The Transgender Day of Remembrance was marked Sunday with the raising of the transgender flag at the legislature.
A joint statement issued by Premier David Eby and Grace Lore, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, said they mourn transgender, non-binary and two-spirit people who have been murdered “for being who they are,” as well as those who have been targeted by violence.
“That is why we support sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) education in schools and stand alongside our education partners in protection of the rights of trans students,” they said in a statement.
“We support people’s right to choose a gender X option on their provincial IDs, and we are working to make it easier for people to do so. We support people being able to receive gender-affirming surgeries in B.C. hospitals through the Provincial Health Services Authority and Trans Care B.C.”
They said close to 370 people around the world were victims of violence and transphobia in 2022 — a number that is likely higher because incidents are often unreported or misreported.
