kelowna whose children are trans. I have felt the heaviness of their anxiety. Concern about safety and visibility.” Wilbur Turner, Advocacy Canada founder, on what media has missed in the coverage of the Kelowna track meet. Published Friday, June 23, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/06/23/Kelowna-Transphobia-Queer-Grandpa-Heart/

“I have dear friends here in Kelowna whose children are trans. I have felt the heaviness of their anxiety. Concern about safety and visibility.” Wilbur Turner, Advocacy Canada founder, on what media has missed in the coverage of the Kelowna track meet. Published Friday, June 23, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/06/23/Kelowna-Transphobia-Queer-Grandpa-Heart/

On Kelowna and Transphobia, from a Queer Grandpa’s Heart

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