This year was supposed to be easier. When people can’t see you it’s harder for them to misgender you. Lie. People won’t assume your pronouns based on your voice. Lie. Online it will be easier to correct people. Lie. It was all going to get better though because, through the work of student advocates and…
In November 2020, Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) representative Robby Thompson spoke up about the need for online learning systems to display students’ correct names and pronouns. In December 2020, George Brown College (GBC) said they will make the necessary changes by the end of February. But now, three months later, GBC has…
Following public discussions on the need for Blackboard, George Brown College’s (GBC) online education system, to be more trans inclusive, students will be seeing changes in regards to the display of names and pronouns come the end of February 2021. “All students will have access to a self-service module whereby they can input a preferred…
