Taking Up Space

What does it mean to be non binary or 2 spirit? The possibilities are endless. On the season finale of Taking Up Space, we explore just some of those possibilities.

The legislation around sex work in Canada is misguided, and actually endangers sex workers. On this episode, we take you through the history, and explain everything you need to know to be an ally to sex workers in our community.

Its easy to become complacent when we assume that Victoria is more socially progressive than other cities, but is there any truth to this? We investigate this question by looking at how people in our community experience racism and homophobia.

The Indian Act has imposed countless injustices on the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. On this episode, we’re focusing on the gender discrimination in the Indian Act. The latest amendments to the act came as recently as 2017, and we take you through the history of gender inequality in the Indian Act, and how we got to the current version that is still law today.

The Indian Act has imposed countless injustices on Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island; on this episode, we’re focusing on gender discrimination. The latest amendments to discrimination came as recently as 2017. We take you through the history of gender inequality in the Indian Act, and how we got to the current version that is still law today.

For Part 2 of our drag series, we consider how decades of resistance in the drag community led us to the local drag scene we have now, here in Victoria. We get an inside look into what drag is all about, and the impact that it has on performers.

On this episode, we chronicle the history of drag, and how it intersects with gay rights in Canada. We speak with a drag queen who's been in the game since 1951, and take you through decades of drag history and the fight for gay rights in Canada, all the way up to present day in Victoria.

The hormone monster affects all of us whether we like it or not. On this episode, we look at the lesser known impacts and uses of hormones by talking about the use of hormones by trans folks, how hormones factor into menopause, and what its like to have poly- cystic ovarian syndrome.

Women in STEM are a minority. Even though there seems to be a push to get more women to apply to these programs, often they don't stay enrolled because they experience bias, othering, and hostile attitudes. What are the larger scale impacts of this trend? And what are people at UVic doing about it? On this episode, we find out.

A sneak peak into what’s to come for the newest season!