Recognizing Emotional Abuse
By Candice Kutyn (She/her/hers) I was well into adulthood when I realized that I had been in an emotionally abusive relationship as a teen. I was researching teen dating …
CHOOSE KINDNESS
One of the most common comments that my family received in the days and weeks following my gender change announcement was, “I had no idea what your family was going …
2019: A Foreword and Survey
Welcome to 2019! We are excited to bring you all up to speed with what we have in the works. This year, we are continuing our programme offerings of PRYSM …
When the Joke isn’t Funny
By Tammy Plunkett Rare are the days that you can open your social media channel of choice and not be faced with a topic that forces you to pick a …
Mindful Celebrations
December marks the one-year anniversary of our PRYSM group One year of watching what support and acceptance can facilitate in the lives of our youth. One year of beholding the …
Wrapping up 2018 with Confidence
2018 was an exciting year for Airdrie Pride and it is safe to say that we have our roots deeply planted in our community with much momentum as we move …
One Generation
Full disclosure here. I’m 34, which means I’m a Millennial. I’m sure you’ve all heard lots of things about Millennials from their (cough cough) senior generations. You know, how we’re …
Identity, Orientation, and Bias
By Tammy Plunkett I will be the first to admit that I got gender identity and sexual orientation confused when my child came out as transgender two years ago. In …
You are not a Theory
Recent news surrounding the Ontario PC Government’s intent on removing education around gender identity from the school curriculum under the guise that “gender identity theory is a liberal ideology” is …
YOU EXIST
It is with cautious hesitation that I write about the negativity currently being directed towards transgender people by the government of the United States. I feel concerned that by sharing …